International Affiars
KCG College of Technology has a clear and a far-sighted vision that they have understood the need for International Affairs for Students in their campus. This institution is very keen to give exposure to the students and faculty members to International Universities.
Inauguration
The activities of International Affairs got started in May 2017. Various activities were carried out since then, though the International Affairs was formally inaugurated by Dr. Elizabeth Verghese, Chairperson, Hindustan Group of Institutions, on 4th Oct 2017. While delivering the Presidential address, Chairperson of Hindustan Group of Institutions stressed the need of instilling confidence in students and in motivating them to approach Foreign Universities for higher education as well as for taking up Internship and Project activities from Universities abroad.
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Dr. Anand Jacob Verghese, Director and CEO, in his address stressed the need to collaborate with leading Universities across the globe in the area of research and highlighted the importance of faculty members and student exchange programs.
Dr. Anand Jacob Verghese listed the various initiatives taken by the Institution to sign Memorandum of Understanding with globally well-known Universities and in arranging visits by International Professors for interacting with the faculty and the students.
The objectives of International affairs team are
- Assisting students for higher studies abroad
- Arranging short term Internship program for faculty and students
- Arrange Student & Faculty Exchange program
- Helping students and faculty to have common research activity with Universities abroad
- Taking up challenging projects from distinguished Universities
- Conducting Special Guest Lectures and Technical Conferences in collaboration with some of the best Universities in the world.
Several programs have been conducted by the Office of International Affairs for the benefit of students as well as faculty members. Many eminent Professors from reputed Universities from Australia, Turkey, Russia, the United States of America and the United Kingdom had visited our campus and have opened the door for our students and faculty members for higher studies, research proposals and innovative projects
Higher Education Cell
The Higher Education Cell of KCG College of Technology provides best training for IELTS, TOEFL, GATE, GMAT and GRE courses. Our experienced counsellors motivate studentsto identify the professional goals which helps them to make a wiser academic decision and gives personal guidance forselecting suitable master’s or Ph.D.courses that perfectly fit personal goals. We do provide information to our students about the various international, institutional and government scholarships for higher education.
The objectives of the higher education cell are:
- To create awareness among undergraduate engineering students about the importance of higher studies
- To provide information about studies, research and scholarships to students willing to pursue higher education either in India or abroad
- To establish contacts with organizations such as USIEF, British Council, and DAAD Information offices and invite the representatives to talk to our students about higher education system in their respective countries
- To help students in their preparation for international examinations such as IELTS, TOEFL, GMAT and GRE
- To create opportunities for the students to learn a foreign language such as German, French, Japanese and Korean.
Events organized
The following events are organized on a regular basis:
- Boot Camp on Higher Education in the US (EducationUSA, Unites States India Education Foundation (USIEF). It is a full-day program.Higher Education Opportunities in English-speaking countries – Australia, Canada, UK, USA, New Zealand (IDP Chennai team) It is a 2-hour session.
- A workshop on writing Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- A session IELTS, TOFEL, GRE, GMAT and GATE is organised every year to create the awareness among the students
- A session on GATE/CAT/GMAT….
- GATE Coaching
- Training for TOEFL and IELTS candidates
- Sessions on How to Prepare for Higher Studies Abroad
- Sessions on scholarship opportunities in different countries. Interactions with various university representatives/professors when they visit the campus.
- Education Fairs: -Education Fairs conducted by various embassies and organizations provide students with opportunities to interact with academics representing different universities. Our students are encouraged to attend the education fairs and seminars on higher education held in Chennai.
KCG Staff in International Conferences and Staff Mobility Exchange Programs
 Visit to Yildish Technical University, Turkey under Erasmus Staff Mobility Exchange Program |
 Visit to Yildiz Technical University, Turkey (YTU) under Erasmus Staff Mobility Exchange Program |
 Participated in the Cyber Security Mission Conference held at Israel |
 International Conference – Recent Advances in Materials & Manufacturing Technology (IMMT 2007) Dubai, UAE |
International Competition
As a part of International Affairs activities, some of our students were sent to the World Festival of Youth at Sochi, Russia. Eight students from our Institution participated in the International Event that covered students from 150 countries.
