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Priorities:Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Student Priorities

2016-10-24T16:50:37Z

Shriya:

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#0000ff; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Strategy 1: Promote Interaction and Networking among students of different colleges affiliated to VTU.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU is one of the largest university of our country and has 200+ colleges affiliated to it. Although being one of the largest university, the students of different colleges have very less interaction that results in insufficient exchange of ideas, lack of awareness about the ecosystems of other colleges. As a UIF Leadership Circle, we identified this problem and decided to implement the following course of action that can help students to interact and discuss more about Innovation & Entrepreneurial activities.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Conduct I&E competitions, workshops and guest talks in the main campus of VTU.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The competitions, workshops and guest talks organized at Intercollegiate level will attract a large number of students from different colleges to take active participation in the event that will be conducted in the main campus of VTU and hence it will provide an opportunity to students for interacting  with other students that will result in exchange of ideas about new concepts, innovation and entrepreneurship etc.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Course of action: The competitions, workshops and guest talks will be conducted twice in a semester where students from all the colleges of VTU will be invited.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Student Exchange Programs.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The main aim of conducting this type of program is to promote exchange of ideas about the ecosystem of other colleges so that the students will have a better idea about the resources available in other colleges and could be implemented in their college campus as well. Such programs will help students to understand their strengths and weaknesses and scope for improvement.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Course of action: The student exchange programs will be initially conducted in each region ( Belgaum, Gulbarga, Mysore and Bangalore region) during one semester and an annual function will be held in the main campus during the next semester.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Establishing a Common Student Council Body to address the difficulties of all the colleges of VTU</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">In order to understand the ecosystems of all the colleges under VTU, a common Student Council Body will be established with a student representative from each college followed by a regional student coordinator and main student coordinator for the entire campus of VTU. The students will interact on various topics and discuss about the implementation of various ideas.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Course of action: The student council body will be established soon on campus.The student council meeting will be conducted once in a month though online video conferencing and an annual meet will be conducted at the end of semester.

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#0000ff; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Strategy 2: Creating Awareness about the resources available on campus that can be utilized to develop creative, innovative and entrepreneurial mindset among students.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has a wide variety of resources available on campus that can nurture the I&E culture among the students. However, many students are not aware about all the facilities and resources available due to which there are very less entrepreneurs coming out of the University every year. As a UIF Leadership circle for our campus, we would like to conduct awareness programs for the students and expose them to all the resources available on campus that can help them to improve their skills in the field of interest.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Conducting awareness programs in every college of VTU for providing opportunities to students to utilize the resources available on campus.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The resources available on campus needs to be made accessible to each and every student of the University. The students of every college will be exposed to all the resources through awareness programs.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Student oriented Webpage linked to the main website of campus for accessing all the resources available on campus.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To implement this a student dedicated webpage will be created where every student will create a personal account and furnish the details about the requirements that are needed to carry out the project or any other activity related to I&E. The students will be provided with necessary resources that are available on campus and in case if they are not available then it will be provided through partner organizations, institutes etc.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Orientation program about the University ecosystem to all the freshers and their parents for explaining them the resources and facilities available at the University.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">As a fresher who is new to the university, it is important that they are made aware about the resources available on campus so that they can have an opportunity to utilize them right from beginning and stimulate the design thinking principles that will help to nourish their skills.

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#0000ff; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Strategy 3: To include ENTREPRENEURSHIP as a primary subject for all the students in their engineering/management career at the University.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU being a technological university is oriented towards technical subjects in its academic curriculum due to which students are not properly exposed to Innovation & Entrepreneurship concepts. Due to lack of awareness about I&E, students are facing difficulties in establishing a startup or finding it difficult to become a technopreneur despite being passionate about it. As a UIF Leadership Circle of our campus, we would like to introduce the concepts of I&E in the academic curriculum so that students learn about it and develop the entrepreneurial mindset.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The students can choose Entrepreneurship & Innovation as a primary subject or as elective during higher semesters.</li>
</ul>
 <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To collaborate with startup companies and other organizations for providing internship opportunities to the students to develop their creative and innovative skills in the field of Entrepreneurship.</li>
</ul>
 <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To tie up with Universities that are offering full time course on Entrepreneurship so that students of VTU can learn the course through online platform and by making use of all the resources provided by the university offering the course.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">

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'''Strategy 4: To enhance the Aptitude Skills and the Communication Skills in students.'''

 

First aspect to be considered: Communication skills are essential for the successful future career of a student. In today’s competitive world, communication skills in business are the most sought after quality of an educated person. Reading, writing and listening carefully are the three most important communication skills for students. These skills like most of the communication skills sounds too familiar as a result of which we take them for granted.

 

Second aspect to be considered: The statistics reveal that 70 percent of world’s recruitment companies use aptitude test as a part of their recruitment procedure. These types of tests often permit potential companies to learn more about candidate’s personality and abilities.

Recruiters will put to use several methods to sort out and do away with persons from the selection procedure. Conventionally, covering letters or CVs are utilized, but firms often get hundreds of job applications for every job vacancy. So, psychological and aptitude tests are cost-effective and simple ways for sorting out candidates to select right individuals. Beforehand preparation is very important, as saying goes ‘practice makes a man perfect’

 

 As a UIF Leadership circle for our campus, we would like to go about with the steps/projects/activities mentioned below to help achieve the said goals above:

 

·         Certification Course in English communication.

 

We would ensure Business English communication skills through Cambridge Certification. Signing of MOU with the Cambridge University would be initiated! Classroom sessions will be provided. All the course material would be provided by the trainers. The college management would look into the cost structure! This would be done throughout the semester (say for about 3-4 months).

 

·         Provide Training to students to improve their Aptitude skills.

 

Signing of MOU with third party (say FACE Training) to provide aptitude training facilities to students of pre-final and final year! The course material would be provided by the trainers itself. The management would look into the cost structure! Pre Assessments would be done to know the level of training required on the basis of which the training material would be decided. Post Assessments would help us know the success rate. This would be done throughout the semester (say for about 3-4 months).

