NEW DELHI: Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), India’s leading university for the transportation and logistics sector and Amazon, the leading E-Commerce company of the world, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The collaboration will enable knowledge sharing, joint development of academic curriculum, and joint research activities. As part of the MOU, an Amazon Chair Professorship will be set up at the GSV and research will be conducted on the warehousing sector leveraging data driven decision making frameworks.
Prof. Manoj Choudhary, Vice-Chancellor, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, said the university is committed to shaping the future of India’s logistics sector through rigorous research and specialised talent development, as the country’s only university dedicated to the sector.
The collaboration with logistics leader Amazon India would bring valuable industry insights, supporting informed planning, design, and innovation across logistics and transportation through co-working projects, he said.
GSV was established as a Central University by the Act of Parliament in 2022. Working under the Ministry of Railways, the university covers the entire transportation sector including Railways, Highways, Ports, Aviation, Maritime, Shipping, Inland Waterways, Urban Transport and complete Logistics and supply chain networks.
The university is headed by Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw as the Chancellor.