INSIDE THIS ISSUE A MESSAGE FROM YOUR VICE - CHANCELLOR TOP STORIES Brainstorming by Educational Leaders 3rd CONVOCATION of GTU MoU with SIAS International University, China TRIBOLOGY Experts across the World at GTU INTERNATIONAL Asian & African Students enrolled in GTU International Experience Program with USA, Canada & Germany International Students Celebrating Rakshabandhan at C. M. House MoU with BOSCH Rexroth ACHIEVEMENTS Phase I Completion of Vishwakarma Yojana Felicitation of Vishwakarma Yojana by Shri Bhupendra Sinh Chudasama CCCI Technology Education Excellence Award 2013 EDUCATION AICTE Chairman—Prof. Mantha at GTU GCSR Program of MBA Introducing Bridge Course in Engineering New 5 year Integrated Course EVENTS IEEE Explore User Awareness Program GTU XITIJ 2013—The Youth Festival GTU SPIRIT 2013—The Sports Festival Leadership Excellence Meet List of Workshops, Seminars & FDP at GTU SHORT STORIES Let’s Communicate FDP with IIT Gandhinagar & IEEE Combating Cyber Crime MoU with GUDA Seminar on Sustainable Energy PHOTO GALLERY A University, in which we all can take pride: ―Today, I can take pride in my association with GTU,‖ said Mr. Haren Shah 1 , while inter-acting with some creative young students. GTU is a University, in which its students and faculty members can take pride, not because it has become a great university but because it is taking highly innovative steps for becoming a great place for learning and which is being considered as an example to follow by all the other technological Universities in India. It is great to hear words of appreciation from GTU’s friends. But what is more important is that we all -the students, faculty members and GTU officers – should do our job in the best possible manner for making our University great. Once anyone decides that he would strive to be the best in his job, he/ she will start taking pride in his/ her work. Then one will automatically start appreciating, what is being accomplished at GTU by all of us jointly and one will start looking at the shortcomings of our system as jobs, which remain to be done. In the natural course, the pride in one’s work will lead one to take pride in GTU. I suggest we should immediately start working towards becoming the best in our part of the job and we must not wait till everyone else does, what he/ she is supposed to do. At the University, each one of us has to work to progressively improve the service to our stake-holders till it becomes the best in the world. We can legitimately cite many reasons for not being able to do our job well. But there are two over-riding reasons of why our service must not be the second best. These are our self-respect and our pride in GTU. The Faculty members have to make their classes, laboratories and workshops voyages of discovery. The old methods of teaching must be replaced and improved day by day. The exam papers for mid-sem or the end-sem or the quizzes must not ask for rote-learning and should be designed to evaluate the degree of understanding of the concepts. We have to ensure that every student is evaluated fairly during the semester and at the end-semester exams. The practical examinations and Viva voce examinations must be conducted well so that every student is able to get grades, which he/ she deserve. Students have to work with the management to ensure that during the semester the classes, laboratories and workshops are conducted on every single day starting from the first day to the last. They are to work jointly with the faculty to make their class-work interesting and useful. They should use libraries, visits the industries and exploit other resources outside the class-room to enhance their learning. They should assess their own soft skills and see that before they graduate, they acquire the ability to communicate well. When our researchers work sincerely and hard, when our institutions work with discipline and with their first focus on students and when our students take pleasure in THE NEWSLETTER Volume III Issue I January 2014 Page No. 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 16 16 18 18 20 20 21 21 21 22 1
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE A MESSAGE FROM YOUR VICE - CHANCELLOR
TOP STORIES
Brainstorming by Educational
Leaders
3rd CONVOCATION of GTU
MoU with SIAS International
University, China
TRIBOLOGY Experts across the
World at GTU
INTERNATIONAL
Asian & African Students enrolled
in GTU
International Experience Program
with USA, Canada & Germany
International Students Celebrating
Rakshabandhan at C. M. House
MoU with BOSCH Rexroth
ACHIEVEMENTS
Phase I Completion of
Vishwakarma Yojana
Felicitation of Vishwakarma
Yojana by Shri Bhupendra Sinh
Chudasama
CCCI Technology Education
Excellence Award 2013
EDUCATION
AICTE Chairman—Prof. Mantha at
GTU
GCSR Program of MBA
Introducing Bridge Course in
Engineering
New 5 year Integrated Course
EVENTS
IEEE Explore User Awareness
Program
GTU XITIJ 2013—The Youth
Festival
GTU SPIRIT 2013—The Sports
Festival
Leadership Excellence Meet
List of Workshops, Seminars &
FDP at GTU
SHORT STORIES
Let’s Communicate
FDP with IIT Gandhinagar & IEEE
Combating Cyber Crime
MoU with GUDA
Seminar on Sustainable Energy
PHOTO GALLERY
A University, in which we all can take pride:
―Today, I can take pride in my association with GTU,‖ said
Mr. Haren Shah1 , while inter-acting with some creative young
students. GTU is a University, in which its students and faculty
members can take pride, not because it has become a great
university but because it is taking highly innovative steps for
becoming a great place for learning and which is being
considered as an example to follow by all the other technological
Universities in India.
