Academic Collaborations

First collaborative workshop with NID students; 12 customized GFRC furniture pieces designed and developed.
Showcased at RAW Collaborative exhibition. One piece won 2nd Prize at ELLE Deco International Design Awards 2017.

15-day intensive workshop; students developed 5 prototype products using GFRC and precast technologies.
One product (Mobile Vendor Cart) registered as a Design/IP, reported as CEPT University's first registered design IP.

15-day crash course; students developed 5 innovative furniture prototypes.
Products exhibited at CEPT's December Festival.

Hands-on workshop on the design potential, engineering characteristics, and architectural applications of concrete/GFRC.
Knowledge-sharing with future architects and designers.

Technical session for civil engineering students on precast systems, GFRC applications, and future opportunities.
Industry-academia collaboration; promoting advanced construction technologies among future engineers.

14-credit academic studio (within 20-credit semester) on advanced concrete materials, product innovation, and prototyping. ~14-15 formulations developed annually; ~100+ material innovations/prototypes over 7 years.
2x CEPT Excellence Award (competing against 150+ studios annually). Multiple student projects submitted for Design/IP registration. Newspaper coverage of student work.

Formal MoU covering industry-academia collaboration, research in advanced concrete materials, product innovation, workshops/seminars, internships, and technology transfer.
Formalizes collaboration with one of Gujarat's leading technical universities.