 

·         Conducting mock interview/GD sessions for enhancing the communication skills as well as confidence level of the students so they can face their interviews in a much prepared and better way.

 

This could be achieved by conducting GD competitions, best interview competitions etc! We would also get connected with some professionals and arrange for sessions wherein they would brief the students about tips and tricks to handle a GD or an interview in a better way!

The cost structure for that would be decided in the course of time. Also we would connect with the already placed students of our campus to come and share their experiences with our students (because an experience coming from a peer group really makes a striking difference).

 
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Priorities:Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Student Priorities

2016-10-24T16:49:18Z

Shriya:

Priorities:Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Student Priorities

2016-10-24T16:48:16Z

Shriya:

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#0000ff; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Strategy 1: Promote Interaction and Networking among students of different colleges affiliated to VTU.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU is one of the largest university of our country and has 200+ colleges affiliated to it. Although being one of the largest university, the students of different colleges have very less interaction that results in insufficient exchange of ideas, lack of awareness about the ecosystems of other colleges. As a UIF Leadership Circle, we identified this problem and decided to implement the following course of action that can help students to interact and discuss more about Innovation & Entrepreneurial activities.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Conduct I&E competitions, workshops and guest talks in the main campus of VTU.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The competitions, workshops and guest talks organized at Intercollegiate level will attract a large number of students from different colleges to take active participation in the event that will be conducted in the main campus of VTU and hence it will provide an opportunity to students for interacting  with other students that will result in exchange of ideas about new concepts, innovation and entrepreneurship etc.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Course of action: The competitions, workshops and guest talks will be conducted twice in a semester where students from all the colleges of VTU will be invited.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Student Exchange Programs.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The main aim of conducting this type of program is to promote exchange of ideas about the ecosystem of other colleges so that the students will have a better idea about the resources available in other colleges and could be implemented in their college campus as well. Such programs will help students to understand their strengths and weaknesses and scope for improvement.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Course of action: The student exchange programs will be initially conducted in each region ( Belgaum, Gulbarga, Mysore and Bangalore region) during one semester and an annual function will be held in the main campus during the next semester.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Establishing a Common Student Council Body to address the difficulties of all the colleges of VTU</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">In order to understand the ecosystems of all the colleges under VTU, a common Student Council Body will be established with a student representative from each college followed by a regional student coordinator and main student coordinator for the entire campus of VTU. The students will interact on various topics and discuss about the implementation of various ideas.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Course of action: The student council body will be established soon on campus.The student council meeting will be conducted once in a month though online video conferencing and an annual meet will be conducted at the end of semester.

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#0000ff; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Strategy 2: Creating Awareness about the resources available on campus that can be utilized to develop creative, innovative and entrepreneurial mindset among students.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has a wide variety of resources available on campus that can nurture the I&E culture among the students. However, many students are not aware about all the facilities and resources available due to which there are very less entrepreneurs coming out of the University every year. As a UIF Leadership circle for our campus, we would like to conduct awareness programs for the students and expose them to all the resources available on campus that can help them to improve their skills in the field of interest.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Conducting awareness programs in every college of VTU for providing opportunities to students to utilize the resources available on campus.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The resources available on campus needs to be made accessible to each and every student of the University. The students of every college will be exposed to all the resources through awareness programs.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Student oriented Webpage linked to the main website of campus for accessing all the resources available on campus.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To implement this a student dedicated webpage will be created where every student will create a personal account and furnish the details about the requirements that are needed to carry out the project or any other activity related to I&E. The students will be provided with necessary resources that are available on campus and in case if they are not available then it will be provided through partner organizations, institutes etc.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Orientation program about the University ecosystem to all the freshers and their parents for explaining them the resources and facilities available at the University.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">As a fresher who is new to the university, it is important that they are made aware about the resources available on campus so that they can have an opportunity to utilize them right from beginning and stimulate the design thinking principles that will help to nourish their skills.

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#0000ff; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Strategy 3: To include ENTREPRENEURSHIP as a primary subject for all the students in their engineering/management career at the University.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU being a technological university is oriented towards technical subjects in its academic curriculum due to which students are not properly exposed to Innovation & Entrepreneurship concepts. Due to lack of awareness about I&E, students are facing difficulties in establishing a startup or finding it difficult to become a technopreneur despite being passionate about it. As a UIF Leadership Circle of our campus, we would like to introduce the concepts of I&E in the academic curriculum so that students learn about it and develop the entrepreneurial mindset.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The students can choose Entrepreneurship & Innovation as a primary subject or as elective during higher semesters.</li>
</ul>
 <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To collaborate with startup companies and other organizations for providing internship opportunities to the students to develop their creative and innovative skills in the field of Entrepreneurship.</li>
</ul>
 <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To tie up with Universities that are offering full time course on Entrepreneurship so that students of VTU can learn the course through online platform and by making use of all the resources provided by the university offering the course.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">

=== '''Strategy 4: To enhance the Aptitude Skills and the Communication Skills in students.''' ===

 

'''First aspect to be considered:''' Communication skills are essential for the successful future career of a student. In today’s competitive world, communication skills in business are the most sought after quality of an educated person. Reading, writing and listening carefully are the three most important communication skills for students. These skills like most of the communication skills sounds too familiar as a result of which we take them for granted.

 

'''Second aspect to be considered:''' The statistics reveal that 70 percent of world’s recruitment companies use aptitude test as a part of their recruitment procedure. These types of tests often permit potential companies to learn more about candidate’s personality and abilities.

Recruiters will put to use several methods to sort out and do away with persons from the selection procedure. Conventionally, covering letters or CVs are utilized, but firms often get hundreds of job applications for every job vacancy. So, psychological and aptitude tests are cost-effective and simple ways for sorting out candidates to select right individuals. Beforehand preparation is very important, as saying goes ‘practice makes a man perfect’

 

 As a UIF Leadership circle for our campus, we would like to go about with the steps/projects/activities mentioned below to help achieve the said goals above:

 

*''' Certification Course in English communication.'''

