Discussion Forum on Sustainable Energy: General Basics and Advanced Interdisciplinary Learning – An Education programme sponsored by UGC-RCN under Indo-Norwegian Cooperation Programme 2014 (INCP), Organized by the Global Change Program, Jadavpur University and The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 24th May 2016, Chamber premises

A programme was organized jointly by the Global Change Program, Jadavpur University and The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry with funding from the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Research Council of Norway (RCN) under the Indo-Norwegian Cooperation Program (INCP) on 24th May 2016 in the Chamber premises.

With fast depleting fossil fuel reserves and climate change problem, supply and use of energy have a distinct possibility of paradigm shift all over the world. With introduction of new technologies and use pattern, newly trained manpower in the field of energy is an inevitable need. With overall acceptability of the concept of ‘sustainable energy’, the need for change in energy education is most pressing. The objective of this program was to address and discuss this need. Experienced speakers from both industry and academia shared their ideas in this respect.

The programme ran in two sessions. Eminent speakers who addressed the sessions were Mr. Aloke Mookherjea, Past President, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Chairman,Solyvent Flakt (India) Private Limited; Prof. Ajay Kumar Roy, Director, IIEST; Mr. Jonathan T. Ward, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate Kolkata; Prof. Oluf Langhelle, University of Stavanger, Norway; Mr. Deb A Mukherjee, Chairperson Energy & Environment Committee, The Bengal Chamber & Managing Director, Enfragy Solutions India Private Limited; Mr. Sutanu Ghosh, President Designate, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Managing Director, Ghosh Bose and Associates Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Arun Kumar Mukherjee, Chairman Emeritus, Energy and Environment Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Prof. Mohsen Assadi, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger and Managing Director of Center for Sustainable Energy Solutions (cenSE) Norway; Mr. Sanjib Bezbaroa, Vice President - Corporate EHS, ITC Limited; Prof. Joyashree Roy, Coordinator, Global Change Program, Jadavpur University; Shri Sankar Mukhopadhyay, Deputy General Manager (Training), CESC Limited; Mr. Ajeya Bandyopadhyay, Director - Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP and Dr. Dipak Sen Choudhury, Advisor-Technology and Innovation, Exide Industries Limited. The programme was introduced by Mr Subhodip Ghosh, Director General Designate, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the theme of the programme was laid down by Dr. Sudipta De (Programme Coordinator), Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Core Committee member, GCP-JU, Jadavpur University. The programme was well attended by more than 130 delegates.