The Centre of Research Excellence for National Security (CRENS) at BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with T-Works, country’s largest prototyping center, to foster innovation and collaboration in national security.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus is to eventually have ten centres in order to step up activities in research and development in pharmaceutics, mechanics, computer technology and construction engineering.
Out of all the campuses of the BITS Pilani university, the Hyderabad campus is the one which has taken charge of developing a course for Electronics and Communications Engineering. This is because of the campus’s presence in Hyderabad, which is notable for a large talent pool in this area. The Goa campus started offering Electronics & Communication Engineering from the academic year 2017–18.
This partnership marks a significant step toward translating cutting-edge research into tangible solutions for national security. CRENS, established to advance indigenous technology development in national security, will leverage T-Works’ world-class prototyping capabilities to transform academic innovations into impactful products.
The key areas of collaboration under the MoU are Research and Development, Skill Development, Mentorship and Advisory, Industry Collaborations and Resource Sharing.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) is a type of agreement between two (bilateral) or more (multilateral) parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Soumyo Mukherji said “This MoU symbolizes the synergy between academia and industry. With T-Works’ advanced prototyping capabilities, CRENS is poised to transform its research into meaningful, scalable solutions for India’s national security framework.”
The MoU was signed by Joginder Tanikella, CEO of T-Works, and Prof. Soumyo Mukherji, Director of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus. Prof. M Rama Manohara Babu, Head of CRENS and Prof Amrita Priyadarshini, Associate Head of CRENS, from BITS Hyderabad were present.
-NSH Digidesk
