ISRO to establish regional academic centre for space at IIT BHU (Varanasi)
The MoU was signed by IIT Varanasi (BHU) director Prof Pramod Kumar Jain on behalf of the institute and P V Venkatakrishnan, the director of Capacity Building Programme Office (CBPO), ISRO headquarter.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that it will be establishing a Regional Academic Centre for Space at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Varanasi (BHU) to facilitate short and long term projects at the institute. ISRO and IIT Varanasi (BHU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and the move is aimed to help propel the culture of research and development among students.
"Under this agreement, ISRO-IIT Varanasi (BHU) will open the Regional Academic Center for Space (RAC-S) in the institute," it said.
Short-term projects for B-Tech and M-Tech students from the institute and associate institutes will also be included in this sequence.
"Long term R&D projects leading to the PhD programme will also be offered. Capacity building programmes like conferences, exhibitions and short courses will be organised to strengthen the knowledge base in the field,? the statement added.
The MoU was signed by IIT Varanasi (BHU) director Prof Pramod Kumar Jain on behalf of the institute and P V Venkatakrishnan, the director of Capacity Building Programme Office (CBPO), ISRO headquarter.
ISRO scientific secretary R Umamaheswaran gave the inaugural address.
Jain said the Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) of ISRO will act as a major facilitator for promoting space technology activities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
He said IIT Varanasi will act as a catalyst for capacity building, awareness creation and R&D activities of ISRO. The activities of RAC-S will be directed to maximise the utilisation of research potential, infrastructure and expertise available at ISRO and IIT Varanasi (BHU), he added.
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