Bosch Rexroth will set up training centre in Bangalore

Bosch Rexroth India Ltd. is collaborating with the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) for establishing a world class training centre on industrial drives and control technology in Bangalore. This will be third such training centre to be established in the world.

VTU vice-chancellor K Balaveera Reddy announced this at a three-day training programme held from August 29 to August 31 on "Industrial hydraulics and pneumatics," organised for the faculty members of affiliated engineering colleges in the State.

The VTU has introduced the subject for seventh semester mechanical engineering degree students.

Bosch Rexroth and Motor Industries Co Ltd (MICO) jointly associated with the training programme conducted in Bangalore, according to a press release by VTU Registrar M S Shivakumar here. About 40 faculty members from various engineering colleges attended the programme.

MICA joint managing director V K Viswanathan, who inaugurated the programme, appreciated the partnership of Bosch Rexroth and VTU and impressed upon the importance of the subject in the overall industrial growth of the country.

With a view to develop university-industry interaction, Dr Reddy added that VTU has entered into MoUs with leading global organisations like Microsoft, IBM, Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd, Bangalore, UGS, and Sun Microsystems.