It is great to hear words of appreciation from GTU’s friends. But what is more
important is that we all -the students, faculty members and GTU officers – should do our
job in the best possible manner for making our University great. Once anyone decides
that he would strive to be the best in his job, he/ she will start taking pride in his/ her
work. Then one will automatically start appreciating, what is being accomplished at GTU
by all of us jointly and one will start looking at the shortcomings of our system as jobs,
which remain to be done. In the natural course, the pride in one’s work will lead one to
take pride in GTU. I suggest we should immediately start working towards becoming the
best in our part of the job and we must not wait till everyone else does, what he/ she is
supposed to do.
At the University, each one of us has to work to progressively improve the service to
our stake-holders till it becomes the best in the world. We can legitimately cite many
reasons for not being able to do our job well. But there are two over-riding reasons of
why our service must not be the second best. These are our self-respect and our pride
in GTU.
The Faculty members have to make their classes, laboratories and workshops voyages
of discovery. The old methods of teaching must be replaced and improved day by day.
The exam papers for mid-sem or the end-sem or the quizzes must not ask for
rote-learning and should be designed to evaluate the degree of understanding of the
concepts. We have to ensure that every student is evaluated fairly during the semester
and at the end-semester exams. The practical examinations and Viva voce examinations
must be conducted well so that every student is able to get grades, which he/ she
deserve.
Students have to work with the management to ensure that during the semester the
classes, laboratories and workshops are conducted on every single day starting from the
first day to the last. They are to work jointly with the faculty to make their class-work
interesting and useful. They should use libraries, visits the industries and exploit other
resources outside the class-room to enhance their learning. They should assess their own
soft skills and see that before they graduate, they acquire the ability to communicate well.
When our researchers work sincerely and hard, when our institutions work with
discipline and with their first focus on students and when our students take pleasure in
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their studies, GTU will become an academic power-house, which would attract the best of students and researchers.
Jointly we can make the University a great place of learning. Jointly we can make GTU a University in which we may take pride.
Jointly we can raise the reputation of the University so that every student gets a job, he/ she wants. Let each one of the members of
GTU family decide to work for the objective.
Dr. Akshai Aggarwal
Vice-Chancellor
GTU
1Mr. Haren Shah is the Co-Chair of GTU Innovation Sankul, Gandhinagar and is the founder CEO of Peach Computers. He was participating in a workshop where young
students of GTU were presenting their ideas and their work, as budding entrepreneurs.
Brainstorming by Educational Leaders to Re-design the Structure of
Universities of INDIA at the seminar organized by GTU
GTU organized 2 days seminar
on Re-designing the Structure of
Universities For Coping with Challenges
of the 21st Century on 8th and 9
th January
2014 at GTU Chandkheda Campus.
Vice- Chancellors and Directors of more
than 70 universities across the nation
came together on one platform and
discussed various strategies to take the
education in India to the next level.
Around 44 Vice-Chancellors of the
universities other then Gujarat state
remained present at the seminar.
Honourable, Minister for Education,
Higher & Technical Education, Law and
Judiciary, Food & Civil Supplies,
Consumer affairs, Panchayat, Rural
Housing and Rural Development,
Government of Gujarat Shri
Bhupendrasinh Chudasma and Dr. Jayanti
Ravi, IAS & Commissioner of Higher
Education at Government of Gujarat
attended the inauguration ceremony and
welcomed all the Vice-Chancellors to join
National Education Summit which was
scheduled at Mahatma Mandir during
10th & 11
th January 2013.
Gujarat Technological University
(GTU) has conducted extensive research
on the theme of ―Designing the
Structures of Technology Universities
(DSTU) in India‖ since 27th April 2011. This
research project is designed to
scientifically study the evolution of the
university system and to develop
disruptive strategies to meet the
challenges of the 21st century. During the
DSTU project many of the educationists
who participated in the previous
meetings of DSTU from all over the
country were of the opinion that the ide-
as of governance being discussed at
DSTU were applicable to all the traditional
Universities in the Indian sub-continent.
