IIT Bombay Hosts Conference of BRICS Network Universities

A  three day virtual Conference of BRICS Network Universities on the theme of electric mobility  was inaugurated at IIT Bombay today.

This conference is part of  the engagements that India is hosting under the education stream during its Chairship of the 13th BRICS Summit this year.

Key Highlights

• Eighteen experts from Brazil, Russia, India, China and S. Africa will talk about various aspects of electric mobility like traffic management, hydrogen technology, hybrid vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and linkage between e-mobility and livelihoods over the next three days.
• Over 100 students, researchers and faculty from the BRICS Network Universities of the five member countries are expected to participate in the conference.

• Shri Gadkari  called upon IITs in the country to take on research in innovative technology that can further revolutionize e-mobility. The Minister also called for greater research cooperation among the BRICS countries in this sector.

• BRICS Network University is a union of higher education institutions of the five BRICS member countries, formed with the objective of enhancing educational cooperation in general, and especially in the realm of research and innovation . IIT Bombay is the lead institution of India for the BRICS Network University.

SOURCE: PIBA

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