 

                We would ensure Business English communication skills through Cambridge Certification. Signing of                       MOU with the Cambridge University would be initiated! Classroom sessions will be provided. All the                       course material would be provided by the trainers. The college management would look into the cost                       structure! This would be done throughout the semester (say for about 3-4 months).

 

*'''Provide Training to students to improve their Aptitude skills.'''

 

         Signing of MOU with third party (say FACE Training) to provide aptitude training facilities to students of              pre-final and final year! The course material would be provided by the trainers itself. The management              would look into the cost structure! Pre Assessments would be done to know the level of training required          on the basis of which the training material would be decided. Post Assessments would help us know the          success rate. This would be done throughout the semester (say for about 3-4 months).

 

*'''Conducting mock interview/GD sessions for enhancing the communication skills as well as confidence level of the students so they can face their interviews in a much prepared and better way.'''

 

               This could be achieved by conducting GD competitions, best interview competitions etc! We would also                  get connected with some professionals and arrange for sessions wherein they would brief the students                  about tips and tricks to handle a GD or an interview in a better way!

               The cost structure for that would be decided in the course of time. Also we would connect with the                          already placed students of our campus to come and share their experiences with our students (because                an experience coming from a peer group really makes a striking difference).

 

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Priorities:Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Student Priorities

2016-10-24T16:45:58Z

Shriya:

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#0000ff; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Strategy 1: Promote Interaction and Networking among students of different colleges affiliated to VTU.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU is one of the largest university of our country and has 200+ colleges affiliated to it. Although being one of the largest university, the students of different colleges have very less interaction that results in insufficient exchange of ideas, lack of awareness about the ecosystems of other colleges. As a UIF Leadership Circle, we identified this problem and decided to implement the following course of action that can help students to interact and discuss more about Innovation & Entrepreneurial activities.
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Conduct I&E competitions, workshops and guest talks in the main campus of VTU.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The competitions, workshops and guest talks organized at Intercollegiate level will attract a large number of students from different colleges to take active participation in the event that will be conducted in the main campus of VTU and hence it will provide an opportunity to students for interacting  with other students that will result in exchange of ideas about new concepts, innovation and entrepreneurship etc.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Course of action: The competitions, workshops and guest talks will be conducted twice in a semester where students from all the colleges of VTU will be invited.
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Student Exchange Programs.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The main aim of conducting this type of program is to promote exchange of ideas about the ecosystem of other colleges so that the students will have a better idea about the resources available in other colleges and could be implemented in their college campus as well. Such programs will help students to understand their strengths and weaknesses and scope for improvement.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Course of action: The student exchange programs will be initially conducted in each region ( Belgaum, Gulbarga, Mysore and Bangalore region) during one semester and an annual function will be held in the main campus during the next semester.
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Establishing a Common Student Council Body to address the difficulties of all the colleges of VTU</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">In order to understand the ecosystems of all the colleges under VTU, a common Student Council Body will be established with a student representative from each college followed by a regional student coordinator and main student coordinator for the entire campus of VTU. The students will interact on various topics and discuss about the implementation of various ideas.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Course of action: The student council body will be established soon on campus.The student council meeting will be conducted once in a month though online video conferencing and an annual meet will be conducted at the end of semester.

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#0000ff; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Strategy 2: Creating Awareness about the resources available on campus that can be utilized to develop creative, innovative and entrepreneurial mindset among students.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has a wide variety of resources available on campus that can nurture the I&E culture among the students. However, many students are not aware about all the facilities and resources available due to which there are very less entrepreneurs coming out of the University every year. As a UIF Leadership circle for our campus, we would like to conduct awareness programs for the students and expose them to all the resources available on campus that can help them to improve their skills in the field of interest.
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Conducting awareness programs in every college of VTU for providing opportunities to students to utilize the resources available on campus.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The resources available on campus needs to be made accessible to each and every student of the University. The students of every college will be exposed to all the resources through awareness programs.
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Student oriented Webpage linked to the main website of campus for accessing all the resources available on campus.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To implement this a student dedicated webpage will be created where every student will create a personal account and furnish the details about the requirements that are needed to carry out the project or any other activity related to I&E. The students will be provided with necessary resources that are available on campus and in case if they are not available then it will be provided through partner organizations, institutes etc.
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Orientation program about the University ecosystem to all the freshers and their parents for explaining them the resources and facilities available at the University.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">As a fresher who is new to the university, it is important that they are made aware about the resources available on campus so that they can have an opportunity to utilize them right from beginning and stimulate the design thinking principles that will help to nourish their skills.

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#0000ff; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Strategy 3: To include ENTREPRENEURSHIP as a primary subject for all the students in their engineering/management career at the University.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU being a technological university is oriented towards technical subjects in its academic curriculum due to which students are not properly exposed to Innovation & Entrepreneurship concepts. Due to lack of awareness about I&E, students are facing difficulties in establishing a startup or finding it difficult to become a technopreneur despite being passionate about it. As a UIF Leadership Circle of our campus, we would like to introduce the concepts of I&E in the academic curriculum so that students learn about it and develop the entrepreneurial mindset.
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The students can choose Entrepreneurship & Innovation as a primary subject or as elective during higher semesters.</li>
</ul>
 <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To collaborate with startup companies and other organizations for providing internship opportunities to the students to develop their creative and innovative skills in the field of Entrepreneurship.</li>
</ul>
 <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To tie up with Universities that are offering full time course on Entrepreneurship so that students of VTU can learn the course through online platform and by making use of all the resources provided by the university offering the course.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">

== <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">'''Strategy 4: To enhance the Aptitude Skills and the Communication Skills in students.''' ==

 

'''First aspect to be considered:''' Communication skills are essential for the successful future career of a student. In today’s competitive world, communication skills in business are the most sought after quality of an educated person. Reading, writing and listening carefully are the three most important communication skills for students. These skills like most of the communication skills sounds too familiar as a result of which we take them for granted.