At the seminar, Dr. Akshai Aggarwal,
Vice Chancellor of GTU drew attention
towards issues related to basic structure,
bequeathed to the affiliating type
Universities of India by the template
designed by East India Company. Under
the DSTU project it is also being studied
that, whether it is this genetic weakness,
which has led to a complete absence of
all Universities from the Indian
subcontinent to be absent from all the
lists of the top-ranking 200 Universities of
the world.
Sessions on different themes were
organized during both the days.
Dignitaries like Professor Rameshwar
Rao, Vice-Chancellor, JNTU ,
Hyderabad , Dr. B. Thimme Gowda,
Vice-Chancellor, Bangalore University ,
Professor Anil Gupta, IIM Ahmedabad ,
Dr. Harkesh Mittal, Member Secretary &
Head , National S & T Entrepreneurship
Development Board, Secretary,
Technology Development Board chaired
different sessions.
All the educationists present at the
event appreciated the initiative taken by
Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, Vice Chancellor of
GTU. The seminar was organized as
pre-summit event of National Education
Summit (NES) organized on 10th – 11
th
January, 2014 at Mahatma Mandir,
Gandhinagar by the Government of
Gujarat.
Themes of Sessions Organised
Innovations, Linking Academia to
Industry and Creating Supportive Ecosystem, Creating facilities at
Universities for creative work, IPR and Entrepreneurial Systems at Universities
Project-based Learning, Design-
oriented education and making the
work in class-rooms, laboratories and
workshops exciting
Re-designing the Structure of
Universities and Public Policy Regime in
India for coping with Challenges of the
21st Century
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The administrative campus of
Gujarat Technological University truly
turned into a University Campus when
thousands of students of GTU came to
receive their degrees at the 3rd
Annual
Convocation. Around 6500 people
including students, parents, academicians
and other dignitaries’ witnessed the
grand 3rd
Annual Convocation of Gujarat
Technological University on Thursday,
16th January, 2014 at GTU Chandkheda
Campus. It was a great experience to
watch the proud parents of the 143
students who had been awarded gold
medals. A total of 62687 students were
eligible to get degree/diploma at the 3rd
Annual Convocation.
Her Excellency Shrimati Kamala, the
chancellor of GTU and Governor of
Gujarat led the procession at the
beginning of the event and received the
guard of honour. Dr. G.P. Vadodaria, I/C
Registrar of GTU delivered the welcome
speech and introduced the guests of the
event. On the occasion while presenting
the Annual Report, Dr. Akshai Aggarwal,
Vice-Chancellor of GTU pointed towards
the example of Shri Parakram Sing Jadeja,
Jyoti Industries, Rajkot, who had instituted
stipends for 25 students, who are working
on their Final Year projects. He invited
other industries and businesses to
collaborate with the University for the
training of the final year students which
can be beneficial for industries as well as
for students.
GTU presented the Honorary
Doctorate of Philosophy to Padmashri Dr.
Vijay Bhatkar. Dr Vijay Bhatkar is one of
the most acclaimed IT leaders of India. He
is best known as the architect of India's
first supercomputer and as the founder
Executive Director of C-DAC, India's na-
tional initiative in supercomputing. On the
occasion he said that ―I feel pleasure to
receive honorary doctorate in philosophy
in presence of Honourable Chancellor,
Dr. Mantha and Dr. Akshai Aggarwal. Dr.
Bhatkar being a leader of IT industry also
mentioned about the leap India has taken
in the IT industry on global platform. He
also praised the progress and
More than 60000 students of GTU conferred degrees on the 3rd
Annual
Convocation of GTU
Sr. No. Course name Students Eligible for Annual Convocation
1st Convocation 2nd Convocation 3rd Convocation
1 Bachelor of Engineering - 14672 26448
2 Bachelor of Pharmacy - 3736 3072
3 Diploma in Engineering 14358 19435 22447
4 Diploma in Pharmacy 182 942 193
5 Master of Business Administration 3498 6049 5119
6 Master of Computer Applications - 1197 2142
7 Master of Engineering 346 786 1333
8 Master of Pharmacy 366 1279 1854
9 Post degree diploma course (PDDC) - - 79
TOTAL 18750 48172 62687
Summary and comparison of Number of Students Eligible for Annual Convocation
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achievements of India in the fields of
space and nuclear science sharing the
example of recent success of Mangalyaan
project. Dr. Bhatkar said that India has
also emerged in the Research and
Development sectors, since a large
number of Multi-national companies
have set up their research and
development centres in India. Dr. Bhatkar
said that GTU has become known for its
new initiatives and achievements over a
short period of time. He also praised GTU
for its efforts towards the project on
―Re-designing the structure of the
universities of 21st century.‖
H.E. Dr. Shrimati Kamlaji conferred
the degrees on all the students and
delivered the presidential speech. Dr.
