State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has signed an agreement with
Canada’s Simon Fraser University (SFU) for collaboration on clean energy
research. Located in Canada on British Columbia’s west coast, SFU is a public
research university and is ranked amongst the top 50 universities in the
world.
“SFU specialises in developing clean energy technologies in which IOC
has considerable interest for future businesses in India,” the company
said in a statement here. IOC Director (R&D) R K Malhotra and SFU President and Vice
Chancellor Prof Andrew Petter signed a Statement of Intent for
collaborative research in clean technology, it said.
Malhotra said the pact will allow an opportunity for the Indian and
foreign researchers to acquire working experience at IOC’s Research and
Development division on projects of our interest and earn their degrees
from SFU. IOC, he said, recognises and values the lead role which British
Columbia is taking in Hydrogen Fuel Cell development and its
commercialisation. He hoped that this collaboration will help IOC access
SFU’s expertise in this area.
Petter said India is a priority destination for SFU’s research collaborations. “Exchange programme would also see SFU faculty and students work in
IOC’s world-class R&D facility, while IOC personnel would have
access to SFU facilities. This would be an exemplary illustration of
global Industry-Academia Collaboration,” the statement said.
Philip Steenkamp VP (External Relations), SFU; Dr Mario Pinto VP
(Research), SFU and BP Das, Executive Director (Refining Technology),
IOC were among senior officials present at the signing ceremony.
Source:Indianpowersector.com
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