Faculty development programme on "GIS & Remote Sensing" kicks off
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, July 14 2025: Manipur Technical University (MTU), in a significant initiative towards the development of technical capability in the domain of geospatial technology, today inaugurated a 2-week faculty development programme cum workshop on "GIS & Remote Sensing" at its Imphal campus.

The programme is being jointly sponsored by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Civil Engineering, in association with Cotton University, Guwahati, with the sponsorship of NECTAR (North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

As per a release issued by MTU, the faculty development programme aims to equip teaching faculty members, researchers, engineers, and professionals with basic knowledge and practical skills in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and spatial data analysis technologies that are important in infrastructure development, environmental management, urban planning, disaster risk reduction, and smart governance.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by the who's who of academia, Government, and research community.

Addressing the gathering, the Registrar of MTU said, "FDP underlines an important milestone in MTU's endeavor to power the region with technology.

Being the first and the only technical university of Manipur, we are dedicated towards filling the knowledge gap in emerging technologies like GIS and Remote Sensing that are pivotal for North-East's sustainable development and disaster resilience".

Over 35 individuals including faculties and students from different university, college and institute have signed up for the programme, a sign of increased interest in geospatial knowledge within academia as well as field uses.

According to Dr Meinam Annebushan Singh, coursecoordinator and Dr Khagokpam Gopal Krishna Singh, co-convenor, the fortnight-long programme includes technical lectures by distinguished resource people from NECTAR, technical training, case-Studies and project learning.

It also aligns with MTU's wider vision for fostering innovation, capacity building, and resilience in consonance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and India's Digital India and Smart Cities missions.

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