Kamlaji talked about the Importance of
Quality in Education. She said that GTU
was working to improve the quality of
technical education. She mentioned of all
India Awards, won by GTU. She called
upon the students of GTU to face the
challenges of life with courage. GTU’s
convocation was live telecasted on web
for the students who were unable to
come in-person to receive the degree.
The event turned out to be a major
success with presence of thousands of
students with their parents.
Out of the thousands of students
present to receive the degree in the 3rd
Annual Convocation we also found some
students who had achieved excellence
against all odds. Kumar Nishant
Krishnakumar is the Branch Topper of
M.E. in Civil Engineering. He received his
gold medal on 16th January 2014. Nishant
belongs to Jharkhand and his father is an
auto-rickshaw driver. It is needless to say
how important and challenging his
journey might have been. Nishant said
that his parents have supported him
throughout his education. He said that his
mother used to stay awake until he
finished his study late at midnight around
3 o’clock.
One other student Mitesh
Himmatbhai Motisariya achieved 2 Gold
Medals for topping the branch as well as
the course in M.Pharm in Quality
Assurance. Mother of Mitesh has studied
till 5th standard while his father has
studied till 7th standard only. Both of
them were proud to see Mitesh being
awarded Gold Medals at the event.
During his meeting with the
Vice-Chancellor, Himmatbhai said that it
was for the first time in his life that he had
entered a University.
Out of all, one of the mature
students was Nitinkumar Rasiklal
Prajapati. Nitin has been awarded a Gold
Medal in M.E. in Instrumentation and
Control. He is currently working at PDPU.
Nitin had pursued his B.E. about 10 years
back. After completing his B.E., he worked
in the industry. Then he gave up his job
and worked for his Master’s at GTU.
Nitin’s Mother was a school teacher and a
pensioner and his elder sister supported
him financially during his further
education. During his interview he said
that when he wanted to pursue his M.E.,
he could not get any sponsorship. It was
a very difficult decision to leave the job to
opt for further education. During his
meeting with the Vice-Chancellor, he said
that he would start working for his
doctorate. His mother said that she
wanted him to do as well in his doctorate
work as he has done in his Master’s.
Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, Vice
Chancellor of GTU felicitated these three
special students and also met their
families. Success stories of such special
students are the inspiration for the society
and they are the true heroes for the
university.
Achieving excellence against all odds - Inspiring Success Stories
at Convocation
―Gujarat can be a trend setter in Education‖ were the words of Dr. S. S. Mantha,
Chairman of AICTE and the Chief Guest of the Event. Dr. Mantha said that generally in India and
particularly in Gujarat GER (Gross Enrolment Ratio) has improved from 14 to 19 but it needs to improve
further as these numbers are too small compared to the rest of the world. Dr. Mantha motivated all the
students graduating and inspired not to layback in difficult times saying that ―Success and failure are two
sides of the coin‖. He also encouraged students to try and chase their dreams.
Gold for Girls at Convocation
GTU awarded degrees in 9
different courses and awarded gold
medals to course and branch toppers.
Out of 9 course toppers 7 are the female
students. Except Diploma Engineering
and M.Pharm all rest of the awards of
Engineering , Management and
Pharmacy have gone to girls this year.
However out of total 143 Gold medal
winners of branch and course topper of
the 3rd convocation around 40 were the
female students.
From left : Mitesh, Nitin & Nishant with
Dr. Akshai Aggarwal. Vice Chancellor of GTU
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On Thursday, 28th November
2013, Gujarat Technological University
signed two ―Memorandums of
Understanding‖ with SIAS International
University of China , JINSHUI KEJIAO New
City (China) & Sias International Software
Park. One of the MoU signed between
Sias International University and GTU is
based on the principle of
reciprocity offering exchange programs
for scholars, students, academic
information and other academic
exchange program. It will also offer an
opportunity to enhance the research and
educational process with mutual
understanding. Professor Li Hai Jun of
SIAS International University & Dr. G.P.
Vadodaria , In charge Registrar of GTU
signed the MoU.
Most of the business districts are
currently developed in the coastal areas
of China but now government is
developing and promoting the New City
named Jinshui Kejiao in the central district
of China which is well connected with
main CBDs of China. SIAS International
University is developing the SIAS
International Software Park where they
have dedicated separate wings for USA &
India. Investors from silicon valley will be
invited for investing in the wing made for
USA while one another wing is made for
global countries. The second MoU was
signed between Mr. Baomin Du, Deputy
Director of JINSHUI KEJIAO New City
(China), Mr. Wei Wang of SIAS
International Software Park and Dr.
