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City-based Lavasa Corporation and US-based Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Office of Professional Education (MITPE) on Monday joined hands to start an executive program in Airport and Airlines Systems.
A three-day workshop on planning,design and management of Airport and Airlines Systems also began on Monday.
Speaking on the occassion,Union Minister for Civil Aviation,Praful Patel said,This collaboration between Lavasa and MIT comes at an opportune moment as giant strides made by India,in areas of science and technology has produced a critical mass of talented resource pool in India. Such specialised initiatives are critical in providing a positive direction to the human resource capital of India
The aim is to make Lavasa a city of life-long learning with a strong value proposition for residents and institutions alike,combining some of the best names in academia, Ajit Gulabchand,chairman of Lavasa Corporation said.
Bhaskar Pant,executive director of MIT Professional Education said,With this significant beginning,we hope to bring more MIT professional courses in transportation to India,as well as in other national priority areas such as energy and the environment.
