Mphasis extends grant to Ashoka University with Rs 18 crore in funds

Makerspace will be a collaborative workspace for making, learning, exploring, and sharing using high-tech to no-tech tools, which will enable the ideation of tech-enabled solution-centric startups

Information technology (IT) solutions provider Mphasis on Thursday released its latest tranche of its grant to Ashoka University through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm.

The new grant, worth Rs 18 crore, will be utilized to expand the Mphasis Laboratory of Machine Learning and Computational Thinking at the university over the next three years. The expansion of the lab will offer spaces for experiential learning through live projects, hackathons, and flexible spaces for industry-academia engagement, through lecture series and workshops.

The varsity will also form Digital Makerspace to intensify engagement and experiential learning within the student community. It will provide