GINI INDUSTRY RELATIONS

NIRANJAN UMA SHANKARINDIA LEAD - GINI INDUSTRY RELATIONS

PRASANNA VENKATESANIEEE Asia Pacific Coordinator , GINIMEMBER, Educational Activities Board

AGENDA

MISSION AND VISIONGAP IN THE SYSTEM GINI INDUSTRY RELATIONS- HOW IT SOLVES THE GAPGOALS CURRENT STATUS OF THE INITIATIVEPLANS

08/27/102

MISSION AND VISION

MISSION Foster technology innovation and engineering excellence

VISION Create world class engineers by empowering students with industry resources and guidance to innovate for the betterment for humanity. IEEE should be the default platform for industry-academia interaction

GAP IN THE SYSTEM

No platform for industry-academia interaction– Presently, industries are reaching out only to some of

the top institutes Each industry reaching out separately- no common

platform of interaction Large swathe of talent in lower tier colleges miss

out The interaction here is not sustainable

Students need industry guidance to understand engineering challenges faced by humanity– Innovation has highest value if it has practical

application rather than being a theoretical solution– Must be aware of current and future research areas,

technology trends

GAP IN THE SYSTEM

Students need an industry mentor and a sustainable interaction– This will help shape their careers by making the right

choices

– This will help innovations receive the right direction and hence come to fruition

SO HOW TO FILL THE GAP?

Enter GINI Industry Relations

Global Integrated Network of IEEE (GINI) is an R10 SAC initiative– Network all SBs in a Section and region– Successful implementation in 4 Sections in India

GINI IR will help industries to reach out to academia through the IEEE network:– GINI volunteers bring together students from SBs in

the zone under one roof– Knowledge dissemination to a wide audience

INDUSTRY RELATIONS – HOW IT WORKS

Industry experts disseminate knowledge, identify talented students, mentor themStudents get to interact with experts from different domains and different verticalsWin – Win situationWin for Industry– Hone skills of the students, make them better

equipped to face industry challenges– With minimum resources, can make maximum

impact- due to the wide network of IEEEWin for academia– Students get the invaluable opportunity to interact

with and learn from industry experts

GOALS

Enthuse students about technologyEducate students about various technology aspects, keep them updated on current technology trends Provide a platform for students to interact with industry experts- share knowledge, share ideasStudents execute projects mentored by industry experts- help them get the right inputs from industry

PRESENT STATUS OF THE INITIATIVE

• MICROSOFT– Fortnightly webinars on emerging

technologies (participation of ~4000 student members)

– National Tech Quiz- particpation of 40 Sbs, national finals in April 2011- prizes like windows phone, conference passes, internships etc

– Free passes to Microsoft Tech-Ed• Student members got to interact with

experts from Microsoft India and Redmond

– “Meet the geek” - selected students get to have a close interaction with an expert

PRESENT STATUS OF THE INITIATIVE

• HP– Started in 2011– On campus talk and interaction with

students – Plans to host more talks, webinars and

“Meet the geek” events

• IBM– Planning in progress

FUTURE PLANS

Get on board companies from different domains, verticals and specializations- electronics, electrical etc.

Expand the initiative to the other sections in R10