Faculty development programme on drone technology begins at Cluster University
The programme is sponsored by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) and sanctioned by E&ICT Academy of NIT – Warangal.
Speaking on the occasion, Registrar of Cluster University Dr. Katta Venkateswarlu encouraged the faculty members to utilise the opportunity to learn this new technology to help students prepare for jobs.
Project investigator Dr. K. Krishna Naik said that during the FDP, the resource persons from IIIT-DMK will train the faculty members in manufacturing and flying of drones.
Co-principal investigator M. Naresh Babu said that in the present days, drones are used in various fields starting from agriculture to defence sectors.
Dr M. Padmavathi, Co-ordinator from Cluster University and K.V. Eswara Moorthy co-ordinator from IIIT-DMK explained the benefits of attending this FDP on drone technology.
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