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UPES hosted the Bengaluru edition of DrishtiKone, its curated, invitation-only leadership dialogue platform designed to encourage meaningful engagement on emerging ideas, business shifts and the evolving role of higher education in preparing talent for a rapidly changing world, between academia and industry. The university officials said that the latest edition had brought together thought leaders and senior industry voices to deliberate on the theme ‘Ecosystem Convergence: Industry, Innovation, Integrity’, with conversations cantered on the intersection of DeepTech, start-up acceleration and GCC transformation, and how these convergences are reshaping competitive advantage, industrial resilience and future-ready capability building.
Further, a strategic collaboration between UPES and Dell Technologies was formalised through a memorandum of understanding (MoU). Designed to deepen the industry integration of learning, the partnership would open up meaningful opportunities for students and faculty through curriculum enhancement, faculty immersion, guest lectures, internships and placement support.
Speaking on the occasion, the vice-chancellor, UPES, Sunil Rai said, “Our collaboration with Dell Technologies is a product of our commitment to building an effective industry-defined ecosystem that is deeply connected to the realities of business, technology and talent.”
