PRATT & WHITNEY SIGNS MOU WITH YMCA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MUMBAI: PRATT AND WHITNEY, A DIVISION OF UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. HAS SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH YMCA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FARIDABAD, A HARYANA STATE GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITY, TO PROVIDE AEROSPACE AND AVIATION SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE STUDENTS.

``THIS PARTNERSHIP AIMS AT FACILITATING THE GROWTH OF AN AVIATION ECOSYSTEM IN INDIA BY HELPING IN CREATION OF AN INDUSTRY READY TALENT POOL THROUGH A NUMBER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES,'' SAID A PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY PRATT AND WHITNEY. ``THIS JOINT INITIATIVE WILL ALLOW PRATT & WHITNEY AND YMCA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLORE SHORT-TERM EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AIMED AT DEVELOPING SKILL AND TALENT NEEDS OF THE AVIATION ECOSYSTEM AND THEREBY SUPPORTING 'MAKE IN INDIA' INITIATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. FURTHER, THE MEMORANDUM ALSO AIMS AT DEVELOPING CUSTOMIZED ELECTIVE COURSES THAT WILL BE OFFERED ALONGSIDE EXISTING UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM TO BETTER PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AEROSPACE AND AVIATION SECTORS,'' IT SAID.

THE PARTNERSHIP WILL ALSO PROVIDE INDUSTRY EXPOSURE TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY THROUGH INTERNSHIPS, INDUSTRIAL TRAININGS; VALUE ADDED COURSES THROUGH VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) TECHNOLOGY, GUEST LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED BY AEROSPACE INDUSTRY EXPERTS.

PRATT & WHITNEY HAS A 60 PLUS YEAR HISTORY WITH INDIA. CURRENTLY OVER 100 AIRCRAFT IN INDIA ARE POWERED BY V2500 ENGINES MADE BY PRATT & WHITNEY AND INTERNATIONAL AERO ENGINES AG, A CONSORTIUM IN WHICH PRATT & WHITNEY IS A MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER. INDIA IS THE GLOBAL CENTER OF CONCENTRATION FOR THE PRATT & WHITNEY GEARED TURBOFAN ENGINES, WITH TECHNOLOGY THAT PRODUCES 16% BETTER FUEL BURN AND 50% FEWER EMISSIONS, AS WELL AS A 75% SMALLER NOISE FOOTPRINT, SAID THE RELEASE.