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Program and Scholarship                                                                                    INDUSTRY




       INITIATIVES - VOLVO








                                                     Volvo  Group  India  Private  Limited  signs  MoU  with  Vellore
                                                     Institute  of  Technology  (VIT)  to  collaborate  on  the  design
                                                     and  delivery  of  the  M.Tech  Smart  Mobility  course  &  Volvo
                                                     Group  India  (VGI)  CSR  Trust  sponsors  the  education  of  5
                                                     female students at VIT
                                                     Vellore  Institute  of  Technology  (VIT)  has  signed  a
                                                     Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  Volvo  Group
                                                     India  Private  Limited  (VGIPL)  to  collaborate  on  the  design
                                                     and delivery of the M.Tech Smart Mobility course, as well as
           MoU with VOLVO for Scholarship Program    to  provide  students  with  support  for  internships  and
                                                     placements.


                                                     In  line  with  VIT’s  dedication  to  fostering  collaboration
                                                     between    academia    and    industry,   VIT   signed   the
                                                     Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  Volvo  Group
                                                     India  Private  Limited,  recently  to  augment  automotive
                                                     education within the nation. The flagship M.Tech degree in
                                                     Smart  Mobility  will  incorporate  specialist  credit  courses  to
                                                     provide  students  with  up-to-date  automotive  industry
                                                     innovations.


                                                     VGIPL  will  provide  industry-specific  projects  to  university
                                                     students who have chosen to participate in the programme.
                                                     The  MoU  additionally  encompasses  the  provision  of
                                                     internship  and  apprenticeship  opportunities  to  students
                                                     pursuing relevant academic programmes.


                                                     Meanwhile, Volvo Group India (VGI) CSR Trust has recently
                                                     signed  a  MoU  with  VIT  to  sponsor  and  support  five  female
                                                     students in the field of engineering education (B.Tech.) for a
                                                     period of four years as part of the "Volvo Group Educational
                                                     Scholarship Programme.


                                                     For the duration of four years (2024-2028), the VGI CSR Trust
                                                     will sponsor the tuition fee for five selected female students
                                                     who  are  enrolling  in  B.Tech.  Mechanical  Engineering,
                                                     B.Tech.  Mechanical  Engineering  [Electric  Vehicles],  or
                                                     B.Tech.     Mechanical      Engineering     [Manufacturing
                                                     Engineering] programmes . These initiatives were organised

              MoU with VOLVO for M.Tech. Smart       jointly by the School of Mechanical Engineering and Career
                    Mobility on 28/03/2024           Development Centre of VIT Vellore.



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