G.P.Vadodaria , I/C Registrar of GTU. As
per the MoU, GTU will locate a Software
Lab & Training Centre at the Sias' soon-
to-be available facilities at the JINSHUI in
Zhengzhou, Henan, China. The SIAS will
avail appropriate space and professional
support including office services,
technology infrastructure and business
expansion plans assistance to GTU for the
lab establishment. Sias will assist GTU to
apply preferential policies which is mainly
provided in the respects of revenues,
financial support, talent introduction and
life services assurance, etc.
Global Country Study Report of
GTU MBA program was introduced in
GTU MBA in the year 2011 in which stu-
dents learn about different aspects of
specific country. Two of the GTU MBA
colleges are preparing study report on
China in the year 2013. On 5th October
2013 GTU celebrated National Day of
China with some of the Chinese students
where Mr. Jagat Shah, Chairman - India
China Economic & Cultural Council (ICEC)
and Mr. Roy Han, GM- Sales, Shanghai
Highly Company were invited as chief
guest. Impressed with the GCSR program
of GTU, Mr. Jagat Shah announced that
ICEC will sponsor a visit to China for the
student preparing the best presentation
on the country. GTU has signed MoU
with SIAS International University on
28th November 2013 as a result of the
talks initiated with the help of Mr. Jagat
Shah, Chairman - India China Economic
& Cultural Council (ICEC) after the event
of 5th October 2013.
GTU has signed MoU with many
foreign universities across the world
including University of Alberta (Canada),
Laurentian University (Canada), Bielefeld
University of Applied Sciences (Germany),
Hochschule Wismar – University of
Applied Sciences Technology Business
and Design ( Germany), Kansas State
University ( U.S.A.). 172 students of GTU
went to foreign universities for summer
programs in the year 2013. On the
occasion Dr. Akshai Aggarwal,
Vice Chancellor of GTU said that by far,
International Experience Program of GTU
is the largest International Program in the
country. No other University has a
program which is even 20 % of GTU's
IEP.
After successful International
Experience program with Canadian,
American and German Universities, GTU
students can now also go to a University
in China for studies.
GTU signed MoU with SIAS International Software Park to establish
Software Lab & Training Centre in JINSHUI KEJIAO New City , China
1. I/C Registrar of GTU Dr. G.P. Vadodaria with Mr. Baomin Du, Deputy Director, Jinshui Kejiao New City, and Mr. Wei Wang, Project of-
ficer, SIAS International Software Park 2. SIAS International University , China 3. SIAS International Software Park, China
After many successful
International Experience
programs with Canadian,
American and German
Universities GTU students
can now go to China
University too.
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TRIBOLOGY is still quiet unknown
word for non engineering people but it
can straight away relate to the daily life of
a common man. Today, across the world
massive research is going on in Tribology.
It is said that effective application of
Tribology can directly affect on a nations
GDP improvement. For example effective
application of tribology can reduce the
depreciation of the machineries of the
industries. It can also improve the fuel
efficiency of the machines and we all
know that the fuel cost can directly im-
pact on the inflation and GDP of the
country.
Making a remarkable move in the
direction GTU organized a three day
―International Conference on Advances in
Tribology and Engineering System‖ in
association with L.D.Institute of
Engineering at GTU Ahmedabad—
Chandkheda Campus on 15th to 17th
October 2013. The three day internation-
al conference hosted more than 200
participants including industrial
professionals and academicians from
India as well as abroad. This is the first
and largest International Conference of
GTU Engineering stream said Dr. Akshai
Aggarwal, Vice– Chancellor of GTU at the
inauguration ceremony of the confer-
ence. The conference was organized to
bring academicians, researchers and in-
dustry people on a single platform to
share knowledge.
Dr. K.N. Mistry, professor of GIDC
degree engineering college, Navsari&
Dean GTU has worked with Leeds
University in UK which is pioneer in
research in Tribology. He said that the
word Tribology was introduced by Mr.
Peter Jost in 1966 in Oxford Dictionary. In
a survey conducted in UK it was observed
that they can save 125000 million pounds
in a year with an efficient application of
Tribology. He said that the word
―Tribology‖ is new to people but the
science is generations old sharing the
example of Hand Grinding Mill which
works on the tribology science.
GTU had received 46 research
papers on the subject from all over
India and abroad. Papers selected by a
committee formed by GTU on equal
emphasis of theoretical calculations and
experimental results in different areas of
Tribology were presented at the
conference. A book combining all 46
research papers is published by an
International Publishing house Spinger
Publications which was unveiled at the
beginning of the event. 9 eminent
speakers from foreign countries like
Spain, china, France, USA addressed the
conference while 9 speakers from all over
India delivered the sessions on different
topics of Tribology Science. Total 23
corporate giants participated in the three
day conference including 6 foreign
companies.
Dr. M.N Patel, Principal of L.D.
