DCNS signs cooperation agreement with IIT Bombay

DCNS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. It has been signed by Dr Alain Bovis, Executive Director of DCNS Research and Professor Shiva Prasad, Dean of Academic Programmes in IIT Bombay. This MoU opens new cooperation avenues to DCNS in India for education and research programs in naval defence and energy. Considering their respective domains of expertise, DCNS and IIT Bombay expect a rapid deployment of several projects and will include,sponsoring research and development programmes to be carried out cooperatively by IIT Bombay and DCNS Research teams, sponsoring Indian student projects and fellowships at IIT Bombay, training DCNS personnel through “continuing education programmes” conducted by IIT Bombay.

The research projects will be run at IIT Bombay premises with support of DCNS Research teams or in dedicated common facilities. Thermo hydraulics, electrical engineering, material sciences are the most promising areas of scientific interaction between the two organisations. Professor Shiva Prasad said: “There is a huge potential for cooperation in educational programmes and R&D programs in the maritime and energy domains between IIT Bombay and DCNS.”

Dr Alain Bovis added: “This new development emphasises our investments in long term in India. It also aims to accelerate technology progress in mutually beneficial areas by tying up with one of the top Indian research centres”. The agreement is supported by the Science and Technology Department of the French Embassy in India.