 

'''Second aspect to be considered:''' The statistics reveal that 70 percent of world’s recruitment companies use aptitude test as a part of their recruitment procedure. These types of tests often permit potential companies to learn more about candidate’s personality and abilities.

Recruiters will put to use several methods to sort out and do away with persons from the selection procedure. Conventionally, covering letters or CVs are utilized, but firms often get hundreds of job applications for every job vacancy. So, psychological and aptitude tests are cost-effective and simple ways for sorting out candidates to select right individuals. Beforehand preparation is very important, as saying goes ‘practice makes a man perfect’

 

 As a UIF Leadership circle for our campus, we would like to go about with the steps/projects/activities mentioned below to help achieve the said goals above:

 

*''' Certification Course in English communication.'''

 

                We would ensure Business English communication skills through Cambridge Certification. Signing of                       MOU with the Cambridge University would be initiated! Classroom sessions will be provided. All the                       course material would be provided by the trainers. The college management would look into the cost                       structure! This would be done throughout the semester (say for about 3-4 months).

 

*'''Provide Training to students to improve their Aptitude skills.'''

 

         Signing of MOU with third party (say FACE Training) to provide aptitude training facilities to students of              pre-final and final year! The course material would be provided by the trainers itself. The management              would look into the cost structure! Pre Assessments would be done to know the level of training required          on the basis of which the training material would be decided. Post Assessments would help us know the          success rate. This would be done throughout the semester (say for about 3-4 months).

 

*'''Conducting mock interview/GD sessions for enhancing the communication skills as well as confidence level of the students so they can face their interviews in a much prepared and better way.'''

 

               This could be achieved by conducting GD competitions, best interview competitions etc! We would also                  get connected with some professionals and arrange for sessions wherein they would brief the students                  about tips and tricks to handle a GD or an interview in a better way!

               The cost structure for that would be decided in the course of time. Also we would connect with the                          already placed students of our campus to come and share their experiences with our students (because                an experience coming from a peer group really makes a striking difference).

 

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School:Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

2016-10-24T11:05:06Z

Shriya:

= <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">OVERVIEW =

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">[[File:Vtu campus.jpg|none|Vtu campus.jpg]]Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is one of the largest Technological Universities in India with 16 years of Tradition of excellence in Engineering & Technical Education, Research and Innovations. It came into existence in the year 1998 to cater the needs of Indian industries for trained technical manpower with practical experience and sound theoretical knowledge.The university having 202 affiliated colleges, 1 constituent college and 17 Autonomous colleges with undergraduate courses in 35 disciplines, PG program in 94 disciplines and Ph.D& M.sc(Engg.) with research programs in 592 departments, over4 lakhs Engineering Students study in the various institutes affiliated to the University. The University has 13 Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) centers in various affiliated colleges.University is comprised of a multi-disciplinary and multi-level institution offering wide ranging programmes in engineering, technology and Management. The University is making steady progress in developing and providing best technical environment for education and will continue to serve the nation in coming years. The University has  extremely rich resources of an outstanding student body and faculty strong partnerships with business, industry, and government and support from alumni and friends, VTU is designing a future of global preeminence, leadership, and service.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage Innovation and Entrepreneurship on campus, the University is setting up various centres with necessary resources so that the students can  improve their creative, innovative and entrepreneurial skills.

= <span style="font-size:22.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">STUDENT INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The university has many resources available on campus that act as catalyst to improve Innovation & Entrepreneurship among students of different colleges affiliated to University. To nurture the entrepreneurial, creative and innovative skills of the students- various workshops, competitions, technical talks and incubation centers have been set up where students get inspired to become a social-entrepreneur or technopreneur.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Various programs that are aimed at improving Innovation & Entrepreneurship on campus are as follows:

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">LEAD PRAYANA <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. For this purpose, the LEaders Accelerating Development (LEAD) Program of the Deshpande Foundation was born. LEAD develops innovative and entrepreneurial thinking within college students by exposing them to social issues, encouraging them to volunteer their time and efforts for their community, and igniting their talent to come up with creative solutions. Through this unique platform provided by LEAD, students are gaining the skills and confidence needed to transform their visions into realities. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">LEAD PRAYANA is an annual leadership journey for youth aged 18-26 to encourage student innovation and entrepreneurship.With the aim to “unleash your leadership potential”, the program involves a memorable 1800 km journey of lifetime where students visit various colleges, organizations and interact with various experts in the field of entrepreneurship. It is two week fun-filled program involving more than 10 inspiring role models and speakers, see their extraordinary work, visit more than 8 destinations, take part in panel sessions, explore more than 12 unique organizations, institutions, MNC's and industries, and help the students to create their own groups to share their hands-on experiential learning and develop creative, innovative and entrepreneurial skills.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">INCUBATION CENTRE

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">All the colleges affiliated to VTU have an Incubation Centre to promote entrepreneurial leadership across all disciplines, facilitate entrepreneurial activity amongst students, and invite entrepreneurs to use Incubation Center services so as to develop end products for commercialization. At KLS GIT, there have been  two startups founded by students that were incubated-dotCoRD and Boredbees.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">dotCoRD

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">dotCORD is a company founded by a group of students of KLS Gogte Institute of Technology affiliated to VTU with a professional tint to their pursue of knowledge. They pioneer in providing superior and world standard web based solutions for small to large corporate companies; offshore and local.They fully appreciate the fact that in a highly competitive biz world a well designed website can act as a strong and effective marketing tool for your company. Working closely with your ideas and necessities coupled with technical expertise can turn a simple web design from a mere presentation to powerful business equipment.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Boredbees

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Boredbees Tech Solutions India (P) Ltd. is one of the leading companies providing IT consultancy and outsourcing services. With more than 5 years of experience and with great leadership team Boredbees serve more than 100 customers globally.The company. is known for providing turnkey solutions. The consultancy teams here are experienced to understand the business processes and give best possible solutions.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">NEW AGE INCUBATION NETWORK (NAIN)

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The program is designed to give preference to students, research scholars and alumni of the colleges in Karnataka to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. The projects undertaken by students from different colleges of VTU are provided with funds that can help them to take commercialize their ideas into a startup.