Institute of Engineering shared that they
had also organized one day seminars on
the topic earlier and had received good
response which motivated them to bring
the event on a large and international
scale. He also said that the faculties and
students need to think and gain
knowledge towards new and emerging
technologies like Tribology.
Researches from all over the world
and India presented their work
on Tribology on 16th& 17th October
2013. The conference marked a major
success with the presence of eminent
researchers in the field from BARC , IIT’s
& Foreign Universities.
Bringing Academicians, Researchers & Corporates together from
all over the World - International Conference on TRIBOLOGY
Dr. N.L.Soni , Head of Fluid power & Tribology
division of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(BARC) Presented the Design and Develop-
ment of Water Lubricated Bearing used in Nu-
clear Power Plants (NPP)
Dr. Harish Hirani from IIT Delhi
Presented his research on Lubrication by
Molybdenum Disulphide. He is also work-
ing on Permanent Magnetic
Bearing.
Prof. Stéphane PANIER , Mines Douai , Polymers and Composites Technology & Mechanical
Engineering Department, 941 Rue Charles Bourseul BP 10838 - 59508 Douai Cedex , FRANCE
Presented his research done on Hot-spotting in Railway Disc Brakes which is being used in many of the Eu-
ropean Rails currently.
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Campus of Gujarat Technological
University truly turned into an
international campus when students from
more than 12 countries of Asia and Africa
arrived. Gujarat Technological University
has enrolled many International students
with the help of ―Indian Council for
Cultural Relations‖, Ministry of External
Affairs, Government of India. The first
batch of 86 students were enrolled on 1st
August 2013 at GTU Chandkheda
Campus. All the students have got
scholarship for pursuing their studies in
India. Students have come from
Bangladesh, Srilanka, Myanmar, Congo,
Afghanistan , Zambia, Bhutan, Nepal ,
Nigeria and many other countries. Out of
86 students 68 students have come to
study Bachelor of Engineering while the
rest have taken admission in B. Pharm ,
MBA or MCA so far.
Chief Guest of the event
Minister of Education, Government of
Gujarat Shri Bhupendersinh Chudasama
welcomed all the foreign students and
ensured the parents of foreign students
about the safety of their child in the state
of Gujarat. Students were quite excited
about their new beginning in this new
country.
Mr. Makrand Shukla , Regional
Officer of Indian Council for Cultural
Relation , Ministry of External Affairs,
Government of India led the group of all
foreign students and parents. He said that
their team has been receiving all the for-
eign students and arranging their ac-
commodation since last three days and
so they have developed a bonding with
them.
Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, Vice Chancellor
of GTU also welcomed foreign students
and motivated them to work hard and
study well.
Zohoruddin, an Afghan student
enrolled in MBA said that ―Gujarat is very
good, it is very different and is very
green. I have come here to get good
education.‖ He also mentioned that he
used to watch many Hindi films and had
last seen Ashique 2. Kin Cho Cho Sint &
Lin Ko Ko from Myanmar also has come
to study MBA. They said that they were
quite impressed with the business
industry and economy of Gujarat. They
find people of Gujarat very helpful,
friendly and kind. Two girls Pema and
Dorji have come to study Mechanical
Engineering from Bhutan. They said that
―our land is rich with nature, environment
and rich in bio-diversity.‖ They said that
they have been to West Bengal in the
past but they find Gujarat very clean.
Kalyani Warnukulasuriya from Srilanka,
mother of a student named Sachith
enrolled in B.E. Mechanical said that her
son has got the ―Nehru Memorial
Scholarship‖ to study. She was satisfied
with the environment and will be flying
back to Srilanka on 6th August 2013.
The students were quite excited
about their new beginning. Enrolment of
these foreign students in Gujarat
Technological University is a new
benchmark of quality education in
Gujarat, India.
GTU Campus goes Global - International Students from more than 12 Asian and African Countries joined the University
Shri Bhupendersinh Chudasama with Dr. Akshai Aggarwal
Students of Myanmar, Africa & Nepal at Gujarat Technological University International Student Registration Desk
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To study in a foreign
university is a dream moment for any
student. This dream of many students at
GTU came true in the months of June,
July & August 2013 when 172 students
went to the universities of Canada, USA &
Germany under International Experience
Programme.
GTU has signed MoU with several
foreign universities for International
Experience Programme under which
the Student of GTU can visit foreign
universities. A group of 96 students of
pharmacy & computer science , led by
two faculty members went to Laurentian
University in Canada in June 2013.
A n o t h e r g r o u p o f 6 2
students went to USA under the same
program with Kansas State University. A
group of 62 students of Mechanical
Engineering and Electronics and Com-
munication Engineering studied at KSU
for 8 weeks. The students attended the
classes on the special subjects in these
universities during the program and GTU
will give the credits for the same.
