MoU between CUH, Mahendergarh and OPA

Ludhiana, October 7, 2021: Offset Printers’ Association (OPA) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Printing and Packaging Technology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh for establishing channels of communication and cooperation that will promote and advance the system of Printing and Packaging education. On behalf of the university the MoU was signed by Prof Tankeshwar Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Haryana (CUH) and Prof. Kamal Mohan Chopra, signed it as the nominee of Offset Printers Association (OPA). The MoU was signed with the witness of Prof. Sarika Sharma, Registrar, CUH; Dr. Rajesh Kumar Dubey, Dean SoET, CUH and Mr. Ashwani Gupta, General Secretary of Jalandhar Printers Association. 
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Tankeshwar Kumar, Vice Chancellor, CUH said that the main purpose of this MoU is to provide the training as per the requirements of the industry. Such efforts are necessary for the practical oriented research and to provide the updated knowledge to the students of printing and packaging at CUH. With this besides the education the students will be able to undertake industrial research and in-depth knowledge about the working system of the printing and packaging units. Academia-industry relations is the first step to fulfil the dream of self-reliant India, he said. 
Central University of Haryana is a Central University established under the Central Universities Act, 2009 of the Parliament. It is one of the 15 Central Universities established by MHRD, GoI under the XIth Five Year Plan (2007-12). The University is fully funded by the UGC. Permanent Campus of the University is situated in 488 acres of land at Jant-Pali Villages, Mahendergarh district of Haryana from where CUH is running its academic operations.
The Department of Printing and Packaging Technology started in the year 2016 under the umbrella of the School of Engineering & Technology with the aim to impart high quality and practical education to the students in the field of Printing and Packaging Technology. The department is currently offering B.Tech programme in Printing and Packaging Technology. 
Earlier introducing OPA, Prof. Kamal Mohan Chopra, said, academia must be the guiding force for the development of the industry. At OPA it is our mission to persuade the youngsters for adopting printing as a career. Under the project of ‘Print Chetna.’ OPA is the leading association to encourage the printing students by way of organizing ‘Print Olympiad,’ the first of its kind talent hunt for printing in the world. Education is the backbone for any success of the industry and with this collaboration it will be possible to train the students in future print technologies, he added. The doors of the industry are open to provide practical training as per the syllabus, OPA will ensure the practical training of the students in the factories of its members. Prof. Chopra added that he is thankful to the university because they are preparing the future printers.
While discussing the project, Dr. Rajesh Kumar Dubey, Dean SoET, CUH said, Prof Manjula it is necessary to design the education and training as per the industry requirements, he said, “I am happy to see this understanding between academia and industry and I do hope that this collaboration will produce excellent results.”
Describing the key points of the agreement, Prof. Sarika Sharma, Registrar, CUH said, “This cooperation will facilitate effective utilization of the intellectual capabilities of the faculty and the industry in developing suitable teaching/training systems, keeping in mind the needs of the industry.” She added that taking in view the new education policy of the government of India curriculum will be designed as per the need of the industry so that there may not be any difficulty for the placements. 
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ashwani Gupta, GS Jalandhar Printers Association said, there are ample of opportunities available for the talented manpower in printing and packaging sector. It is the first step to bridge the gap at the same time right step for the Áatam Nirbhar Bharat’ scheme introduced by the Prime Minister recently.