A special visitor at the Quanser Center of Excellence at CoE Pune

The Quanser Center of Excellence at the College of Engineering Pune (CoEP), India officially opened its door only few months ago, but it is already getting international attention and proves its role as a regional - and international - hub of engineering collaboration and innovation. As such, it was an important stop for the delegates of the India Mission 2012, a joint business mission of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) and the Town of Markham led by Mayor of Markham Frank Scarpitti.

Welcomed by the Director of the CoEP, Dr. A.D. Sahasrabudhe, Mayor Scarpitti and the delegates toured the college campus and laboratories. "The Quanser Center of Excellence is a regional hub of engineering education and expertise for knowledge dissemination and collaboration," Oye!Times quoted Carolina Moretti, Markham Councillor and Chair of the Economic Development Committee. "Quanser built a laboratory that supports everything from teaching basic engineering concepts to enabling advanced research in aerospace, robotics, mechatronics, structural dynamics and other engineering fields." CoEP is proud to be the first institution in India to host the Quanser Center of Excellence, and is ready to share its knowledge, expertise and best practices in engineering education with other institutions in the region.

Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of Markham, Ontario is welcomed at the College of Engineering Pune by its Director, Dr. A.D. Sahasrabudhe.

The drive for innovation is what CoEP and the Town of Markham share - with close to 900 high-technology and life sciences companies, Markham is known as Canada's high-technology capital. Growing the next generation of innovators is where Dr. Sahasrabudhe and Mayor Scarpitti see the potential for the future cooperation, focusing on various student-centric programs.

Mayor Scarpitti toured the Quanser Center of Excellence at CoEP, a regional hub of engineering expertise and collaboration.

 The visit by the delegation from Canada to the Quanser Center of Excellence at CoEP was short, but confirms the words of Paul Gilbert, CEO of Quanser: "A Quanser Center of Excellence will become a focal point of creative collaboration and best practices in engineering education. It will quickly become a magnet of information and inspiration for other institutions in the region."

Delegates of the Mission India 2012 during their visit at the Quanser Center of Excellence at CoEP.