Gandhi Institute for Education and Technology(GIET) (Autonomous) is a fast growing Engineering College, situated on the Southern belt of the capital city of Odisha, Bhubaneswar. It was established in the year 2009 with the most promising task of imparting high quality technical education to its students. GIET is accredited by NAAC with A Grade and NBA with the approval of AICTE, New Delhi, Govt. of India, affiliation to BPUT Rourkela, Govt. Of Odisha and SCTE&VT, Govt. Of Odisha. It’s campus is rich in natural ambience and scenic beauty; the institute keeps growing each year with a goal to excel and continues to enrich each year with new feathers to its cap. The Institute works with a mission to provide quality technical education with developing innovative industrial skills with more and more on significant practical and socially relevant technologies.

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) is a public university in Malaysia specializing in engineering, technology, information technology, and technology management. It was established on 1 December 2000 as Malaysia's first public technical university, with a strong emphasis on practice-oriented education and industry collaboration. It is a member of the Malaysian Technical University Network.

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