Students from our college participated in the International Aerial Robotics Competition held in Beijing, China.
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| Students participation in International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC) 2018, Beijing, China |
Students participation in SAE Aero Design Competition East – 2018 Lakeland, Florida- USA |
Students Participation in International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC) 2017, Beijing, China |
The program gave tremendous technical experience and the team from our college received the Team cooperation award. In addition, we have been invited to take part in the event year 2018 without the registration fee of 1000 USD. Our team secured the 10th place in the world standings and the first place among the Indian competitors.
1. WTUN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS COMPETITION
This competition is about addressing the environmental issues, WTUN’s chosen United Nations Substantiable Development Goal with a new and innovation solution. All the six teams listed below submitted the project proposals and got selected for next rounds.
| S.No | Team Name | Team lead | Mentor |
| 1 | PALFEM | Nitheesh | Dr. Vignesh Kumar |
| 2. | FARM TECH | Malathy | |
| 3 | DEV CREEDS | Lokesh | Ms. Tina Susan Thomas |
| 4 | DREAM BEYOND | NithyaKalyani | |
| 5 | EVAY CART | Harish | Dr. Vignesh Kumar |
| 6 | VERNON | JindatBaradia |
2. Two projects were selected for the final phase of the competition Technology Infusion Grand challenge Asia- La Trobe University.
Projects:
1. Smart Farm Marketing guided by Dr. Vignesh Kumar
2.You We Safe – UV Sanitation in cars guided by Dr .Cloudin
They received the sum of AUD $200 and AUD $ 500, which will help them to develop their prototype.
3. The University of Surabaya organized an Online International Summer Program 2021, titled “Creative and Innovative Industries During the Covid-19 Pandemic”. The following students participated in this program
| S.No | Names | Dept. | Year. |
| 1 | Abdurrahman Sheik | ECE | 1st year |
| 2. | Ridwan Yousuff | AUTO | 2nd year |
| 3 | Thanvir Ibrahim | CSE | 3rd Year |
| 4 | Debadatta Dey | AES | 2nd year |
| 5 | Vishwesh | AERO | 3rd year |
| 6 | Swetha Shree | CSE | 2nd year |
| 7 | Pozhilan | CSE | 2nd year |
4.A unique online summer internship opportunity for students who have just completed First Year BE/BTech is organised by IIT Delhi and Automation Industry Association . Following students had participated in this summer internship
| S.No | Names | Dept. | Year. |
| 1 | Hisham Feroz Pasha | AI&DS | 1st year |
| 2. | Prem Kumar | Aerospace | 1st year |
| 3 | Selva Kumar | CSE | 1st year |
| 4 | Ajay Sharon | AI&DS | 1st year |
| 5 | Arvind Babu | AI&DS | 1st year |
5. International Competition
IUCEE Mission NEP 2020 conducted a competition to collect real world examples relevant to each concept in these (physics, mathematics, chemistry, programming, graphics, workshop) courses. The students listed below won the cash awards in May 2021 for the video submission on the above concepts.
| S. No | Name | Year | Dept. | Cash prize |
| 1 | Surya Bharath | III | FT | 2000 Rs. |
| 2 | Zubair Hameed | II | AERO | 1000 Rs. |
6.International Virtual Exhibition
The following students won special prize of US $100 at the 2nd Seoul International Virtual Meditation Festival, Korea – who have submitted their works of art with the theme of “Meditation Meets Art”- April 2021.
| Name | Year | Dept. | |
| Menaka | III | CSE | |
| Hemavarthini | III | FT |
7. International Webinar by KCG- Faculty
An International webinar titled “An overview of AI based Prediction and Mapping of Infectious Diseases using Environmental and Climatic Determinants (ECD) derived from Satellite Images” was presented by Dr. V. Thulasi Bai and Ms. K. Jaraline Kirubavathy of ECE department on 26th March, 2021 via MS Teams for the UG and PG Students of University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy.