During the summer of 2012, 18
students had visited Kansas State Univer-
sity, USA. Out of 110 Visa applications
only18 students were granted the Visa.
During the summer of 2011, when the
International Experience Program was
initiated, all the 106 students were denied
the Visa. Since the Visa denials were not
permitting the program to grow a team
of two officers from the International of-
fice of Kansas State University, Professor
Mohammad Hosni, Dean of Engineering
at KSU and the Vice-Chancellor of GTU
called a meeting in November 2012 on
the issue of Visa Denials in Mumbai. The
team visited the Mumbai Consulate and
discussed the issue. The result is that
there have been only two denials of Visa
by the US Consulate and 62 students
have been granted the Visa in 2013.
The third group of 14 MBA
students went to University of Applied
Sciences, Technology, Business and
Design, Wismar, Germany. They also
visited German industries for the
management studies in Germany.
International Experience Program
was launched in the summer of 2011
when 24 Students of GTU affiliated
colleges went to the University of Alberta,
Canada. This program not only offers the
exposure to the education in foreign
universities but also a chance to learn
new language, customs and meet high
profile people of foreign countries like
meeting the Presidents of the Chambers
of Commerce. The International
experience program can be a benchmark
for their career progress in future.
USA, Canadian & German Universities hosted GTU Students of Pharmacy Management & Engineering
Campus of Kansas State University , USA Campus of Laurentian University , Canada & Campus of Wismar University , Germany
University Stream Date Subjects
Mechanical
Engineering
17th June to
15th August 2013
1. Thermal Engineering (Code- 181904)
2. Refrigeration and Air conditioning ( code- 181901 ) Kansas State
University, USA Electronics & Communi-
cation Engineering
1. Digital Signal Processing (Code-171003)
2. Wireless Communication
Laurentian
University,
Canada
Pharmacy 17th June to
2nd August 2013
1. Pharmacology III (Code- 270006)
2. Pharmaceutical Chemistry-X(Medicinal Chemistry) (Code-280003- Sem VIII)
Computer
Science
1. Web Data Management (Code-170708)
2. Wireless Communication &Mobile Programming (Code-170702N)
Wismar,
Germany
MBA 8the July to
17th August 2013
Main Subjects
1. International Marketing – Strategic Management (2830001).
2. International Marketing – Consumer Behaviour (2830101).
Additional Subject
1. Business Ethics
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Photo Gallery of GTU Students in Foreign Universities
It had been even less then a month
of arrival of the International students in
Gujarat for pursuing their education and
these international students started
celebrating the Indian Festivals and Indian
Culture. All the female international
students of GTU and ICCR celebrated
Rakshabandhan at Chief Minister’s Bun-
glow on 20th August 2013.
Dr. Vadodaria, I/C & COE of GTU
& Mr. Makrand Shukla of Indian Council
for Cultural Relation led the group of In-
ternational Students to the C. M. Bun-
glow. The venue was on the full swing of
festival with many of the ladies dressed in
traditional outfits waiting for their chance
to tie a Rakhi to Shri Narendra Modi.
All the students tied the holy
thread of bonding—Rakhi to Shri
Narendra Modi, Honourable Chief
Minister of Gujarat at the event.
Mr. Modi was quite humble while talking
to international students. He also asked
an Indonesian student about the experi-
ence of surviving the tsunami that had hit
Indonesia in the year 2004.
Presence of the national media at
the event itself was the evidence of the
uniqueness of the event. International
Students enjoyed their first Indian festival
celebration and where else could be the
better place then C M Bunglow for them
to celebrate.
An African Student tying Rakhi to Shri Narendra Modi & Group of Foreign Students with Dr. G.P.Vadodaria and Mr. Makrand Shukla at C.M. House
International Students of GTU celebrated Rakshabandhan at C. M. house with Shri Narendra Modi , Chief Minister of Gujarat
Rupees 5 Crore will be invested for the establishment of “Centre for Excellence” in different zones across Gujarat
On Saturday, 18th May 2013, at
Paryavaran Mandir,GTU and a well known
German Company named Bosch Rexroth
signed MoU to start an Industry Institute
partnership in the Field of Automation
technologies. Bosch Rexroth is one of the
world’s leading specialist in the field of
drive and control technologies with more
then 500000 customers across the globe.
