Technolodge Coverage, FDP and More

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Trinity College of Engineering, Trinity Hills, Near Pravachambalam, Trivandrum 695 528
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A launchpad for startup^UST Global has taken up the lead in supporting companies registered w ith Trivandrum Technolodge, an incubation
project in Trinity College of Engineering located in th e suburbs
UST Global’$
support
is a huge
positive for
startups. Big
companies
supporting
startups
present a win-
win situation
for both.
While the
former gets
an eco system
to st^iport
their business
the latter
gets real-time
business
expertise to
scaleup.lt
is the way
forward
- Saji Gopinath.
CEO. Kerala
Startup Mission
Unnikrlshnan S
T
he much neglected rural entrepre­
neurship in technology gets a boost
alter IT companies*extwid support to
such ventures. UST Global has taken
up the lead In supporting companies
registered with Trivandrum Tech
nolodge, an incubation project in T n n ity
College o f Engineering located in the sub­
urbs o f Thiruvananthapuram city. Tboush
there has been instances o f IT companies
supporting student startups it is the first
tim e that IT companies are mentoring rural
entrepreneurs
Infinity I-abs, an innovation arm o f UST
Global w ill provide mentorship to startups
incubated at Trivandrum TVehnolodge. an
incubation project o f T rin ity College o f
E n gin eering, located in the suburbs o f
Thiruvananthapuram . which was opened
on Thursday Tbchnolodge is a project o f
state governm ent to promote IT in rural ar­
eas. It Is managed by Kerala State IT Infra­
structure Ltd which lends the brand name
to private entities that meet the criteria.
Though the project has com e up in Pira-
vom. Kannur. Muvattupuzhaand Knrtayam
it is the first tim e that an IT com pany is
suppornng it Lack of proper support en vi­
ronment led to the closure o f many Tech-
nolodge projects
‘T h is is the first time we are associating
w ith a Technolodge project. W e help bud­
ding entrepreneurs in technology business
m odel and strategy Rural areas in the state
have better maker comm unity." said head
o f Innovations. UST Global. Gokul A lex
A ccording to him supporting rural cntrc
preneurship is in line with U S T s vision o f
distributed innovation modeL
Another Techno park-based global engi­
neering solutions provider, QuEST Global.
Is keen to support the businesses o f even
those with non-academic background. “ We
are open to supporting such ventures if
they align with core verticals o f our gaga
company,” said vice president and centre
h oa d , Q u E S T G lo b a l, T h ir u v a n a n ­
thapuram. S Narayanan. The company has
recently conducted a national-level compe­
tition to sieve out the best en gin eering
brains. The startup wave that the IT sector
witnessed in the state has so far excluded
students and entrepreneurs from the rural
areas. The support o f global IT companies
is seen os a plus for the developing business
ecosystem .
“UST Global's support is a huge positive
fo r startups. B ig com panies supporting
startups create a w in-w in situation for
both. W hile the form er gets an eco system
to support their business the latter gets real
tim e business expertise to scale up It ksthe
way forw ard," said CEO o f Kerala Startup
Mission. Saji Gopinath. According to him
the m odel has been successfully im ple­
mented In developed countries
Trivandrum Tochnolodgc offers incuba­
tion space for around 20 com panies Th e
companies can use the m odern lab facili­
ties such as infrastructure fo r manufactur­
ing. technical services, sm art space and
m entorship availa b le here. D esign and
hardware startups can use automation ga­
rage provided by UST Global. ‘UST Global
has supported student initiatives such as
drlverless car anti under water drones In
Ttochnolodge wo have already received en­
quiries from two rural entrepreneurs who
are in the field o f electronics,*' said princi­
pal o f T rin ity College o f Engineering Arun
Surendran.
A n entire floor <5.000 square feet) o f the
m ulti-storied campus has been dedicated
for the office requirem ents o f the startups.
TTie space can accom m odate 20 startups
having a team o f 5 each. “ We have been pro­
moting entrepreneurship am ong our fac­
ulty m em bers and students. T h e college
provides mentorship besides helping them
w ith the lab facilities requ ired for th eir
work. We want the college to be the one stop
centre for engineering soludon." sa id Arun
Surendran
Th e college offers services like manufac­
tu rin g lab facilities, technical services,
smart space and mentorship. The startup
centre w ill be open 24x7 The office space
and facilities are available for a rent o f Rs
5,000 per month for first year of operation,
l i i e college has only one condition tliough-
recruit freshers o r interns from T rin ity
when the startups expand operation.
