AKKA Extends Its Partnership With the University of California Riverside
04 November 2021 - 5:47PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
AKKA (Paris:AKA) (BSE:AKA) (ISIN:FR0004180537) is pleased
to extend its partnership with the University of California
Riverside (UCR), a highly rated public university located in the
Los Angeles area. UCR ranks in the top 1 percent of universities
worldwide, one of the nation’s top 12 public universities, No. 4 in
the United States for social mobility, and No. 26 most innovative
universities in the country. UCR is on the leading edge of
pioneering research that has both a local and global impact.
AKKA started its partnership with UCR in 2017 to run Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) testing projects with their Ph.D.
students. Currently, AKKA has a memorandum of understanding signed
with the UCR’s College of Engineering Center for Environmental
Research Technology (CE-CERT). CE-CERT specializes in various
vehicle development services, including but not limited to:
emissions testing laboratory to meet OEM requirements, vehicle
instrumentation, certification testing, and an electronic lab.
The cooperation between AKKA and UCR / CE-CERT offers niche
expertise in testing calibration for emissions, On-Board Diagnosis,
and Electric-Drive (E-Drive) components characterization, then
responding to all the emissions requirements in accordance with
American and European standards. Together, AKKA and CE-CERT will
deliver a work package support model to match OEM expectations with
respect to timing, costs, deliverables, and quality.
Dharam Sheoran, CEO AKKA North America mentioned: “We are
delighted to extend our partnership with the University of
California Riverside to support global Automotive OEMs, and we are
looking forward to providing our project management proficiency and
experiential learning opportunities to UCR students while
leveraging their knowledge and research expertise. Academia
partnership is a key strategy of AKKA globally to bring innovation
to our customers and as well as to support and provide
opportunities to the aspiring talents. Mobility is AKKA’s strongest
industry segment, and we are confident that such alliances will
help in expanding the future of strategic mobility themes.”.
ABOUT AKKA
AKKA is a European leader in engineering consulting and R&D
services. Our comprehensive portfolio of digital solutions combined
with our expertise in engineering, uniquely positions us to support
our clients by leveraging the power of connected data to accelerate
innovation and drive the future of smart industry. AKKA accompanies
leading industry players across a wide range of sectors throughout
the life cycle of their products with cutting edge digital
technologies (AI, ADAS, IoT, Big Data, robotics, embedded
computing, machine learning, etc.) to help them rethink their
products and business processes. Founded in 1984, AKKA has a strong
entrepreneurial culture and a wide global footprint. Our 20,000
employees around the world are all passionate about technology and
share the AKKA values of respect, courage and ambition. The Group
recorded revenues of €1.5 billion in 2020. AKKA Technologies (AKA)
is listed on Euronext Paris and Brussels – segment B – ISIN code:
FR0004180537.
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Stéphanie Bia Group Communications & Investor
Relations Director Tel: +33(0)6 47 85 98 78
stephanie.bia@akka.eu