IEM Kolkata Institute of Engineering and Management(IEM): News & Events ,Salt Lake City, Kolkata

IEM-UEM Group Launches Landmark Study Abroad Program at UNSW, Sydney 

May 16, 2025: A delegation of 137 students and 9 faculty members from the IEM-UEM Group has arrived in Sydney to participate in a prestigious Study Abroad Program hosted by the University of New South Wales (UNSW), one of the world’s top-ranked universities. The week-long academic immersion focused on two of the most transformative fields of modern technology—Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). Further enriching the academic exchange, three international conferences—ICELTS (Oceania), ICAELS (Oceania), and AIMBIG (Oceania)—will be organized concurrently in Sydney. These conferences, focusing on English language studies and management, will see participation from professors and research scholars from across the globe, providing IEM-UEM students with an exceptional opportunity to interact and learn beyond the classroom.

IEM organises the international conference Innovate 2025 (World AI, Automation and Technology Forum)

May 8, 2025: The Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM), University of Engineering and Management (UEM), Kolkata, India has organised the international conference Innovate 2025 (World AI, Automation and Technology Forum) in Davos, Switzerland on 16th-18th April, 2025. Innovate 2025 Davos forum brings together global experts to advance AI and automation research, focusing on practical applications and industry-academia collaboration. It aims to drive innovation, address ethical challenges, and promote responsible AI governance, exploring its potential to transform key sectors like healthcare, finance, and smart cities.
Dr. Rajashree Paul, Chief Executive Officer, SMART Society, USA, said, " This conference is surely a reminder that progress in innovation and technology go hand in hand. The keynote addresses ignited curiosity and I hope that this will inspire many more researches in the cutting edge technologies." Dr. Petra Arends Paltzer, CEO & Founder, Davos Digital Forum, Switzerland and keynote speaker of Innovate 2025, said," Digital Revolution and the rise of digital transformation including AI, Blockchain and decentralised technologies create unprecedented opportunities for women in business, education and healthcare."
Through these collaborations, students of IEM-UEM Group will have access to valuable opportunities in Europe for higher studies and internships at renowned universities, greatly benefiting their academic and professional growth.

IEM Invests INR 8.20 Crore to Set Up Eastern India’s First Private Cloud Computing Lab in Calcutta 

March 7, 2024: The first private cloud computing lab in eastern India will be located in the city thanks to a significant donation of INR 8.20 crore from the Institute of Engineering and Management, which has its headquarters in Calcutta.

The institute has set aside this space for the lab, which will run under its Innovation Entrepreneurship Developmental Cell. It is located in Godrej Genesis at Sector V in Salt Lake and officially opened for business on Wednesday. Interestingly, for this ground-breaking project, IEM and the University of Melbourne have developed a tight working relationship.

The director of IEM, Satyajit Chakrabarti, stressed that this cutting-edge lab infrastructure will be extremely beneficial to about 6,000 students, especially those who have research interests in resource management and application scheduling inside cloud computing.

Chakrabarti revealed that the institute has already invested close to Rs 9 crore exclusively for the building of infrastructure. In addition, at the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), IEM promised the state government a sizeable investment of Rs 600 crore, which will be carried out gradually. In conclusion, the Institute of Engineering and Management's creation of the area's first private cloud computing lab in eastern India is a major step forward for promoting creativity and technical development in the area. In addition to serving the academic community, this project tackles the urgent issues of data security and confidentiality in the digital age.