Ekagrid seeks 200 acres to set up University in Bengaluru, Mysuru

Ekagrid, a diverse research university in India, has sought 200 acres land from Karnataka government to set up its own campus either at Bengaluru or Mysuru.

Prof. Krishna Saraswat, a professor at Stanford and Shailendra Kumar, COO of Ekagrid held a meeting with Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development, Government of Karnataka M B Patil in this regard on Tuesday.

Established in 2018, the Ekagrid University intends to conduct research in the area of Artificial Intelligence and run PhD programs. It plans to start post-graduate courses at a later stage, Prof. Saraswat told the minister.

Mechanical components manufacturer Fictiv on Tuesday met Minister M.B. Patil to discuss an all-round growth plan for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) segment in the state.

The San Francisco company has recently opened its India-based headquarters in Bengaluru.

The two sides discussed organising workshops in Karnataka to advocate for manufacturing support services and facilitate MSME growth through AI/ML-driven software technology.

Establishing connections with MSMEs and major customers in the aerospace, machine tools, auto/EV and industry 4.0 space, were also topics of discussion with the government.

Minister Patil accompanied by senior officers of Department of Industries is currently on a 12-day tour of United States of America to attract investments into the state. His team of senior officers include Dr S. Selvakumar, Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Commerce and Industries, and Gunjan Krishna, Commissioner of Industries.