= <span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">FACULTY INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage Faculty to undertake research activities and commercialize their research into an innovation or entrepreneurial activity, various research centres have been established in various colleges affiliated to VTU. The research centres that are aimed at improving innovation among the faculty has following benefits :
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To enhance the awareness about research and innovation amongst the faculty as well as students through events like workshops, symposia and guest lectures on research methodology , innovation, patents etc.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage faculty member to get involved in R&D activities and further commercialize their ideas into a startup venture.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage/facilitate the faculty as well as students to publish papers in leading journals/ conferences.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To create awareness and encourage/facilitate faculty as well as students to apply and work on funded research projects sponsored by AICTE, VTU-VGST, DST, ISRO ,DRDO etc. The funding helps the Faculty to undertake their research and further commercialize it in association with the companies that have funded the project or partnership with other organizations</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage/ facilitate the faculty as well as students to work on Industry based live projects that will help them to tie up with the concerned industry and develop entrepreneurial mindset with such projects.</li>
</ul>

= <span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FUNCTION =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has signed MOUs various Institutes/Universities and organizations to encourage technology transfer among different colleges of University, with other universities and other organizations  that will help the students to share skills, knowledge, technologies and facilities among universities and other institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a large section of the student community that will improve their creative, innovative and entrepreneurial skills. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Some of the Institutes/Universities that have signed MOUs with VTU are:
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Virginia Commonwealth University<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">University of California<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">T&R Consulting Pvt Ltd. Australia<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The Indus Entrepreneur <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">for encouraging students to undertake entrepreneurship on campus.</li>
</ul>

= <span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">FACILITATING UNIVERSITY - INDUSTRY COLLABORATION =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has collaborated with many multinational organizations to enhance University-Industry relation that is aimed towards improving student interaction with the industries that can help them to nurture their skills in the field of interest by utilizing the resources provided by the Industries.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Some of the centres that have been started in the University in collaboration with industries are as follows:

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU - Bosch Rexroth Center Of Competence In Automation Technology

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Visvesvaraya Technological University has established the VTU-Bosch Rexroth Centre of Competence in Automation Technology in collaboration with Bosch Rexroth AG – Germany at its extension centre in Mysuru.The centre has world class equipment, training kits, hardware, software and teaching aids with adequate faculties trained from Rexroth, Germany.The Centre provides hands on experience in the field of industrial automation to industry personnel and students pursuing Engineering.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has collaborated with the following  organizations : <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Autodesk, Deshpande Foundation-Startup Center, India Electronics and semiconductor Association, IBM India Ltd., Intel Asia. Bengaluru, Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd. Bengaluru, ISRO,United Telecoms Ltd. Bengaluru, Infosys, Honeywell, WIPRO, RGUHS, Air force test pilot School, Karnataka State Bio-Fuel Development Board, Karnataka State Pollution Board, Construction Industry Development Council. New Delhi, International Institute of Industrial Safety Management College.

= <span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline"> =

<span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">ENGAGING WITH REGIONAL AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Visvesvaraya Technological University in association with the Karnataka government has undertaken many initiatives that are aimed at improving the social and economic development of the region in and around the University ecosystem. The initiatives include training for a larger section of the youth community to develop their skills in the field of interest, providing employment opportunities, catering to the need of society by providing technical assistance and working for social and economic welfare through Social Innovation clubs that are established in every college affiliated to VTU. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Some of the initiatives undertaken by VTU in this regard are:

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU- National Academy for Skill Development is a noble initiative of Visvesveraya Technological University to cater the present need of skill requirement in India. India today is in a serious need of skilled workforce. Responding to the call of Skill India initiative the VTU-NASD has been established in Dandelli District of Karnataka.The skill development centre aims at introducing certain valuable training courses and programmes to enhance the employability and bridge the gap between academics and Industry. VTU-NASD aims to provide training courses to the needy youths of Karnataka and India in whole, in the lines of National Skill Development Corporation.The primary mission of the academy is to conduct a broad based multidisciplinary programme in various Industrial Technical Fields, directed towards the development of skills and trades and to become a world class training centre that represents specialized trade training programs in alignment with the Industry requirements across the globe. VTU-NASD has been supported by the Government of Karnataka.
 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Economic-Social Innovation Club<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">These clubs are set up in colleges affiliated to VTU that are aimed at providing service to the society that enhances the economic and social development of the region. The Rotaract club of GIT and LEAD are some of the clubs established in KLS GIT to undertake projects that help the society. These clubs have completed projects like “Joy of Giving”, Charity show to raise funds for helping the needful people of the society etc. 
[[Category:Universities]]

School:Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

2016-10-24T10:52:30Z

Shriya:

= <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">OVERVIEW =

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">[[File:Vtu campus.jpg|none|Vtu campus.jpg]]Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is one of the largest Technological Universities in India with 16 years of Tradition of excellence in Engineering & Technical Education, Research and Innovations. It came into existence in the year 1998 to cater the needs of Indian industries for trained technical manpower with practical experience and sound theoretical knowledge.The university having 202 affiliated colleges, 1 constituent college and 17 Autonomous colleges with undergraduate courses in 35 disciplines, PG program in 94 disciplines and Ph.D& M.sc(Engg.) with research programs in 592 departments, over4 lakhs Engineering Students study in the various institutes affiliated to the University. The University has 13 Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) centers in various affiliated colleges.University is comprised of a multi-disciplinary and multi-level institution offering wide ranging programmes in engineering, technology and Management. The University is making steady progress in developing and providing best technical environment for education and will continue to serve the nation in coming years. The University has  extremely rich resources of an outstanding student body and faculty strong partnerships with business, industry, and government and support from alumni and friends, VTU is designing a future of global preeminence, leadership, and service.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage Innovation and Entrepreneurship on campus, the University is setting up various centres with necessary resources so that the students can  improve their creative, innovative and entrepreneurial skills.

