MANGALORE: The Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering (MITE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Toyota Industries Engine India Private Limited (TIEI) to aid skill development in the area of engine manufacturing. The main goal of this collaboration includes creating opportunities for students, teaching faculty, and industry personnel.
The new MoU will allow the exchange of students, faculty and industry executives between MITE and TIEI to strengthen the overall competence in the respective fields. Santosh Rao, Associate Vice President-HR, TIEI, said that the world today is an ever-growing automobile industry, and has a need for skilled engineers having good exposure to engine manufacturing technology and environment. The agreement has been drawn to facilitate internship and plant visits for students and faculty members of MITE, which will give them exposure of the industry. Experts from TIEI will deliver lectures and conduct workshops at MITE as part of boosting relationships between academia and industry, and additionally enable exchanges on latest trends in engine technology.