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Collaboration is crucial for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) because it brings together various groups and resources to address difficult global issues. Here are some best practices followed by Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) for productive collaboration:
VIT bring together industries, governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and communities to share resources and knowledge. The collaborators with shared goals and clear vision are aligned around recognized SDG targets to sustain focus and direction. Also VIT provides local communities with the necessary skills and expertise to carry out national and international SDG-related projects. We encourage the interchange of ideas and technology solutions to speed up progress. The progress is tracked and monitored ensuring transparency in meeting SDG targets. Digital platforms and innovations are used to improve collaboration and efficiency.
We would like to bring to your attention a list of best practices followed by Vellore Institute of Technology during the 2022-2023 period, for your reference.
VIT’s CO2 Research and Green Technology Centre have been making efforts to utilize biomass-related resources for sustainable and clean energy products. In this regard, our center has been producing approximately 100 KW of electricity power from waste biomass (Juli flora wood-biomass) and 10 KW of electricity from biogas (work in progress) based systems.
Following are some of the initiative research efforts undertaken in terms of international collaboration for the above sustainable goals:
Initiation of International Collaboration:
Collaboration was initiated with Dr. Gill Lacey, MIEEE MIET FHEA, Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, University of Teesside, UK, for a Carbon Zero related project. Interactions with the university are ongoing.
Initiation of International Collaboration:
Collaborative work is underway between the CO2 Research and Green Technologies Centre at VIT and Dr. Vinod Kumar, Senior Lecturer in Microbial Technology and Biorefining, School of Water, Energy and Environment Building, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, for biomass-related energy systems. Several email conversations have taken place to prepare a review article in the proposed area.
International Projects
1. Design and Development of surface Engineered solutions to enhance the corrosion Resistance of the Solar Energy Storage Container
Thermal Energy Storage (TES) technologies offer unique benefits, such as helping to decouple heating and cooling demand from immediate power generation and supply availability. Thermal energy storage has the potential to be an important enabler of increased renewables penetration in energy systems. Hot corrosion is the major problem associated with the energy storage container. The present research work aims to identify the materials and corrosion resistance coating process for the CSP power plant’s thermal energy storage container materials. Based on the laboratory scale coupon level and prototype hot corrosion study at 1000 hours, the container prototype will be fabricated. The identified coating process during the simulated test studies will be applied to the storage tank. Further, the eutectic molten salt (PCM) will be filled in the container and carry out simulated corrosion studies. Finally, the technology know—how will be transferred to the concentrated solar power plant and process industries to commercialize the technology.
2. Development of fuel cell Three-Wheeler for urban Green Transportation in India:
3. Development of CDIO (conceive ,design, implement and operate) course module on Electric Vehicle Power Trains
The main aim of this proposal to develop the conceive, design, implement mode of course module on electric vehicle powertrain through transdisciplinary research partnership involving group of academic researchers from the Aston University, UK and Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore India along with industry partners like Athers Energy Private Limited, Bengaluru. This course will be jointly delivered by international level team experts from VIT, Aston University, Birmingham, UK and various industry experts. This course is designed to provide a comprehensive exposure to the skill set required for the electric vehicle revolution. This skill set includes electrochemical storage, power electronics and electrical machines. It incorporates fundamental and practical aspects of the relevant devices and technologies. A pathway towards fully electric ecosystem through fast adoption of electric mobility has been developed in the form of workshops, foreign expert lectures, short term course and seminar to the UG, PG and research scholars of VIT Vellore.
Semester Abroad Programme ( SAP ) 2023
The SAP at VIT is unique because the students go abroad only to do the capstone project in the final semester, a thesis work. The students learn to adapt to multicultural working environments and get experienced in working in cutting edge technology with the world leaders in those technologies. More than 90% of the students who opted for SAP end up going for their higher studies abroad in the same host university or other universities. This outcome is directly related to their SAP experience as many of the host universities also offer them direct entry in their Master’s and PhD program to these students. The details about our partner universities in the academic year 2022-2023 are provided.
| S.No | University | Country | No. of Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deakin University | Australia | 6 |
| 2 | University of Sydney | Australia | 3 |
| 3 | University of Toronto, University health network- Krembil Research Institute | Canada | 1 |
| 4 | Polytech Clermont (Clermont Auvergne INP) | France | 2 |
| 5 | Clermont Auvergne INP | France | 2 |
| 6 | Yokohama National University, Japan | Japan | 2 |
| 7 | Kyushu University Ito Campus | Japan | 1 |
| 8 | University of Edinburgh | Scotland, United Kingdom | 1 |
| 9 | National University of Singapore | Singapore | 1 |
| 10 | Agency for Science Technology and Research | Singapore | 3 |
| 11 | Slovak University of Agriculture | Slovakia | 2 |
| 12 | Lund University | Sweden | 1 |
| 13 | University West | Sweden | 1 |
| 14 | ETH ZURICH | Switzerland | 3 |
| 15 | Yuan Ze University | Taiwan | 4 |
Ms. Apala Chakrabarti, ECE Biomedical Engineering from VIT visited Kyushu University, Japan for a semester
Ms.Ruhani, Biotechnology student from VIT visited University of Wolverhampton, United
5th International Higher Education Fair (IHEF) 2022:
International Higher Education Fair (IHEF) 2024″ was organized for the students to get first-hand information about higher study, scholarship, and internship opportunities from the participating universities across the globe.
List of Participating Institutions – September 21, 2022
| S.No | Institution Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RMIT University | Australia |
| 2 | Macquarie University | Australia |
| 3 | The University of Queensland | Australia |
| 4 | The University of Western Australia | Australia |
| 5 | Monash University | Australia |
| 6 | The Australian National University | Australia |
| 7 | The University of Newcastle | Australia |
| 8 | Deakin University | Australia |
| 9 | University Technology Sydney | Australia |
| 10 | Swinburne University of Technology | Australia |
| 11 | Western Sydney University | Australia |
| 12 | Edith Cowan University | Australia |
| 13 | University of Tasmania | Australia |
| 14 | University of Sydney | Australia |
| 15 | University of Windsor, CANADA | Canada |
| 16 | RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | France |
| 17 | CAMPUS FRANCE | France |
| 18 | ESIGELEC, Graduate School of Engineering, France | France |
| 19 | École de Management de Normandie | France |
| 20 | EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL | FRANCE |
| 21 | RWTH Aachen University | Germany |
| 22 | Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin | Ireland |
| 23 | National University of Ireland, Galway | Ireland |
| 24 | Vrije University | The Netherlands |
| 25 | University of Twente, Netherlands | The Netherlands |
| 26 | Radboud University | The Netherlands |
| 27 | Wageningen University & Research | The Netherlands |
| 28 | University of Groningen | The Netherlands |
| 29 | Hanze University of Applied Sciences | The Netherlands |
| 30 | University of Salford | United Kingdom |
| 31 | ATMC Federation University | United Kingdom |
| 32 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | USA |
| 33 | Colorado State University | USA |
| 34 | Arizona State University | USA |
| 35 | EducationUSA - U.S. - India Educational Foundation | USA |
| 36 | Lehigh University, USA | USA |
| 37 | University of Miami | USA |
