IIT Bhubaneswar has just released on its website that the institute is going to partner with Association for Overseas Technical Co-operation and Sustainable Partnership (AOTS), Japan.
About AOTS
It is an organisation for human resources development that promotes technical co-operation through training, experts dispatch and other programs. The AOTS is established under the Japanese Government, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). It currently functions as their policy implementation organisations in the field of Industry and HR Development in developing countries as well as implements some self-sustainable-social business based projects in co-operation with Japanese companies.
Partnership
Prof. R.V Rajakumar, Director, IIT BBS stated the benefits of this partnership:
- The partnership will have a strong focus towards professional development of students, creation of multiple academic and business opportunities including events to promote education, internship and employment for students.
- The synergies are going to be greatly beneficial for both the nations for their new technological developments, which will be of paramount importance.
- IIT Bhubaneswar will also explore collaboration in areas like Robotics, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Energy Climate Change and other areas.
Prominent personalities present at the discussion were:
- Prof. R.K Panda, Dean (R&D) and Head of School of Infrastructure
- Prof. Sujit Roy, Head of School of Minerals, Metallurgical and Materials engineering
- Prof. Swarup Kumar Mahapatra, Dean (Continuing Education, Alumini Affairs and International Relations)
- Dr. Sandeep Pattnaik, Head of School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences
- Dr. Arun Kumar Pradhan, Head of career Development Cell, IIT Bhubaneswar