= <span style="font-size:22.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">STUDENT INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The university has many resources available on campus that act as catalyst to improve Innovation & Entrepreneurship among students of different colleges affiliated to University. To nurture the entrepreneurial, creative and innovative skills of the students- various workshops, competitions, technical talks and incubation centers have been set up where students get inspired to become a social-entrepreneur or technopreneur.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Various programs that are aimed at improving Innovation & Entrepreneurship on campus are as follows:

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">LEAD PRAYANA <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. For this purpose, the LEaders Accelerating Development (LEAD) Program of the Deshpande Foundation was born. LEAD develops innovative and entrepreneurial thinking within college students by exposing them to social issues, encouraging them to volunteer their time and efforts for their community, and igniting their talent to come up with creative solutions. Through this unique platform provided by LEAD, students are gaining the skills and confidence needed to transform their visions into realities. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">LEAD PRAYANA is an annual leadership journey for youth aged 18-26 to encourage student innovation and entrepreneurship.With the aim to “unleash your leadership potential”, the program involves a memorable 1800 km journey of lifetime where students visit various colleges, organizations and interact with various experts in the field of entrepreneurship. It is two week fun-filled program involving more than 10 inspiring role models and speakers, see their extraordinary work, visit more than 8 destinations, take part in panel sessions, explore more than 12 unique organizations, institutions, MNC's and industries, and help the students to create their own groups to share their hands-on experiential learning and develop creative, innovative and entrepreneurial skills.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">INCUBATION CENTRE

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">All the colleges affiliated to VTU have an Incubation Centre to promote entrepreneurial leadership across all disciplines, facilitate entrepreneurial activity amongst students, and invite entrepreneurs to use Incubation Center services so as to develop end products for commercialization. At KLS GIT, there have been  two startups founded by students that were incubated-dotCoRD and Boredbees.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">dotCoRD

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">dotCORD is a company founded by a group of students of KLS Gogte Institute of Technology affiliated to VTU with a professional tint to their pursue of knowledge. They pioneer in providing superior and world standard web based solutions for small to large corporate companies; offshore and local.They fully appreciate the fact that in a highly competitive biz world a well designed website can act as a strong and effective marketing tool for your company. Working closely with your ideas and necessities coupled with technical expertise can turn a simple web design from a mere presentation to powerful business equipment.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Boredbees

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Boredbees Tech Solutions India (P) Ltd. is one of the leading companies providing IT consultancy and outsourcing services. With more than 5 years of experience and with great leadership team Boredbees serve more than 100 customers globally.The company. is known for providing turnkey solutions. The consultancy teams here are experienced to understand the business processes and give best possible solutions.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">NEW AGE INCUBATION NETWORK (NAIN)

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The program is designed to give preference to students, research scholars and alumni of the colleges in Karnataka to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. The projects undertaken by students from different colleges of VTU are provided with funds that can help them to take commercialize their ideas into a startup.

= <span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">FACULTY INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage Faculty to undertake research activities and commercialize their research into an innovation or entrepreneurial activity, various research centres have been established in various colleges affiliated to VTU. The research centres that are aimed at improving innovation among the faculty has following benefits :
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To enhance the awareness about research and innovation amongst the faculty as well as students through events like workshops, symposia and guest lectures on research methodology , innovation, patents etc.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage faculty member to get involved in R&D activities and further commercialize their ideas into a startup venture.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage/facilitate the faculty as well as students to publish papers in leading journals/ conferences.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To create awareness and encourage/facilitate faculty as well as students to apply and work on funded research projects sponsored by AICTE, VTU-VGST, DST, ISRO ,DRDO etc. The funding helps the Faculty to undertake their research and further commercialize it in association with the companies that have funded the project or partnership with other organizations</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage/ facilitate the faculty as well as students to work on Industry based live projects that will help them to tie up with the concerned industry and develop entrepreneurial mindset with such projects.</li>
</ul>

= <span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FUNCTION =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has signed MOUs various Institutes/Universities and organizations to encourage technology transfer among different colleges of University, with other universities and other organizations  that will help the students to share skills, knowledge, technologies and facilities among universities and other institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a large section of the student community that will improve their creative, innovative and entrepreneurial skills. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Some of the Institutes/Universities that have signed MOUs with VTU are:
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Virginia Commonwealth University<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">University of California<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">T&R Consulting Pvt Ltd. Australia<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The Indus Entrepreneur <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">for encouraging students to undertake entrepreneurship on campus.</li>
</ul>

= <span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">FACILITATING UNIVERSITY - INDUSTRY COLLABORATION =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has collaborated with many multinational organizations to enhance University-Industry relation that is aimed towards improving student interaction with the industries that can help them to nurture their skills in the field of interest by utilizing the resources provided by the Industries.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Some of the centres that have been started in the University in collaboration with industries are as follows:

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU - Bosch Rexroth Center Of Competence In Automation Technology

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Visvesvaraya Technological University has established the VTU-Bosch Rexroth Centre of Competence in Automation Technology in collaboration with Bosch Rexroth AG – Germany at its extension centre in Mysuru.The centre has world class equipment, training kits, hardware, software and teaching aids with adequate faculties trained from Rexroth, Germany.The Centre provides hands on experience in the field of industrial automation to industry personnel and students pursuing Engineering.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has collaborated with the following  organizations : <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Autodesk, Deshpande Foundation-Startup Center, India Electronics and semiconductor Association, IBM India Ltd., Intel Asia. Bengaluru, Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd. Bengaluru, ISRO,United Telecoms Ltd. Bengaluru, Infosys, Honeywell, WIPRO, RGUHS, Air force test pilot School, Karnataka State Bio-Fuel Development Board, Karnataka State Pollution Board, Construction Industry Development Council. New Delhi, International Institute of Industrial Safety Management College.