8.Online Summer School Program
Nanduri Achyut, III year, ECE department attended the Ubaya Online Summer School Program II – 2021, University of Surabaya, Indonesia from 1st to 5th of February 2021.
9.International Internship
The following students from various department got selected for the five-week internship from19th January 2021to 25th February 2021 with International Model United Nations.
| S. No | Name | Year | Dept. |
| 1 | Surya Bharath | III | FT |
| 2 | B.K Thanuja | III | FT |
| 3 | Pooja Rajasekharan | IV | ECE |
| 4 | Karthi A | III | CSE |
| 5 | Elakya | III | CSE |
| 6 | Sneha raj | II | CSE |
| 7 | Poovizhi | II | CSE |
| 8 | Mohamed Rizwan | II | EEE |
10. AUAP-VEX Robotics Training – Faculty
The Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) organised a VEX Teachers Training Webinar in Robotics and Computer Science on 24thFebruary 2021. This training program was hosted by AUAP and presented by VEX Robotics. The following faculties attended this online training.
| S. No | NAME | DEPARTMENT |
| 1 | Dr. Yuvaraj | MECH |
| 2 | Mrs. Tina Susan Thomas | IT |
11. AUAP-VEX Robotics Training – Students
The Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) in collaboration with VEX robotics is organizing the AUAP-VEX Robotics Training webinar on3rdDecember 2020.The main purpose of this program is to provide a creative platform for young students to learn and hone their skills in Robotics amidst this pandemic. The following students participated in this training.
| S. No | Students | Year | Department |
| 1 | Prasanna | IV | EIE |
| 2 | Sri Kiruthika | IV | IT |
| 3 | Thejshri | IV | AERO |
| 4 | Dipak Hariharan | IV | MECH |
| 5 | Thirupathika | II | AES |
12.Virtual Social Business Students Forum.
The following students from various departments participated in the Virtual Social Business Students Forum organised by Daffodil International University, Bangladesh held from 25-26 November 2020 with the motto “Role of Youth in Zeroing Poverty, Unemployment and Net Carbon mission”.
| S. No | Students | Year | Department |
| 1 | Noel M Joes | IV | MECH |
| 2 | Akash | IV | EIE |
| 3 | Akash | II | AERO |
| 4 | Zubair Hameed | II | AERO |
| 5 | Vishwa | II | AERO |
13.The University of Surabaya, Indonesia organised an online summer program 2020 titled “All you need to know about Covid-19” from September 21 to 25, 2020. The following students attended this program.
| Department | Name | Year |
| AERO | Zubair Hammed | II |
| EIE | Akash.K | IV |
| CIVIL | Gayathri N | IV |
| Balaji P | IV | |
| MECH | Noel M Jones | IV |
14. On 27th July 2020, the following students from the aeronautical and aerospace departments had won silver and bronze honour in the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition – 2020.
