New Delhi, Gati Shakti University, the Vadodara-based central university of Indian Railways, signed three MoUs with Nokia, Placer India and Jacobs at Rail Bhawan here on Monday to significantly strengthen the partnership between industry and academia. .
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, who is the first Chancellor of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), thanked the three companies for coming forward for the collaboration, which will benefit the students.
“I am glad that GSV is emerging as an institute at par with the IITs in the country in such a short period of time. Today three MoUs are being signed. This is an important milestone. I thank Nokia, Placer India and Jacob for coming forward. Our vision is to focus on deep industry-academia partnerships.This will enable students to become job ready by the time they complete their final year at GSV Institute,” Vaishnav said.
The first MoU signed between Professor Manoj Chaudhary (Vice Chancellor, GSV) and Raghav Sehgal (President – Cloud and Network Services, Nokia) is to focus on collaboration with research in the area of 5G/6G communications targeting air, land and . sea transportation.
Professor Chaudhary signed the second MoU with Siegfried Fink (Managing Director of Placer India), which will provide an opportunity to collaborate in the field of track technology, promote industry experience and training for members of each party.
A senior railway official said, "It will also explore joint research opportunities in transport and rail sector; provide internship and placement opportunities for GSV students.,
Anil Relan, Vice Chairman and Whole-time Director, Jacobs and Professor Choudhary signed the third MoU to enhance progress in the field of research, teaching and training activities related to transportation, rail and semiconductor sector.
"The MoU will also help in setting up centers of excellence in semiconductors, electronics manufacturing and railways, including development of laboratories," the railway official said.
Apart from the Railway Minister, Railway Board Chairperson and CEO Jaya Verma Sinha and senior officials were present on the occasion.
Experts in the field of rail transport believe that with the tremendous growth in the transport and logistics sector as well as the telecom sector along with the recent focus on semiconductor manufacturing in India, these MoUs will open up significant employment opportunities for manpower. Expected to be born.
GSV, which is an industry-driven and innovation-led university, has entered into several collaborations with leading institutions and industries across the world such as Airbus, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Nippon Koei, Siemens DPIIT, Karmayogi Bharat, VLSI Society of India and .Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
It has also partnered with IIM Mumbai, BITS Pilani, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Jodhpur, NITTTR Bhopal, PGUPS Moscow, Indian Maritime University for academic support.
GSV Vadodara was established through an Act of Parliament in 2022 to produce the best manpower and talent for the entire transportation and logistics sectors.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, who is the first Chancellor of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), thanked the three companies for coming forward for the collaboration, which will benefit the students.
“I am glad that GSV is emerging as an institute at par with the IITs in the country in such a short period of time. Today three MoUs are being signed. This is an important milestone. I thank Nokia, Placer India and Jacob for coming forward. Our vision is to focus on deep industry-academia partnerships.This will enable students to become job ready by the time they complete their final year at GSV Institute,” Vaishnav said.
The first MoU signed between Professor Manoj Chaudhary (Vice Chancellor, GSV) and Raghav Sehgal (President – Cloud and Network Services, Nokia) is to focus on collaboration with research in the area of 5G/6G communications targeting air, land and . sea transportation.
Professor Chaudhary signed the second MoU with Siegfried Fink (Managing Director of Placer India), which will provide an opportunity to collaborate in the field of track technology, promote industry experience and training for members of each party.
A senior railway official said, "It will also explore joint research opportunities in transport and rail sector; provide internship and placement opportunities for GSV students.,
Anil Relan, Vice Chairman and Whole-time Director, Jacobs and Professor Choudhary signed the third MoU to enhance progress in the field of research, teaching and training activities related to transportation, rail and semiconductor sector.
"The MoU will also help in setting up centers of excellence in semiconductors, electronics manufacturing and railways, including development of laboratories," the railway official said.
Apart from the Railway Minister, Railway Board Chairperson and CEO Jaya Verma Sinha and senior officials were present on the occasion.
Experts in the field of rail transport believe that with the tremendous growth in the transport and logistics sector as well as the telecom sector along with the recent focus on semiconductor manufacturing in India, these MoUs will open up significant employment opportunities for manpower. Expected to be born.
GSV, which is an industry-driven and innovation-led university, has entered into several collaborations with leading institutions and industries across the world such as Airbus, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Nippon Koei, Siemens DPIIT, Karmayogi Bharat, VLSI Society of India and .Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
It has also partnered with IIM Mumbai, BITS Pilani, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Jodhpur, NITTTR Bhopal, PGUPS Moscow, Indian Maritime University for academic support.
GSV Vadodara was established through an Act of Parliament in 2022 to produce the best manpower and talent for the entire transportation and logistics sectors.
