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TOI : PUNE: City-based Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Loughborough University, Leicestershire-UK for research, post graduate and doctoral programmes in automotive engineering.

K C Vora, head of ARAI Academy and Rui Chen, senior lecturer at Loughborough University, are the co-coordinators of this programme.

ARAI Director Shrikant Marathe and Richard Stobart, Head of the Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering Department at Loughborough University, signed the MoU. Marathe said though there are many post-graduate educational institutions in India, not many operate in the field of automotive engineering. Facilities required for automotive R&D are prohibitively expensive which imposes a lot of constraints on several institutions. The success of ARAI’s collaboration with Vellore Institute of Technology has prompted the Association to look into the development of specialised programmes in various fields of automotive technology with leading universities abroad, Marathe said.

“The purpose of this programme is to develop engineers to drive quality and innovation in the automotive industry, which, given both consumer demands and the state of global resources, is increasingly focused on the environment, fuel economy and safety. A collaborative effort combining the joint expertise and influence of ARAI and Loughborough University will succeed in creating engineers capable of meeting the demands of the automotive industry in India and around the world. Additionally, a workforce exposed to different cultures and business practices can only be an asset to employers as global commerce continues to be the norm,” Marathe said.

Stobart said, “The Indian automotive industry is the fastest growing automobile industry in the world. In spite of the current global financial turmoil in developed countries, the industry in India is still enjoying growth, which shows the potential of future further development.”

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