Technology –Incubation Centre
In order to perfect the half baked technologies
generated out of final year student’s
projects, and to enhance their viability of commercialization by the
local and regional industries, SSIET has embarked upon the new idea of setting
up “ Technology Incubation Centre” at its campus by involving the students, and
faculty members for design improvements and modification and MBA department for
marketing purpose. The Technology
Incubation Centre - a dream project of SSIET, Shorty to become operational, will prove boon to
establish small and medium scale Entrepreneurship (SME) in the region. A proposal in this direction has been
prepared by Director - R&D and submitted to PTU for consideration and
partial funding.
MoU Signed with M/S Mercury Infotech
In order to encash the tremendously large potential of
wealth generation out of Software Development Enterprise, SSIET has entered
into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with M/s Mercury Infotech –Chandigarh.
Under this joint venture, software packages are in the process of being
developed to cater the need of customers
located within the country and abroad with the involvement of trained and
expert manpower of SSIET alongwith those
of M/s Mercury Infotech –Chandigarh.
INDUSTRIAL
CONSULTANCY PROGRAM
In order to assist the local industries located around Dera bassi, Chandigarh, Mohali, Parwanoo, and Ludhiana, industrial consultancy program
has been launched by SSIET by fostering close technical interaction between
academia available at SSIET and some other research institutes namely –
IITs and technical personnel of
industries. The program is making remarkable progress according to per preset
targets.
ACCREDITATION-IN
ADVANCED STAGE OF COMPLETION
Under its R&D programs, SSIET has now undertaken the
much delayed task of obtaining Accreditation Certificate from National Board of
Accreditation (NBA) New Delhi initially for its four departments. Under the inspiring leadership of Chairman
and Principal of the institute, and over all supervision/ guidance of Director-
Research, all the faculties and Allied Services are working round the clock to
accomplish the necessary tasks and prepare the much needed document in the form
of ‘ Self Assessment Report’. The work
is in progress.
The other important activities pursued
under R & D in this year are
- The following MoUs
have been signed
SSIET- has entered an MoU with National institute of Technical Teacher Training
and Research(NITTTR) Chandigarh, for conducting a professional certificate and
Post Graduate Diploma Course in Video film and animation. Production as one of
the network institutions.
- MoU Signed for exchanged Programme. This institute and Wayne State University,
Detroit the USA have signed a memorandum of Understanding for the exchange
of students and research scholars, scientific materials and publication,
development of joint programmes for education and Research and Recruitment
of students for undergraduate and post graduate studies from either
country on the reciprocal basis.