<span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">ENGAGING WITH REGIONAL AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Visvesvaraya Technological University in association with the Karnataka government has undertaken many initiatives that are aimed at improving the social and economic development of the region in and around the University ecosystem. The initiatives include training for a larger section of the youth community to develop their skills in the field of interest, providing employment opportunities, catering to the need of society by providing technical assistance and working for social and economic welfare through Social Innovation clubs that are established in every college affiliated to VTU. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Some of the initiatives undertaken by VTU in this regard are: <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT
<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU- National Academy for Skill Development is a noble initiative of Visvesveraya Technological University to cater the present need of skill requirement in India. India today is in a serious need of skilled workforce. Responding to the call of Skill India initiative the VTU-NASD has been established in Dandelli District of Karnataka.The skill development centre aims at introducing certain valuable training courses and programmes to enhance the employability and bridge the gap between academics and Industry. VTU-NASD aims to provide training courses to the needy youths of Karnataka and India in whole, in the lines of National Skill Development Corporation.The primary mission of the academy is to conduct a broad based multidisciplinary programme in various Industrial Technical Fields, directed towards the development of skills and trades and to become a world class training centre that represents specialized trade training programs in alignment with the Industry requirements across the globe. VTU-NASD has been supported by the Government of Karnataka. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Economic-Social Innovation Club<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">These clubs are set up in colleges affiliated to VTU that are aimed at providing service to the society that enhances the economic and social development of the region. The Rotaract club of GIT and LEAD are some of the clubs established in KLS GIT to undertake projects that help the society. These clubs have completed projects like “Joy of Giving”, Charity show to raise funds for helping the needful people of the society etc. 
[[Category:Universities]]

School:Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

2016-10-24T10:51:43Z

Shriya:

= <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">OVERVIEW =

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">[[File:Vtu campus.jpg|none|Vtu campus.jpg]]Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is one of the largest Technological Universities in India with 16 years of Tradition of excellence in Engineering & Technical Education, Research and Innovations. It came into existence in the year 1998 to cater the needs of Indian industries for trained technical manpower with practical experience and sound theoretical knowledge.The university having 202 affiliated colleges, 1 constituent college and 17 Autonomous colleges with undergraduate courses in 35 disciplines, PG program in 94 disciplines and Ph.D& M.sc(Engg.) with research programs in 592 departments, over4 lakhs Engineering Students study in the various institutes affiliated to the University. The University has 13 Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) centers in various affiliated colleges.University is comprised of a multi-disciplinary and multi-level institution offering wide ranging programmes in engineering, technology and Management. The University is making steady progress in developing and providing best technical environment for education and will continue to serve the nation in coming years. The University has  extremely rich resources of an outstanding student body and faculty strong partnerships with business, industry, and government and support from alumni and friends, VTU is designing a future of global preeminence, leadership, and service.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage Innovation and Entrepreneurship on campus, the University is setting up various centres with necessary resources so that the students can  improve their creative, innovative and entrepreneurial skills.

= <span style="font-size:22.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">STUDENT INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The university has many resources available on campus that act as catalyst to improve Innovation & Entrepreneurship among students of different colleges affiliated to University. To nurture the entrepreneurial, creative and innovative skills of the students- various workshops, competitions, technical talks and incubation centers have been set up where students get inspired to become a social-entrepreneur or technopreneur.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Various programs that are aimed at improving Innovation & Entrepreneurship on campus are as follows:

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">LEAD PRAYANA <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. For this purpose, the LEaders Accelerating Development (LEAD) Program of the Deshpande Foundation was born. LEAD develops innovative and entrepreneurial thinking within college students by exposing them to social issues, encouraging them to volunteer their time and efforts for their community, and igniting their talent to come up with creative solutions. Through this unique platform provided by LEAD, students are gaining the skills and confidence needed to transform their visions into realities. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">LEAD PRAYANA is an annual leadership journey for youth aged 18-26 to encourage student innovation and entrepreneurship.With the aim to “unleash your leadership potential”, the program involves a memorable 1800 km journey of lifetime where students visit various colleges, organizations and interact with various experts in the field of entrepreneurship. It is two week fun-filled program involving more than 10 inspiring role models and speakers, see their extraordinary work, visit more than 8 destinations, take part in panel sessions, explore more than 12 unique organizations, institutions, MNC's and industries, and help the students to create their own groups to share their hands-on experiential learning and develop creative, innovative and entrepreneurial skills.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">INCUBATION CENTRE

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">All the colleges affiliated to VTU have an Incubation Centre to promote entrepreneurial leadership across all disciplines, facilitate entrepreneurial activity amongst students, and invite entrepreneurs to use Incubation Center services so as to develop end products for commercialization. At KLS GIT, there have been  two startups founded by students that were incubated-dotCoRD and Boredbees.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">dotCoRD

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">dotCORD is a company founded by a group of students of KLS Gogte Institute of Technology affiliated to VTU with a professional tint to their pursue of knowledge. They pioneer in providing superior and world standard web based solutions for small to large corporate companies; offshore and local.They fully appreciate the fact that in a highly competitive biz world a well designed website can act as a strong and effective marketing tool for your company. Working closely with your ideas and necessities coupled with technical expertise can turn a simple web design from a mere presentation to powerful business equipment.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Boredbees

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Boredbees Tech Solutions India (P) Ltd. is one of the leading companies providing IT consultancy and outsourcing services. With more than 5 years of experience and with great leadership team Boredbees serve more than 100 customers globally.The company. is known for providing turnkey solutions. The consultancy teams here are experienced to understand the business processes and give best possible solutions.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">NEW AGE INCUBATION NETWORK (NAIN)

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The program is designed to give preference to students, research scholars and alumni of the colleges in Karnataka to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. The projects undertaken by students from different colleges of VTU are provided with funds that can help them to take commercialize their ideas into a startup.