| DEPARTMENT | NAME | YEAR |
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| Aerospace | Asha Karthikeyan | II |
| Aerospace | Suraj Kumar Ram | II |
| Aeronautical | Vishwesh Mahalingam | III |
| BRONZE HONOUR | ||
| Aerospace | Alex T Biju | II |
| Aerospace | Debadatta | II |
| Aeronautical | Abishek. H | III |
| Aeronautical | Sasidharan. E | III |
* – Under KCG College of Technology
| S. NO | UNIVERSITY / INSTITUTION | COUNTRY |
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| 1 | AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | BANGLADESH |
| 2 | DAFFODIL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | BANGLADESH |
| 3 | DAFFODIL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | BANGLADESH |
| 4 | IIC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBODIA |
| 5 | SIAS UNIVERSITY | CHINA |
| 6 | JOHN VON NEUMANN UNIVERSITY | HUNGARY |
| 7 | UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA | INDONESIA |
| 8 | LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY BATANGAS | PHILIPPINES |
| 9 | BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY | PHILIPPINES |
| 10 | MOUNTAIN PROVINCE STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE | PHILIPPINES |
| 11 | ST DOMINIC COLLEGE OF ASIA | PHILIPPINES |
| 12 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO | PHILIPPINES |
| 13 | PANPACIFIC UNIVERSITY | PHILIPPINES |
| 14 | SIAM UNIVERSITY | THAILAND |
* – Under Hindustan Group of Institutions
| S. NO | University/Institution | Country |
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| 1 | Ecole National De I’aviation Civile | France |
| 2 | Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées | France |
| 3 | InstitutSup’biotech De Paris | France |
| 4 | Ostwestfalen-Lippe – University of Applied Sciences | Germany |
| 5 | Trier University of Applied Sciences | Germany |
| 6 | TechnischeUniversitaetIlmenau | Germany |
| 7 | University of Technology Berlin | Germany |
| 8 | University of Politecnico Di Milano | Italy |
| 9 | Riga Technical University | Latvia |
| 10 | Danubius University | Romania |
| 11 | Moscow Aviation Institute | Russia |
| 12 | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden |
| 13 | Cranfield University | U.K. |
| 14 | Oxford Brookes University | U.K. |
| 15 | Staffordshire University | U.K. |
| 16 | University of East London | U.K. |
| 17 | University of Leeds | U.K. |
| 18 | University of Northampton | U.K. |
| 19 | University of Warwick | U.K. |
| 20 | Universite Internationale De Rabat | Morocco |
| 21 | Universidade of Federal Grande Do Rio Norte(UFRN) | Brazil |
| 22 | Alamo Colleges | USA |
| 23 | Arizona State University | USA |
| 24 | Bradley University | USA |
| 25 | San Diego State University | USA |
| 26 | Stevens Institute of Technology | USA |
| 27 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | USA |
| 28 | University of Colorado, Denver | USA |
| 29 | University of New Haven | USA |
| 30 | Wayne State University | USA |
| 31 | Azerbaijan State Oil And Industry University | Azerbaijan |
| 32 | Daffodil International University | Bangladesh |
| 33 | University of Asia Pacific | Bangladesh |
| 34 | Hengyang Normal University | China |
| 35 | SIAS International University | China |
| 36 | University of Surabaya | Indonesia |
| 37 | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | Israel |
| 38 | Gunma University | Japan |
| 39 | Shibaura Institute of Technology | Japan |
| 40 | Busan University of Foreign Studies | Korea |
| 41 | Dongguk University | Korea |
| 42 | Hansei University | Korea |
| 43 | Jeonju University | Korea |
| 44 | Kookmin university | Korea |
| 45 | Korea Aerospace University | Korea |
| 46 | Sejong University | Korea |
| 47 | Multi Media University | Malaysia |
| 48 | Open University of Malaysia | Malaysia |
| 49 | Universiti Malaysia Pahang | Malaysia |
| 50 | Universiti Tenaga Nasional | Malaysia |
| 51 | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia | Malaysia |
| 52 | Lyceum of Philippines University | Philippines |
| 53 | Management Development Institute of Singapore | Singapore |
| 54 | Chang Jung Christian University | Taiwan |
| 55 | Shih Chien University | Taiwan |
| 56 | King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi | Thailand |
| 57 | Naresuan University | Thailand |
| 58 | Prince of Songkla University | Thailand |
| 59 | Siam University | Thailand |
| 60 | Yildiz Technical University | Turkey |
| 61 | Missouri University of Science & Technology | USA |
| 62 | University of Illinois Chicago Kent Law School | USA |
| 63 | Kyambago University | Ethiopia |
| 64 | Russian House | India |
| 65 | The University of Bari Aldo Moro | Italy |
| 66 | Korean Cultural Centre | India |
