Industry Interaction Cell

About Industry Relation Cell:

Industry-Academia Collaboration Platform is being developed to Strengthen Industry Academia relations to improve the Innovation capacity of small and medium enterprises in India and Sanjivani Group of Institutes, Kopargaon.  This platform is developed by “MASSIA/NIMA/NITA INNOVATION FACILITATION CELL” supported by GIZ “MSME INNOVATION” Project.

Industry-Academia collaboration initiative is a part of the “Program for Modernization and Innovation Promotion in Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME INNO)”, which is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)) and the Indian Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises.

For every academic year students are visiting to the industry and identifying the problems faced by the industry in discussion with the industry persons. After identification of problems, students and their mentors are preparing the problem statement/problem description based on the problem identified in the industry. Such project teams are visiting to the industry frequently to solve the issue. After rigorous study and literature review with best of expertise, the team will prepare the three different probable solution for that particular problem. These desired outcomes will be presented in front of the expert team of MASSIA/NIMA innovation facilitation center. The comments given in the review reports given by expert will be incorporated to implement the solution in the industry as per final discussions in the industry.

Sanjivani Group of Institutes, Kopargaon involved this activity under the banner of Sanjivani Industry Relations Cell since academic year 2018-2019, 2019-2020. The Industry Relation Cell is headed by Dr R A Kapgate (Dean-IRC) and assisted by Dr P M Patare (Coordinator MASSIA/NIMA Projects). Various colleges run by Sanjivani Group of Institutes, Kopargaon are involved in this activity. The colleges participated in the activity are Sanjivani College of Engineering Kopargaon, Sanjivani KBP Polytechnic Kopargaon, Sanjivani College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Kopargaon.

Objectives :

1. To strengthen strong relationship between industry and academia.
2. To facilitate joint research work, consultancy involving faculty and students.
3. To seek and associate experts from industry in curriculum development and review.
4. To identify continuing education opportunities, short-term programs and training needs of the industry, which the institution can provide.
5. To conduct Industrial Training, Orientation Courses, Industrial Visits etc for faculty and students at regular intervals.
6. Memoranda of Understanding between the Institute and industries to bring the two sides emotionally and strategically closer.

Structure of the Industry Relations Cell:

Below are the names of Industry Partners with whom we have signed MOUs under Industry Interaction.

MASSIA/NIMA/GIZ Projects
Academic Year 2019-2020

MASSIA/NIMA/GIZ Projects
Academic Year 2018-2019