Bengaluru : Safran Engineering Services India (SESI), a subsidiary of Safran, announces academic collaboration with People’s Education Society University (PESU) for 3 years (2014 – 2017). The engagement, driven by SESI through Crucible of Research and Innovation (CORI) Centre of PESU will entail series of projects for PESU students and academic lectures for practicing engineers in SESI. The collaboration will initially cater to the fields of electrical, mechanical and systems engineering.
In addition to experience in analysis of aircraft structures, mechanical systems, aerodynamics, propulsion systems for small aircraft and electrical control systems, the CORI team will contribute with its expertise and research capabilities in the areas of electrical systems, which is in line with Safran’s focus on more-electric-aircraft.
This collaboration will enable SESI & PESU to prepare enthusiastic engineers for tomorrow’s aerospace challenges. It also bolsters SES’s strategy of strengthening the solutions providing approach by developing competencies on state of the art technologies
Quote from SES
Mr. Bruno BERNARD, CEO of SES says “What I saw is a really fascinating mindset of collaborative innovation fostered by a multi-disciplinary group of professors having industrial experience and managing their projects like true entrepreneurs”.
Mr. Helge BRUENGER, Head of Eurasia Operations of SES says “This collaboration is a great opportunity for us to work in a very innovative environment with young people from different disciplines. The projects presented were a good testimony of the efficiency of inter-disciplinary and creative teams”.
Quote from PES
Dr.K.N.B.Murthy, Vice Chancellor of PESU says ‘’We are proud to associate with SESI, an engineering services arm of Safran, a global aerospace conglomerate head quartered in France. This long term relationship gives PESU a great opportunity for its fraternity to collaborate on advanced engineering and research areas with SESI’’.
Prof.D. Jawahar, Pro Chancellor of PES University expressed his happiness in the engagement with SESI of SAFRAN and stated that this would propel research by providing real-world context in complex domain of aerospace engineering for both faculty and students.
Safran in India
Safran has been operating in India for over 60 years. The Group employs more than 2,600 highly skilled employees in the country with an average annual workforce growth of 30 per cent in the last decade. Safran operates in India across its 3 core businesses: delivering effective expertise to the country’s growing aerospace industry, along with leading edge navigation and optronics equipment for the defense sector, and biometrics solution for the security market. Over the decades of association, Safran’s activities have evolved to include strong local partnerships with Indian military aviation industry based on joint developments, production and support licenses for airplane, helicopter (including the Shakti engine for the Dhruv Helicopter) and rocket engines, landing gear, navigation systems, as well as the associated support services.
