IIT, Ropar, inks agreement with MIT

IIT Ropar has inked an agreement with the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to establish the MIT-IIT Ropar Research Collaboration. The agreement was signed between Professor S. K.Das, Director, IIT Ropar and Prof. John H. Lienhard V, Director, J-WAFS. The agreement will support seed fund grants for early-stage collaborative research projects on topics primarily related to water, food, and/or agriculture, between faculty and research scientists at MIT and IIT Ropar. Under this agreement an annual call for proposals open to all MIT faculty, principal research scientists and senior research scientists. Faculty and research scientist at IIT Ropar will be co-applicants on proposal applications.  The intended outcome also includes two-way students' mobility from IIT Ropar to the MIT and vice-versa.  The Director, IIT Ropar had visited the US last week for forging linkages and collaborations with MIT. 

Sunstone Eduversity ties up with NIET

Sunstone Eduversity, the unique academic institution creating industry-ready professionals, recently tied up with NIET (Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology), Greater Noida. Founded in 2011, Sunstone Eduversity partners with AICTE-approved colleges in a technology-led asset-light model to run their management programme. Sunstone creates industry-ready graduates by equipping students with the desired skill sets that are in sync with the industry requirements. The organisation takes complete ownership of its students’ success and works only on a unique Pay-After-Placement Model.

Xebia ties-up with Ansal University 

Xebia Academy Global, the Education Business unit of Xebia has recently signed an MoU with Ansal University, Gurgaon, to launch a BTech Computer Science Engineering programme specialisation in DevOps for the academic session 2019-20. Xebia will undertake the designing of course curriculum, creating study modules containing high quality industry-specific content, and strengthening the faculty through building a team of competent educators. The company will also support with the placement of the graduating students. Recently, Xebia had also tied up with SRM University (Sonepat) and Quantum University (Roorkee) on the same lines. 

With the focus of the BTech programme on future-oriented field of DevOps, the course structure has been designed to addresses the talent gap by providing relevant knowledge and upskilling the students. The curriculum development, which comprises course materials, assignments, and training sessions, will be piloted under the specific guidelines and expertise of Xebia' s DevOps practitioners.