= <span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">FACULTY INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage Faculty to undertake research activities and commercialize their research into an innovation or entrepreneurial activity, various research centres have been established in various colleges affiliated to VTU. The research centres that are aimed at improving innovation among the faculty has following benefits :
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To enhance the awareness about research and innovation amongst the faculty as well as students through events like workshops, symposia and guest lectures on research methodology , innovation, patents etc.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage faculty member to get involved in R&D activities and further commercialize their ideas into a startup venture.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage/facilitate the faculty as well as students to publish papers in leading journals/ conferences.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To create awareness and encourage/facilitate faculty as well as students to apply and work on funded research projects sponsored by AICTE, VTU-VGST, DST, ISRO ,DRDO etc. The funding helps the Faculty to undertake their research and further commercialize it in association with the companies that have funded the project or partnership with other organizations</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">To encourage/ facilitate the faculty as well as students to work on Industry based live projects that will help them to tie up with the concerned industry and develop entrepreneurial mindset with such projects.</li>
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= <span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FUNCTION =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has signed MOUs various Institutes/Universities and organizations to encourage technology transfer among different colleges of University, with other universities and other organizations  that will help the students to share skills, knowledge, technologies and facilities among universities and other institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a large section of the student community that will improve their creative, innovative and entrepreneurial skills. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Some of the Institutes/Universities that have signed MOUs with VTU are:
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<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Virginia Commonwealth University<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">University of California<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">T&R Consulting Pvt Ltd. Australia<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">The Indus Entrepreneur <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">for encouraging students to undertake entrepreneurship on campus.</li>
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= <span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">FACILITATING UNIVERSITY - INDUSTRY COLLABORATION =

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has collaborated with many multinational organizations to enhance University-Industry relation that is aimed towards improving student interaction with the industries that can help them to nurture their skills in the field of interest by utilizing the resources provided by the Industries.

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Some of the centres that have been started in the University in collaboration with industries are as follows:

<span style="font-size:17.333333333333332px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU - Bosch Rexroth Center Of Competence In Automation Technology

<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Visvesvaraya Technological University has established the VTU-Bosch Rexroth Centre of Competence in Automation Technology in collaboration with Bosch Rexroth AG – Germany at its extension centre in Mysuru.The centre has world class equipment, training kits, hardware, software and teaching aids with adequate faculties trained from Rexroth, Germany.The Centre provides hands on experience in the field of industrial automation to industry personnel and students pursuing Engineering.

 <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU has collaborated with the following  organizations : <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Autodesk, Deshpande Foundation-Startup Center, India Electronics and semiconductor Association, IBM India Ltd., Intel Asia. Bengaluru, Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd. Bengaluru, ISRO,United Telecoms Ltd. Bengaluru, Infosys, Honeywell, WIPRO, RGUHS, Air force test pilot School, Karnataka State Bio-Fuel Development Board, Karnataka State Pollution Board, Construction Industry Development Council. New Delhi, International Institute of Industrial Safety Management College.

= <span style="font-size:18.666666666666664px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">[[Samarth_Mendke|SHRIYA_HUKKERI]]ENGAGING WITH REGIONAL AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS = <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Visvesvaraya Technological University in association with the Karnataka government has undertaken many initiatives that are aimed at improving the social and economic development of the region in and around the University ecosystem. The initiatives include training for a larger section of the youth community to develop their skills in the field of interest, providing employment opportunities, catering to the need of society by providing technical assistance and working for social and economic welfare through Social Innovation clubs that are established in every college affiliated to VTU. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Some of the initiatives undertaken by VTU in this regard are: <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT
<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">VTU- National Academy for Skill Development is a noble initiative of Visvesveraya Technological University to cater the present need of skill requirement in India. India today is in a serious need of skilled workforce. Responding to the call of Skill India initiative the VTU-NASD has been established in Dandelli District of Karnataka.The skill development centre aims at introducing certain valuable training courses and programmes to enhance the employability and bridge the gap between academics and Industry. VTU-NASD aims to provide training courses to the needy youths of Karnataka and India in whole, in the lines of National Skill Development Corporation.The primary mission of the academy is to conduct a broad based multidisciplinary programme in various Industrial Technical Fields, directed towards the development of skills and trades and to become a world class training centre that represents specialized trade training programs in alignment with the Industry requirements across the globe. VTU-NASD has been supported by the Government of Karnataka. <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Economic-Social Innovation Club<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">These clubs are set up in colleges affiliated to VTU that are aimed at providing service to the society that enhances the economic and social development of the region. The Rotaract club of GIT and LEAD are some of the clubs established in KLS GIT to undertake projects that help the society. These clubs have completed projects like “Joy of Giving”, Charity show to raise funds for helping the needful people of the society etc. [[Category:Universities]]

Fellow:Shriya Hukkeri

2016-10-24T09:39:09Z

Shriya:

[[File:SHRIYA HUKKERI.jpg|thumb|none]]Shriya Hukkeri was born on 2nd December, 1994 in Belagavi, Karnataka, India. She lives in a family of 5(including herself). Right from her childhood, she has had an inclination towards learning and discovering something new. She has done her schooling in Divine Providence Convent High School, Belagavi and has secured 1st place to her school! She finished her 12th standard in GSS  College, Belagavi.She has participated in many curricular and extracurricular activities right from her schooling. Debate, elocution, dance, singing, social activities like campus cleanliness, blind school visit etc to name a few! She was very much interested in Computer Science as a subject right from her 11th standard and hence chose Computer Science and Engineering as her major in KLS, Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi!

 She has had a very good Academic record right from her 1st semester! She stood first to her department twice in a row, in 5th and 6th semester! Apart from her academics, she is involved in various extracurricular activities!

She is the Google Student Facilitator of her college and has represented her college in the Facilitator Boot camp at Bangalore, India! She has coordinated various technical and non-technical events at her college! She is a part of the Programmers Club at her college, which aims at adding value to the students academic interests and achievement. It gives them a platform to excel beyond the curriculum. Helps them to be creative, express passion for Application Development and share, collaborate and benefit from working together.

She has unanimously been elected as the General Secretary of her college! She is responsible for all the various cultural and club(technical and non-technical) activities being conducted at her college! These activities include technical competitions, fests to social activities and activities concerned with the betterment of college campus and college culture!

She is grateful to her college and the UIF team for giving her this wonderful opportunity of being the UNIVERSITY INNOVATION FELLOW at her college! She is extremely excited to take on the work and give it her best to make this India cohort a grand success!

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