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Motorola ties up with IIT Mumbai
By agencies
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Wednesday, 05 July 2006, 19:30 IST
MUMBAI: Motorola Inc. today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai, to strengthen its research and development (R&D) initiatives in India and support its vision for the emerging markets.
This MoU will allow Motorola researchers to work with the Institute's faculty to boost R&D initiatives on application of Next Generation Technologies. Motorola has also established a post-doctoral fellowship through the Motorola Foundation, U.S.A, which will help Motorola attract a cross-section of talent to develop architecture and applications to realize seamless mobility and a converged world.
Firdose Vandrevala, chairman Motorola India and corporate vice president, Motorola Inc., said, Motorola and IIT Mumbai are renowned for best-in-class talent and skills and have led technological change in their respective areas. This partnership will be mutually fulfill and enrich our vision and execution of seamless mobility.
Prof. Ashok Misra, director - IIT Mumbai, said, "We believe our association with Motorola will give our students exposure to real life technical projects and provide them with the right platform to harness their knowledge and skills."
Motorola and IIT Mumbai have also set up a council to enhance/align long-range research between the Institute and Motorola, besides training students of IIT Mumbai. In the past, Motorola has undertaken joint R&D initiatives with other IITs like IIT Chennai and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.