CHENNAI: Supported by Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd (TEPL), SASTRA University, Tamil Nadu has collaborated with Taiwan’s Asia University and Yuan Ze University to launch a joint learning program for students pursuing the M.Tech degree in VLSI design at SASTRA.
Under the program, students would get the opportunity to study one year at the campus in Tamil Nadu and complete their second year in Taiwan at either of the two universities, as well as have internships in the semiconductor industry.
The parties have come into an agreement and signed the Memorandum of Understanding to kick start this venture in the coming academic year. The representatives of the institutions, AICTE Chairman, Anil Sahasrabuddhe, Vice-Chancellor Dr. S Vaidhyasubramaniam, Advisor Prof. Kamakoti, TEPL Head – Human Resources Ranjan Bandyopadhyay, Director General of Department of International affairs of Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, Dr. Nicole Lee, President of Asia University Dr. Jeffrey Tsai, President of Yuan Ze University Dr. Jyh-Yang Wu along with Peters Chen, Director of the Education Division of Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India; met online for the virtual initiation ceremony to formally launch this major initiative.
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Peters Chen while expressing his best wishes also mentioned how this initiative will bring Taiwan and India closer in terms of academic and industrial
cooperation. India seeks to internationalize its higher education system and this project serves that purpose as students can now experience learning and internship in different environments and cultures while making use of the best available resources available to them.
As Taiwan is the world’s leading manufacturer of semiconductors, Indian students can make use of this opportunity to learn from the best in this field and also take up internships in the country. Furthermore, TEPL has offered to provide job opportunities to students who would be graduating from the program hence making it an attractive prospect for students. Mr. Chen thanked DG Das of the India Taipei Association and Prof. Sahasrabuddhe for their guidance and cooperation and hoped that many more Indian Universities would come forward to collaborate with Taiwan in the future.
