Altair to set up excellence centre with Pune engg college

Nasdaq-listed global technology company Altair on Wednesday announced the signing of an initial agreement with College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP) for jointly setting up of an excellence centre for electric mobility. The centre, to come up at the sprawling campus of the 165-year-old institute, will enable more than 60 engineers to work simultaneously on electric mobility applications, it said.

"We are happy to collaborate with this prestigious institution. As governments push for the early adoption of electric vehicles, the automotive industry needs talent with knowledge and skills across multiple engineering disciplines. "This centre of excellence on electric vehicles addresses this need and brings about cross-disciplinary knowledge clubbed with the latest in simulation technology used by global electric vehicle manufacturers," said Vishwanath Rao, managing director, Altair.

Under the collaboration, the CoEP will conduct formal PG-diploma courses as part of the student curriculum while Altair will act as the technology partner, providing students with simulation tools and course programming focused on electric mobility, the release said. The one-year full-time PG-diploma will include courses in energy storage systems for battery management, a bridge course in electric and mechanical disciplines, vehicle dynamics and traction, sensors and controls in electric vehicles, among others, it said.

We are happy to have Altair as our industry partner to drive the need of trained technical manpower for the country in this domain, said Bharatkumar Ahuja, director, CoEP..