In order to cater to the needs of the ever-growing and fast-changing world, the Chemical Engineering Department has established linkages with other departments, academia, industries and research institutes. This move has assisted its students as well as faculty members in realising the needs and challenges of research, academic and industry alliances and helped in imparting teaching beyond the curriculum.
Over and above these linkages, the department also aims to explore the other alliances of Institute of Technology.
Highlights:
MoU with Umagine Hydrogen Private Limited: The Department of Chemical Engineering has signed an MoU with Umagine Hydrogen Private Limited. The Parties wish to build mutual cooperation to learn, assimilate, and develop their core strengths, experience, and institutional objectives in the public interest of advancement of training, research, studies, consultancy, and technology development in issues and areas related to the development of sustainability, carbon neutrality, synthetic fuels, low-carbon hydrogen generation, green hydrogen, hydrogen application in ammonia production, refinery mobility, energy storage, gasification, pyrolysis etc. To this end, the Parties will work together in a wide variety of fields to achieve the goals of environmental sustainability and share experiences, research studies, etc.
MoU with Composite Excellence Center of Asia
A Memorandum of Understanding was established between the Institute of Technology at Nirma University and the Composite Excellence Center of Asia. The purpose of this collaboration is to synergize their efforts, combining expertise and resources to emphasize the significance of research and development in the field of Composites. Additionally, the parties aim to provide industrial training to students specializing in engineering, technology, and sciences.
Recognizing the critical need to cultivate a substantial pool of highly qualified professionals across various domains related to design development, tool designs, and the appropriate manufacturing methodology of Composites, both institutions have joined forces through this MoU.
Dr Mamta Saiyad played an instrumental role in executing this MoU. We may utilize the MoU for the department’s benefit. Along with our department Civil and Mechanical Department will also be actively utilizing the MoU.
MoU with GORenewable Technology
An MoU has been signed between Institute of Technology, Nirma University and GORenewable Technology, an industry in solar technology. MoU signed on 15th May 2024. The purpose of the MoU in brief is: to organize joint conferences, seminars and training programmes, to carry out Practical training of IT NU students by GRT, providing students for various training programs in Renewable Energy Technologies for long-term and short-term duration of programs. (skilled and vocational based Trainings), exploring possibilities of setting up a Renewable Energy Technologies workshop at Nirma University Campus to educate, train and provide on-the-job training to IT NU students from the grants of Industries, Government of Gujarat and/or Government of India, to explore possibilities of setting up a Renewable Energy Technologies Testing Laboratory at Nirma University for Renewable Energy Technologies Testing and imparting first-hand training to the students of under-graduate, post-graduate, and research students and industry professionals. Joint guidance of student projects/thesis in the field of Renewable Energy Technologies and other areas of national interest at IT NU by GRT.
MoU with Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Limited: An MoU was signed between Nirma University and KCIL in order to evaluate the potential research relationship between the two organizations and boost the industry-academia relation.
MoU with Arvind Envisol: An MoU was signed between NIRMA UNIVERSITY and Global Water Innovation Centre for Action (GWICA) under ARVIND ENVISOL on 2nd May, 2025, with a view to collaborate for potential expertise sharing, enhancing students’ exposure to industrial know-how and research projects in the field of water and waste water technology.