Dr. Johanners Thomas Grobe, the
Managing Director of Bosch Rexroth
(India) Ltd. visited Ahmedabad to sign the
MoU with GTU. The primary objective of
this MoU is to start an industry institute
partnership in the field of automation
technologies with Financial and
technological participation with Bosch
Rexroth. It is a concept of Technological
Institute in GTU, where the aim will be to
bridge technology gaps between Industry
and academia with hands on experience
and new pedagogical methods. These
centres will be called ―Centre for
Excellence‖. This centre will act as a centre
to transfer current technologies to
students and evolve into research and
innovation centre for UG and PG
programs.
Under this program, Bosch-Rexroth
will train 12 faculties from GTU at their
Facility in Mysore and 2 faculties at their
plant in Germany after GTU finalizes the
institute where these centres are to be
established.
Rupees Five Crore will be invested for
the establishment of Centres for
Excellence in different zones across
Gujarat which will be well equipped with
the modern tools for learning new edge
engineering. This centre will act as a
centre to transfer current technologies to
students and evolve into a research and
innovation centre where focus will be on
Training, Knowledge transfer, Projects,
Application , Research and Innovation.
GTU has invited expression of interest
from the institutes willing to establish the
Centre in their zone. Establishment of
such centre can provide the best
environment to the next generation
Engineers to experiment and innovate.
Dr. Johannes Grobe, MD Bosch-Rexroth
Signing MoU for GTU-CoE
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Gujarat Technological University is
allotted an important and prestigious
project of Vishwakarma Yojana by the
Government of Gujarat through
Commissionarate of Technical Education
Department. Under this project students
and faculties of GTU affiliated colleges are
working towards Rurbanization of the
Villages in Gujarat. Hon’ble Chief Minister
of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi has
described it as ―Creating Big Village "with a ―Rural Soul‖ possessing all urban amen-
ities that a city may have.
Vishwakarma Yojana is a project
framed to provide the benefits of real
world experience to the engineering
students and simultaneously apply their
technical knowledge in the development
of infrastructure in rural development
with the aim of ―Atma Gaon Ki Suvidha
Shaher Ki‖. As a part of Implementation
of Vishwakarma Yojana Phase- I, the
students of Engineering Colleges affiliated
with Gujarat Technological University
have successfully completed the Techno
Economic survey study of 68 villages. The
project is undertaken on ―Design to Deliv-
ery basis‖.
Vishwakarma Yojana is designed
for the development of Rurban Villages
identified by Government of Gujarat.
Phase I of the project included the study
of 68 villages of 25 districts while more
than 150 villages are allotted for
techno-economic survey in second
phase. 200 students of 28 degree and
diploma engineering colleges worked
under the guidance of 33 nodal officers in
Phase I while 700 students will be
involved in the second phase of the
project. The first phase of the project
aimed to study the existing status and
Techno-economic situation of the villages
in terms of basic and public amenities,
essential commodities and infrastructural
facilities for the need of the people
considering the population growth of the
villages and expansion of the area.
Students and Faculties of GTU
affiliated Engineering and Architecture
colleges conducted the survey. Local
Revenue Authorities, TDO, DDO,
Sarpanch and other officials of respective
villages were consulted. The Survey
process is completed during Phase I.
Now, a combined project report will be
submitted to the Government of Gujarat
for further implementation of the
proposed development in Rurban
villages.
The project has catered to the
village needs. Starting from a Physical
infrastructure facilities (Water, Drainage,
Road, Electricity, Solid waste
Management, Storm Water Network,
Telecommunication & Other), Social
infrastructure facilities (Education, Health,
Community Hall, Library, Recreation
Facilities & other) and renewable energy
(Rain water harvesting, Biogas plant, Solar
Street lights & Other) for Sustainable
development and many more such
development plans are made for different
villages in Phase I.
The report of Phase I included the
survey results, gap analysis and study
reports on different development
parameters of villages. It also includes the
development suggestions with the
drawings and plans with estimated
quantity of material required for
construction. Students working on the
project are offered stipend.
The students will get the real life
professional experience by working in the
project while villages and
government will get the privilege of the
knowledge of GTU Students.
All the students and faculties
associated with Vishwakarma Yojna Phase
I were felicitated by GTU. Phase II of
Vishwakarma Yojna has started with the
new academic year and Phase II will have
the theme of Green Technology
as per Dr. Akshai Aggarwal Vice
Chancellor of GTU.
Atma Gaon ki, Suvidha Shaher Ki—Vishwakarma Yojna Phase I Comple-tion
Irrigation Management like Water Harvesting, Check
dam ,dredging lakes, dredging farm-ponds and helping
farmers for irrigation partnership, Drip & Sprinkle meth-
ods.
Construction of Burial
Planning of the land for park, tree plantation, land/Moist
saving.
Training & Awareness for Disaster Management like
Flood & Earth qucke
Co-operative Facilities
Planning of Schools as per village’s requirement—Nursery,