EDII and Anna University (AU), Chennai have entered into an MoA to strengthen entrepreneurship through collaborative initiatives, programmes, research and policy advocacy. The collaboration shall focus on Capacity Building Programmes in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Startups; Sector Specific Diploma Programmes in Entrepreneurship; Programmes on Entrepreneurship Awareness, Ideation and Innovation in addition to joint initiatives in Entrepreneurship research.

Four programmes announced as a part of the MoA, include:

• Advanced Diploma Programme in Entrepreneurship and Startups (ADPES)
• Faculty Development Programme in Entrepreneurship & Startups
• Online Certificate course in Entrepreneurship
• Online Certificate Startup course in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

A Faculty Development Programme commenced on February 28, 2022 wherein 46 faculty members from colleges affiliated with Anna University participated. The programme aimed at strengthening the fundamentals about creating an enterprise and fostering innovation among the teaching community.