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Confederation of Indian Industry today organised a session on ‘Emerging Trends in Higher Education: India as a Knowledge Partner’ by Professor Nigel Thrift - Vice Chancellor, University of Warwick, UK and Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, Director, Warwick Manufacturing Group, in Bangalore.

Delivering his welcome address Mr KN Shenoy, Chairman, CII Institute of Quality & Vice Chairman, Volvo India Ltd set the tone by highlighting opportunities and challenges in higher education for India.

Dr Paul Jennings, lead researcher in the Experiential Engineering Group, and Dr Rebecca Cain, a member of the team, feature in a new iCast produced by the University of Warwick.

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Confederation of Indian Industry and Warwick Manufacturing Group of the University of Warwick today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to continue programmes for training of practicing managers and to develop internship programmes for them. Speaking at a Session titled “Emerging Trends in Higher Education – India as a Knowledge Partner”, organised on the occasion of signing the MoU, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Nigel Thrift, University of Warwick, said: “We have an excellent partnership with CII which has benefited many companies and individuals from manufacturing companies. We are committed to further this university industry collaboration which can become mutually beneficial.”

WMG, the global innovation group at the University of Warwick, is seeking to expand its collaborative research and education programmes into new territory: Russia. Earlier this year the Russian Minister of Telecommunications visited WMG to discuss the potential for WMG, in partnership with a leading Russian body, to provide support in research, education and knowledge transfer to companies based in Russia. This follows the model successfully applied in WMG’s collaborative operations in China, India, Singapore, South Africa and Thailand.

World-leaders WMG and Arup have signed up to working together to benefit business in the UK and around the world  WMG, business solutions provider and part of the University of Warwick, will work with Arup, the global engineers, designers and business consultants to collaborate in research, training and the identification and exploitation of business opportunities. They will jointly promote design excellence and sustainable development, transferring ideas and know-how to other businesses and users.

Latest research shows that simple things such as the push of a button have a disproportionately large impact on consumer choices. 

This understanding is critical in the premium luxury car business where the positive feel of a switch could swing a decision to spend tends of thousands. And to make matters worse, the daily use of controls which irritate a driver can drive them to try another brand when they next change their vehicle. Now researchers at WMG are working in partnership with leading luxury car makers to try and find the perfect switch.

WMG RESEARCHER WINS IDENTITY ‘OSCAR’ FOR UAE ID CARD SCHEME A WMG engineering doctorate researcher has won an international award for his work on the United Arab Emirates identity card scheme. Ali Mohammed Al-Khouri, now the Assistant Director General at the Emirates Identity Authority, was a winner at the Fifth ID World International Congress People Awards for work he conducted with WMG researcher Dr Jay Bal.

Although many companies are looking to reduce their transport carbon footprint, a common cry from transport and fleet managers is that options are limited, and the costs and benefits of new technology difficult to predict. 

The WMG Hybrid & Eco-Friendly Vehicle Exhibition, held on 7 June at the Prodrive Test Track in Warwickshire, showcased hybrids and other green vehicles that are available now, with an opportunity to drive the vehicles back-to-back with conventional alternatives. Running in parallel with the Ride & Drive Event was an exhibition of green technologies and services, and seminars throughout the day to help buyers understand the options.