Media Release - Mahindra École Centrale connects with JEE students in Hyderabad

Mahindra École Centrale connects with JEE students in Hyderabad

 

·         Founder Director of MEC, Professor Sanjay G Dhande addresses engineering aspirants

·         Shares key insights and elucidation of new trends emerging in Engineering education

·         The importance of industry alignment of engineering education and research

·         MEC - an opportunity for world class engineering education in India

Hyderabad, February 24, 2014: Mahindra École Centrale (MEC), a premier engineering college to be launched in Hyderabad through a high- impact Indo-French collaboration, organized a seminar on careers in engineering and prospects worldwide. MEC has been connecting with students of various coaching centres across the country the past few months, conducting roadshows and connect sessions.

 

MEC, set up by the Mahindra Group, is an industry-academia synergy between Mahindra Group, a global business conglomerate, École Centrale Paris, one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering institutions in France, and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) Hyderabad. Mahindra École Centrale (MEC) will develop proficient scientific and technical manpower, trained to international standards and capable of becoming global managers.

 

MEC pedagogy is structured to build leaders and impart industry-ready higher education. MEC’s integrated curriculum will develop students to face global engineering challenges and adapt to new and emerging technologies. The institution is committed to providing world-class infrastructure to support a strong research vision and offer students with cutting-edge facilities. The program is designed to provide a unique cultural diversity that helps real-time association with the industry through internships and a healthy mix of international and domestic faculties.

 

Speaking during the seminar to the gathering comprising mostly enthusiastic students of Sri Gayatri Academy, Dr. Sanjay Dhande, Founder Director, Mahindra École Centrale stressed on the need to create business leaders who are as comfortable working in India as in any other part of the world. He echoed the sentiments of the Mahindra leadership that MEC, in collaboration with École Centrale, will precisely fill this gap. He explained that the institute aims to train engineers, both men and women to be entrepreneurial, innovative and technically sound, so that they are capable of meeting the greatest challenges of their era.

 

He held strongly on the power of the Patent & Prosper paradigm to herald and usher in great innovations that would redefine future living and business. He was pleased to announce how the unique curriculum of this institution is designed to help students develop the ability to adapt, change and master the complexity of organizations and make them ready for world challenges in future. The admission process at MEC is set to begin from mid-year 2014.

 

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About École Centrale Paris

École Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering which has the special status of “Grand établissement”. École Centrale Paris is located in Châtenay-Malabry, a southern suburb of Paris.

Founded in 1829, École Centrale Paris is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France. According to the magazine L'Étudiant, the École Centrale Paris is ranked 2nd in the top-list of French engineering schools, ahead of more than 200. École Centrale Paris offers graduate degree programs as well as PhD opportunities.

École Centrale Paris, reputed for its corporate and international orientations, has 116 partner companies and 122 partnerships with the best universities in 36 countries all over the world.

 

About Mahindra

The Mahindra Group focuses on enabling people to rise through solutions that power mobility, drive rural prosperity, enhance urban lifestyles and increase business efficiency.

 

A USD 16.7 billion multinational group based in Mumbai, India, Mahindra employs more than 180,000 people in over 100 countries. Mahindra operates in the key industries that drive economic growth, enjoying a leadership position in tractors, utility vehicles, information technology and vacation ownership. In addition, Mahindra enjoys a strong presence in the agribusiness, aerospace, components, consulting services, defence, energy, financial services, industrial equipment, logistics, real estate, retail, steel, commercial vehicles and two wheeler industries.

 

In 2012, Mahindra featured on the Forbes Global 2000 list, a listing of the biggest and most powerful listed companies in the world. In 2013, the Mahindra Group received the Financial Times ‘Boldness in Business’ Award in the ‘Emerging Markets’ category.

 

 

 

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