This is the first time we
are associating with a
Technolodge project.
We help budding
entrepreneurs in
technology, business
model and strategy.
Rural areas in the state
have better maker
community
-Gokul Alex, headof
Innovations.USTGlobal

2. 2 TRINITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Faculty Development Programme
- ^ h in g -le arn iiv g process
rtl,n l4,h Scl),el"her to 12th October 2017)
Conducted by
J IT Bom bay
As a part of ongoing the FDP on “Peda­
gogy for Online and Blended Teaching
learning process” conducted by NT Bom
bay, our faculty Mrs. Gayathri Rema
Narayan (ECE), Mrs. Vidhya R (Mech),
Mrs. Anuvinda S M (EEE), Mrs.Yamuna M
Nair (EEE) and Mrs. Lini Mol Anslam (EEE),
attended the second phase of face to
face interaction at LMCST on 16thand 17
th September 2017.The next interaction
will be on 7 th and 8th October 2017.
KERALA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
(KSCSTE)
AND
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Jointly Invite
Innovative project proposals Jrom Engineering students nndew
I N N O V A T E o f KSCSTE
/A/A/OM TEisaspecialprogrammeinstitutedbyKSCSTEtopromote innovations
from Engineeringstudentsin the KeralaState. Under IN N O V A TE scheme f inancial
support will be provided to selected innovative projects. Such projects will get an
opportunity to be presented in TEKON-2018 ( I ECH FEST of KSCSTE).
Attractive Cash prizes
are given to the best
innovations presented in
TEKON-2018
(TECHFEST of KSCSTE)
U U
20
L A S T D A T E
Who can apply ?
B. T ech S tu dents o f
Engineering Colleges in
K e ra la
Mode of participation ?
Individual/ Group of
max. 5
members
Funding ?
Max. Financial support of
Rs. 25,000/- to each
selected team
SELECTION CRITERIA:
01. Each E n gin eerin g C o lle g e has t o co n d u ct an in -h ou se c o m p e titio n fo r in n o va tiv e id eas/ p rojects and an
Expert C o m m itte e co n stitu ted w ith in th e c o lle g e shall se le c t th e b est 2 — 3 p rojects.
02. Best project/s such s e le c te d m a y b e fo rw a rd e d in th e p rescrib ed a p p lication fo rm a t (d o w n lo a d a b le fro m
w w w .k scs te .k era la .g o v .in ) t o KSCSTE by th e H ead o f th e Institution.
03 . A tea ch in g fa cu lty o f th e institu tion sh ould b e th e g u id e fo r each p roject.
04. A Judging C o m m itte e co n stitu ted b y KSCSTE & KTU w ill s e lec t m erito rio u s p ro je ct p ro p o sa ls t o be
su p p o rte d u n d er IN N O VA TE
05 . ‘IN N O V A T E ’ p ro m o te s in n o va tiv e te c h n o lo g ie s in th e ch allen gin g a rea s o f S cien ce & T e c h n o lo g y o r
socially re le v a n t te c h n o lo g ie s . S o m e o f th e ex a m p le s fo r tech n o lo g ica l d e v e lo p m e n ts a re: 1) C ordless
Electric Iron 2 ) A u to m a tic in tellig en t b reak in g system fo r ve h icle s 3 ) A u to m a tic m ist co n tro l in
a u to m o b ile s 4 ) D og re p e lle n t g a d g e t S) W a te r pu rifiers fo r rural a p p lication 6 ) E xtraction o f clean natural
salt fro m sea w a te r 7) P e sticid e d e te c tio n te c h n o lo g y in fru its & v e g e ta b le s 8 ) O rgan ic w a s te co n v e rte rs
9 ) G reen bu ildin g m ateria ls 10) C old chain p rocess etc.
Student Projects developed under ‘INNOVATE of KSCSTE’ shall compulsorily be
presented in
TEKON-2Q18 (TECHFEST of KSCSTE)
Project propusuLs in the prescribed format should reach on or before 20* October 2017 to the following address
Dr. Ajit Prabhu V, Chief Scientist& Mead TDPMD. KSCSTE, Sasthra Bhavan. Pal tom P.O. Thiruvananthapuram —695 004
Pti: 0471 —2548 252, 2548 230. 31 email: innovateonucste@gmail.com
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