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Great news!! A Research park to be set up at Anna University in Chennai!!

Posted on: 12/Aug/2022 9:51:56 AM
Indian Institute of Technology in Madras or IIT-M has got a research park and now Anna University or AU also would be getting a research park. Sounds incredible right!!

At a cost of Rs 20 crores a research park would be set up at the College of Engineering in AU in Guindy. For developing a research park, AU has obtained building committee approval and in the next 2 months a seven storey building would be built. The vice-chancellor of AU Mr. R. Velraj spoke about how the research park in AU would be functional by 2023 itself. For the research park, the higher education department would be providing funds. The research park would come on a patch of land that has been identified near DOTE campus near AU.

Innovations as well as industry related research would be there in the research park. In addition, the engineering students would get highly benefited by the research park as it would provide the much needed exposure for them. The faculty members as well as the research students would be carrying out innovations plus product development related works at the 2 floors of this upcoming 7 storeyed building. There would be start-ups in another 2 floors of the building.

The vice-chancellor of Anna University then mentioned that MoU`s would be signed with the corporates and they would be provided space in the research park. These corporate would have to provide some research projects for the faculty members as well as the students plus provide internship for the students.