Lok Sabha Question No. 3861 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Hemang Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3861 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2024

## GATI SHAKTI VISHWAVIDYALAYA

3861.   DR. HEMANG JOSHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Gati  Shakti  Vishwavidyalaya  has  been  mandated  to provide  high  quality  teaching,  research  and  skill  development  in diverse disciplines related to transportation sector;
- (b) whether  any  academic  benefits  have  emerged  out  of  the  MoU signed by the University with the Airbus;
- (c) the manner in which this MoU is going to support the conduct of the courses; and
- (d) the manner in which this MoU is going to benefit the transportation sector of the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d) : Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) is a Central University, which aims to provide high quality education for development of much required skill-set to cater to the needs of transportation and logistics sectors.

The  university  signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with Airbus  in  September,  2023.  This  MoU  focuses  on  development  of academic  curriculum for aerospace  and  aviation sector, faculty support  to  conduct  these  courses,  connecting  with  international academia, joint research and organizing joint events like symposiums, workshops  etc.  Further,  the  MoU  promotes  industry  experience  and training  by  Airbus  experts  for  GSV  students,  institutional  exchanges for faculty, students and administrative staff, scholarship for meritorious and needy students.

In  the  spirit  of  the  MoU,  GSV  has  launched  a  new  course  namely 'B.Tech in Aviation Engineering' from its new academic year 2024-25, which is aligned with the needs of the aviation industry.

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya has also signed Memorandum of Understanding with several leading Universities, Industry and Government  Departments  etc.  focussing  on  relevant  topics  such  as Education, Research, Training, Internship, Placement and Joint Programs etc; as per the details given below:

|   SN | Organisation                                           |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Lucchini RS S.p.a, Italy                               |
|    2 | University of Monash                                   |
|    3 | Indian Air Force                                       |
|    4 | Indian Army                                            |
|    5 | Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI) |
|    6 | RailTel Corporation                                    |
|    7 | Indian Chamber of Commerce                             |

|   8 | Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB)                                  |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   9 | Asian Institute of Transport Development                                         |
|  10 | The Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) of Baroda                                |
|  11 | Jacobs                                                                           |
|  12 | Nokia                                                                            |
|  13 | Plasser India                                                                    |
|  14 | GSFC University, Vadodara                                                        |
|  15 | Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport                                   |
|  16 | VLSI Society of India                                                            |
|  17 | Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS), Russia                            |
|  18 | National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research (NITTTR), Bhopal |
|  19 | Karmayogi Bharat                                                                 |
|  20 | Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)                                              |
|  21 | Nippon Koei                                                                      |
|  22 | Birla Institute of Tech. and Science, Pilani                                     |
|  23 | Indian Maritime University                                                       |
|  24 | Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)                   |
|  25 | IIM Mumbai                                                                       |
|  26 | AIRBUS                                                                           |
|  27 | IIT Gandhinagar                                                                  |
|  28 | IIT Jodhpur                                                                      |
|  29 | Chetak Foundation                                                                |

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