Mahindra Satyam, a leading global consulting and IT services provider, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India. The MoU aims at facilitating joint research and development projects and consultancies for mutual benefit.
This agreement will help the students and faculty of Engineering Disciplines of UPES to gain industrial exposure and acquire practical competencies through trainings from Mahindra Satyam’s experts. In turn, UPES will design Certificate programs and conduct training sessions for the engineers at Mahindra Satyam.
Speaking at the occasion, Mr B.K. Mishra, Senior Vice President and Business Head – Energy and Utilities, Mahindra Satyam, said “Mahindra Satyam was one of the first organizations to be associated with UPES. This MoU strengthens our partnership and focus on providing cutting edge solutions to the Energy and Utilities sector.”
This agreement will further add impetus to UPES’s endeavor to deeply connect with industry to design courses that are in complete alignment with industry, and develop functionally literate industry ready students.
At the signing ceremony, Dr. Parag Diwan, Vice Chancellor, UPES, said “The agreement will provide opportunity to avail academic benefits for students, especially from Energy disciplines and also to faculty by encouraging industry interaction. The agreement will enable both the organizations to exchange skill-sets enhancing & strengthening their resources through mutual exposure.”
The signed MoUs were exchanged in the presence of Ms. Indira Suresh, Asst. Vice President – Oil and Gas Solutions and PreSales, Energy & Utilities Business Unit, Mahindra Satyam and Mr. Utpal Ghosh, Pro Vice Chancellor, UPES.
About UPES
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES) is India’s and Pan Asia’s first Energy & Core Sector University. UGC approved and NAAC accredited, UPES offers over 47 graduate & postgraduate programs to more than 5000 students in the high growth sectors of Oil & Gas, Power, Aviation, Shipping, Automobile, Infrastructure, Electronics, IT and Logistics & Supply Chain. The Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) and Centre for Aviation Studies (CAS), UPES offer Executive programs through distance learning mode for the working professionals.
A statutory university, UPES was established in 2003 through an Act (UPES Act, 2003) of the State Legislature of Uttarakhand. It is situated in a picturesque, 30-acre spacious campus in Pondha valley, Dehradun. Since its inception, UPES has emerged as a world-class institution; dedicated to developing super-specialized, ready to deploy managers and engineers for domain specific Industry. UPES is committed to provide training, research, consultancy or outreach services in Energy & allied areas. Moreover, within a very short span of time, UPES has become the “Institution of Choice” for students and corporates in the Energy and Core sectors. The University intends to meet the needs of the 21st century automotive industry. In addition to its various specialized programs in core domains, its Automotive & Transportation programs have emerged as flagship programs. Additionally, the focus of the University is also to impart knowledge on the related aspects of the transportation sector, energy and environmental concerns, application of fossil and alternative fuels and development of vehicles of the future.
The University is pro-actively involved in research and development activities. Various exclusive dedicated research centers are deeply engaged in exploring, discovering and understanding various aspects of core sectors in chosen domains.
For more information, visit website www.upes.ac.in
About Mahindra Satyam
Mahindra Satyam is a global business consulting and information technology services company leveraging deep industry and functional expertise, leading technology practices and a global delivery model to help businesses transform their processes and improve performance. The company’s professionals excel in enterprise solutions, supply chain management, client relationship management, business intelligence, business processes, engineering and product lifecycle management, infrastructure services, among other services.
The company has development and delivery centres in the United States of America, Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Hungary, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, India, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia and serves numerous clients, including many Fortune 500 organizations.
Mahindra Satyam is part of the USD 15.4 billion Mahindra Group. The Mahindra Group employs more than 144,000 people in over 100 countries and operates in key industries that drive economic growth, enjoying a leadership position in tractors, utility vehicles, information technology and vacation ownership. In 2011, Mahindra featured on the Forbes Global 2000 list, a listing of the biggest and most powerful listed companies in the world. Dun & Bradstreet also ranked Mahindra at No. 1 in the automobile sector in its list of India’s Top 500 Companies. In 2010, Mahindra featured in the Credit Suisse Great Brands of Tomorrow. In 2011, Mahindra acquired a majority stake in Korea’s SsangYong Motor Company.