HITS hosted the Letter of Intent (LOI) between District Rural Development Agency, Government of Tamil Nadu and the City of Trier, Germany with the coordination and support from Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany HITS. This collaboration looks forward to exchange best practices in sustainable development. The Letter of Intent was signed by Prof. Dr. Peter Koenig, Project Lead-DAAD & IURC Projects, Dr. Karl Hofmann Van-Kap-Herr, Co-Lead DAAD Project, Dr. Panagiotis Karamanos, Urban Development Expert IURC, Tmt. R.V. Shajeevana I.A.S, Sub-Collector, Chengalpattu District, Mr. Ashok Verghese, Director, HITS and Mrs. Elise Limbacher, Coordinator International Relations and Sustainability, Trier.