College of Birmingham symptoms up for strategic investigate vision in India
Professionals at the College of Birmingham will get the job done with partners in India throughout railways, hydrogen fuels, facts science, synthetic intelligence and instruction.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Adam Tickell signed a assortment of Memoranda of Knowledge (MoU) with the University’s associates at special signing ceremonies in Bengaluru and Delhi.
The agreements type a crucial part of the University’s ongoing strategic vision to continue constructing meaningful education and investigate partnerships in India.
“We are a world wide civic university and a extended, illustrious marriage with India. Signing these interesting new agreements with partners in locations these as railways, sports science, training and neighborhood organization gives us a wonderful chance to further lead to Indian culture, as we proceed to forge significant study and education and learning partnerships in India.”
Professor Adam Tickell – Vice-Chancellor & Principal, University of Birmingham
Professor Adam Tickell signed MoUs with:
- TESCO Organization Expert services – Bengaluru
- K-Experience – Bengaluru
- Hindustan Petroleum Organization Ltd. (HPCL) – Bengaluru
- Manipal University – Bengaluru
- Aarvee Associates – Hyderabad
- Efftronics – Andhra Pradesh
- Vellore Institute of Technological know-how – Andhra Pradesh
- Bennett College – Uttar Pradesh
- Indo British Scholars’ Association – Kolkata
“The College of Birmingham’s collaborative study output with India companions has nearly doubled about the very last 5 years. We presently have around 40 joint investigate tasks of excellent high quality,” commented Professor Adam Tickell.
“We are a international civic university and a extensive, illustrious marriage with India. Signing these enjoyable new agreements with associates in spots this kind of as railways, sporting activities science, training and community organization provides us a wonderful opportunity to additional contribute to Indian modern society, as we keep on to forge significant analysis and training partnerships in India.”
The University and TESCO Enterprise Companies are becoming a member of forces to make postgraduate review programmes in data science and synthetic intelligence. The partnership will see College experts building and delivering instructional programmes for TESCO’s workers – ranging from education in unique skilled spots to official postgraduate qualifications.
TESCO will also take a look at prospects for suitably experienced Birmingham students to be part of placements at the company’s info-science laboratories in India, as very well as giving guest lectures to Birmingham personnel and pupils.
College authorities from the Birmingham Centre for Railways Study and Excellence (BCRRE) will operate with K-Journey – an urban rail transportation joint venture of Govt. of Karnataka and Ministry of Railways – to launch scientific studies into two important places: Electricity consumption and energy examination and railway network operational simulation, resilience tests and optimisation.
Working in partnership with Aarvee Associates, University gurus will help to build railway condition checking and sensing machines within just tunnels and on bridges. Partnering with Efftronics will see investigate and expertise exchange initiatives designed in signalling projects, as effectively as training programmes and CPD programs.
Academics from Birmingham will perform with gurus at Hindustan Petroleum Business Ltd. – supporting the development of a investigate Centre of Excellence and serving to to acquire impressive options to hydrogen manufacturing and storage, fuel cells, domestic hydrogen transportation and re-fuelling programs.
Professor Tickell signed agreements with Manipal University to make a dual Masters Programme in Artificial Intelligence & Facts Science, as effectively as checking out new opportunities for pupil exchange in between the two universities.
Birmingham academics will also function with partners at Vellore Institute of Technologies and Bennett University to develop new options in regulation. They will also partner with the Indo British Scholars’ Affiliation to produce new education and learning opportunities that will gain equally Indian and British students.
Alex Ellis, British Substantial Commissioner to India, mentioned: “I am delighted that the University of Birmingham is strengthening its existence in India throughout railways, sports science, training and community business enterprise. With each other, British and Indian institutions can tackle shared worldwide issues by means of investigate, innovation and know-how. The College has robust India partnerships. These new agreements will more profit both of those our nations around the world.”
The University of Birmingham has a amount of substantial partnerships in India, underpinned by its India Institute which aims to boost the visibility, effect and coherence of Birmingham’s engagement in the state.
