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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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