August 01,2006

 

 

STES’s SINHGAD COLLEGE OF SCIENCE: Inauguration of PG Program in Geoinformatics.

 

Post Graduate program in Geo-Informatics started by Sinhgad College of Science was inaugurated on August 01, 2006 at 10.30 AM at the hands of Mr. Ratnakar Gaikwad, Director General,Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration, And Vice Chancellor, University of Pune who congratulated Sinhgad College of Science for this innovative program. He also announced that YASHADA is keen to work with Sinhgad College of Science and provide linkages to students projects thru YASHADA and in developing fundamental research projects on a national panorama”. He reiterated the fact that the college should continue to maintain leadership role in academics.

 

As a premier teaching Institute, we understand the growing needs of higher education, industry requirements, new emerging technologies and disciplines. We look at ourselves as vanguards of science and therefore we envisage a Post Graduate program in Geo-Informatics that encompasses a dual challenge of equipping students with a strong scientific foundation as well as training them in latest methodologies and technologies.

 

In his welcome speech Prof M.N. Navale said “This PG Program is reflection of our proactive approach to abreast needs of globalization and adapt our teaching programs accordingly. This course in Geoinformatics is the reflection of the same and a stepping stone into the future considering the growth rate of GIS industry”.

 

The requirement for such a focused program is an outcome of the realization of the need of the course. This derived from interactions in various industry-academia interactions across the country in the last 2 years. This course already has committed contributions (experts contributing to the program as faculty resource and in terms of our student resources being available to them for dedicated projects), from leading experts of international repute, besides a couple of major national level organizations. Mentioned “

 

“ STES has signed a MoU with Kalyani Net Ventures Ltd., for Sustained guidance and technical support towards the assurance of the quality and contents of the course in addition to KNVL staff contributing as Resource faculty / Subject Experts to the conduct of the course. This course also has significant support from all GIS software majors like ESRI, MAPInfo, ROLTA, etc and applications agencies.
This Program is unique in the country that even before the roll-out of the course, the entire laboratory for conducting the course is fully equipped with software and hardware required for the training, with an installation cost of more than a Crore of Rupees. In addition, the course faculty and the detailed weekly schedule of the course has been worked out in advance”.
–Dr Sampada Joshi, Principal.

 

“The GIS Industry is poised for a major growth in this country, with a projected annual revenue of over Rs. 250 crores in services alone. Add to that derivatives and license sales, the volume could be more than double. Obviously the need for trained manpower, capable of delivering the solutions and services in a timely and meaningful manner is great. Realising that the industry ends up spending from its own pocket in training manpower, KNVL has identified STES as a training partner to cater to its needs. ………”.Dr Vivek Kale, CEO, KNVL.