This mega panel brought together academic and industry leaders to examine how meaningful collaborations can accelerate research outcomes, entrepreneurship, and skill development. The discussion featured Prof Rama Shanker Verma (Director, MNNIT Allahabad), Prof Arvind Sahay (Director, MDI Gurgaon), and Dr D K Chauhan (Executive Director – Group, RKGIT Ghaziabad), alongside industry voices Kulmani Rana (Founder, VenturEdu), Deepankar Bhattacharyya (Senior GM – Education Segment, Nemetschek India), and Nitin Kalani (Associate Vice President, Collexo).

Moderated by Yasmin Taj, Editor – ETEducation & ETHRWorld, The Economic Times, the conversation highlighted collaborative frameworks that bridge academic research with real-world application, foster innovation-led entrepreneurship, and align curricula with evolving industry requirements. The panel emphasised co-created research, incubation partnerships, and industry-linked learning models as essential to building future-ready, employable graduates.

To hear the full discussion and key insights from this panel, watch the above session video from EDNXT Lucknow 2025.

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