National Instruments – HODs Conclave

National Instruments (India), in association with Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad organized HODs Conclave on 6th June, 2013. The main objective of this summit was to present NI’s latest tool & techniques to enhance teaching learning competency in academic Institutions. These tools are used to empower engineers in emerging countries to enhance their engineering competency and generate new and high-value jobs. The program focused on nurturing local innovation through partnerships between LabVIEW Academy and Academic Institutions. It also fosters the need of organization to build an Industry relevant Student Project Ecosystem in College. The program witnessed participation from 16 engineering colleges from NCR region and 40 delegates from these colleges participated in the event. The conclave provided an insight into the current requirement of manufacturing industries and their expectations from young engineering graduates. Prof. Ashiv Shah, Head, TIFAC-CORE briefed about the event and highlighted the need of adapting the innovative technologies for a better tomorrow. Mr. Karun Jain, Technical Consultant, National Instruments presented sessions on Nurturing Innovation –Through NI Technologies and Empowering Engineers – Through Industry-Academia Interface. The sessions have been a great source of motivation to the delegates. During the conclave, delegates also discussed about collaborating opportunities with LabVIEW Academy so as to provide customized training to their engineering graduates.