GREATER NOIDA: Gautam Bud-
dha University (GBU) in Greater
Noida is embarking on the devel-
opment of a 'Center for Entre-
preneurship and Skilled Human
Resource' aimed at empowering
management and technology
students. Officials on Friday said
that the university has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with Software Technol-
ogy Parks of India (STPI) to facil-
itate industry-oriented training
and certification programs.
The initiative targets students
seeking to establish their own
start-ups and gain hands-on
experience in their respective
fields.
Starting from the upcoming
session, which commences on
August 16 for new students and
August 7 for returning students,
GBU students enrolled under
this Center will have access to
internships, placements, and
field visits in management and
technology sectors, backed by
STPI's support, officials aware of
the matter said.
Dr. Vishwas Tripathi, regis-
trar of GBU, said, "STPI will
serve as a mentor to our stu-
dents, providing certification
programs and internships. The
organization is involved in vari-
ous projects for the Indian gov-
ernment, offering internship
opportunities to our students.
Additionally, STPI specializes in
translational research, enabling
students to build upon existing
studies, rectifying any shortcom-
ings, and closing the gap
between lab research and indus-
try applications to swiftly bring
innovative ideas to the Indian
market."
The agreement is expected to
be particularly advantageous for
students in Schools of Engineer-
ing, Information and Communi-
cations Technology, Biotechnol-
ogy, and Management. "STPI has
a centre in Noida where our stu-
dents will go to learn better, and
their scientists will come here to
teach our students", Tripathi
added.
Dr. Arvind Kumar, director
general of STPI, said that the
agreement's primary focus is on
establishing an 'Entrepreneur-
ship Center' that nurtures start-
ups.
"STPI, a prestigious software
technology organization under
the Ministry of Electronics &
Information Technology and is
dedicated to promoting innova-
tion, research and development
within the IT industry," the
director said.
Meanwhile, Professor RK
Sinha, vice chancellor of GBU,
said, "These programs will cover
cutting-edge technologies like-
IoT (Internet of Things), Artifi-
cial Intelligence (AI), Machine
Learning (ML), augmented &
virtual reality, data science &
analytics, cyber security, drone
development, efficiency aug-
mentation, and more."