Prof. Baldev Setia, Director PEC, signed an MOU with Prof Laxmidhar Behera, Director IIT MANDI during the one-day Conclave on Technology for Society organized at IIT Mandi on 29th June 2023. The MOU was signed in the presence of the Honorable Governor of Himachal Pradesh Sh. Shiv Pratap Shukla for starting a new joint Ph.D. Program and for joint Academic, Consultancy and Research collaborations. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, S20 Chair & Former DST Secretary, Padma Shri Dr. Janak Palta McGilligan, Founder Director Jimmy McGilligan Centre for Sustainable Development were the Guests of Honour at the event.
Prof. Baldev Setia, Director PEC attended the conclave as a Guest Speaker along with Dr. Bineesha P. Member, Technology Development Board, DST, Prof. Manoj Gaur, Director IIT Jammu.
A delegation from PEC including Prof Arun Kumar Singh, Head Sponsored Research, Prof Rajesh Bhatia, Dean Academic Affairs, Prof Vasundhara Singh, Dean Faculty Affairs, Head of Production, Physics and other Faculty members from different Departments also attended the event and were present during MoU signing. The delegation during their visit had meetings with Prof Laxmidhar Behera, Director IIT, the deans, heads and other faculty members of IIT Mandi for futuristic research collaborations.