| 67 | Swinburne University of Technology | Australia |
| 68 | University of Miskolc | Hungary |
| 69 | Cambridge University Press and Assessment |
International Guests Who Visited KCG
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Mr. Recep Basak |
Guest Lecture by Dr. Martin Jackson |
Seminar on Higher Education Dr.Gagan Aggarwal from Carleton University Canada |
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Workshop by Prof. Liyani Ramos, |
Delegates from Western Sydney University, |
Dr. Deborah Andrews, |
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Guest Lecture by Dr. Ravindra Thamma, |
Guest Lecture by Dr.Krishti Chatterjee, |
Guest Lecture by Prof. Niazamettin |
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Seminar by Mr.Adam R.Gannaway Consulate |
Guest Lecture by Prof. Carlos |
Discussion with Ms. Sugunamalar Vijayarathnam, |
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| German language classes were commenced from 26th September 2020 | Korean language classes were commenced from 12th April 2021 | Russian language classes were commenced from 26th September 2021 |
YEAR 2021-2022
| Sl. No | Title | Affiliated International University/ Industry |
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| 1 | Numerical Analysis of Effects OfFuel Unsaturation On Pollutant Emissions | Southwest International, San Antonio Texas, USA |
| 2 | Local Relative Density Modulates Failure and Strength InVertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes | Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico USA |
| 3 | Study In the Design, Analysis, Development, And Testing OfTest Bed Setup For Brushless Motor Thrust Evaluation | NUS,Singapore |
| 4 | AI Based Business/Exam Proctor | Informatica, Virginia, United States |
| 5 | An IovBased Intelligent Vehicle Monitoring System to Predict Accidents | Power fleet, Texas, United States |
| 6 | Digital Crypto Wallet for Central Board Digital Currency (CBDC) | Nichi Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 7 | E-Commerce With Sentimental Analysis | University of Canterbury, New Zealand. |
| 8 | Dynamic Branch Prediction – Cost / Delay | NTNU, Norway. |
| 9 | Dynamic Branch Prediction – Performance | NTNU, Norway |
| 10 | Securing Home Network in Pandemic | University Of Wales, U.K |
| 11 | Dynamic Branch Prediction | King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia |
| 12 | Optimization Techniques in Energy Storage System in Microgrids | Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia |
| 13 | Invasive Detection of Diabetes | University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Al-Mussanah, Oman |
| 14 | Radio Wave Transmission Using GNU Radio | Eurecom, Biot, France |
| 15 | Machine Learning Algorithm | Instituto Superior 17 de Julio, Ibarra, Ecuador |
| 16 | Stimulation Analysis of a High Entropy Alloys | University of Lorraine, France |
| 17 | Experimental Investigation of High Temperature Materials | University of Lorraine, France |
| 18 | Development Of Automatic Highway Accident Detector | International TravelCoordinator, Italy. |
| 19 | Study and analysis of permanent magnet induction heating system. | University Of Technology and Applied Science, Shinas, Oman |
| 20 | Air compressed engine | Cummins, U.K |
| 21 | Development of Bilayer knitted sports wear | Ethiopian Technical University, Ethiopia |
| 22 | Developing 3D printed auxetic textile structures suitable for apparels | Quality Control Scientist at Almac Group, Ireland |
| 23 | Design and development of absorbent preforms from water hyacinth stem fibres. | Kombolcha Institute of Technology, Wollo University, Ethiopia| |
YEAR 2020-2021
| Sl.No | Title | Affiliated International University/ Industry |
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| 1 | Business Management for Studios | University of Canterbury, New Zealand. |
| 2 | Big Data Analytics | National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| 3 | Development Of VSTUR APP | Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU), Malaysia. |
| 4 | Divergent Elimination of Forward Swept Wing Using Composite Laminate Lay Ups | KBR Consulting, United Kingdom. |
| 5 | Computational Investigation of Aircraft Engine Fuel Droplets | Universite de Poitiers & CNRS, France. |
| 6 | Environment Assessment and Sustainable Development ofIndia In The Future | AECOM, United States. |
| 7 | Severe Plastic Deformation | Universite de Lorraine, France. |
| 8 | Meta Material Antenna Design | INTI International university, Malaysia |
| 9 | Repetitive Controller Application in Three Phase Active Power Filters | University of Kassel, Germany. |
| 10 | Iot Based System for Monitoring Smart Meters | Honeywell, Dubai. |