May 06 2016, 15.04 PM IST || Pocket News Alert
New Delhi 6th May 2016: Georgia Tech has entered into an agreement with Bennett University to facilitate collaborative efforts in design and delivery of top-notch, high-end engineering curriculum. The agreement will help promote academic collaboration between the two institutions and support Bennett University in developing technical excellence in engineering studies.
As part of the collaboration, Bennett will set up centres of excellence in Embedded Technologies and Cloud Computing, with assistance from visiting Georgia Tech faculty, supported by research engineers.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Yaj Medury, Vice Chancellor, Bennett University said, “Technical education in India has scaled multifold over the last decade with about 10 thousand plus engineering colleges producing one and half million engineering graduates each year. Unfortunately, the quality of education is continuously deteriorating with only 20%-25% of these graduates being employable”.
He further added “We at Bennett are on a mission to bring world-class education to Indian students. With a focus on innovation and leading-edge technology, our partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology will bring international standards into Indian Engineering curriculum”.
For over a decade, Georgia Tech has remained in the top 10 Public Universities in the United States. As of 2015, Georgia Tech's undergraduate engineering program is ranked 4th and its graduate engineering program is ranked 6th by U.S. News & World Report.
The multi-faculty research-led Bennett University will begin operations from July 2016. In the first phase, 4-year BTech & 2-year MBA programs of study will be offered. At full strength, which is likely by 2023, the state-of-the-art campus located in Greater Noida will accommodate more than 10,000 students.
About Bennett University
An initiative from The Times of India Group, Bennett University launches July 2016 with the promise of making students ‘life and career ready’. Supported by research-driven faculty, global academic partnerships and a well-rounded industry-centric curriculum, the University will prepare students to compete and prosper in a rapidly-transforming world. Located in Greater Noida within the National Capital Region, the University will initially offer a B.Tech in Engineering (with specializations in Computer Science Engineering, Electronics & Communications and Mechanical Engineering), and an MBA in Management. Over the next few years, it will expand to a comprehensive offering of undergraduate, post-graduate and PhD programs across Engineering, Management, Media, Law, Design, Architecture, Liberal Arts and Applied Sciences.
About GeorgiaTech
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the Georgia Institute of Technology is a leading research university committed to improving the human condition through advanced science and technology. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech has more than 100 centers focused on interdisciplinary research that consistently contribute vital research and innovation to American government, industry, and business. GeorgiaTech’s renowned College of Computing is leading the way towards what it calls the “new face of computing” by implementing programs aimed at bringing in more women engineers and establishing a more diversified engineering discipline.