The UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for South Asia Water Management (UMCSAWM) of the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, joined hands with the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for Global Environment and Technology (UMSGET) of Pondicherry University, India, and the South Asia Foundation (SAF) to successfully organize the First International Conference on Energy and Water for a Sustainable Environment (ICEWSE 2025). The conference was held on 30th September and 01st October 2025.
UNESCO Chair in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, is organizing a 5-Day Boot Camp and Hands-on Training Workshop on “Computational and Practical Aspects in Drone Technology Towards Sustainability” from 3rd to 7th November 2025 at the CCC Seminar Hall, Pondicherry University. The programme is partly supported by the UNESCO Chair fund and jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under its Capacity Building Project for Human Resources in Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and the South Asia Foundation (SAF).
The UNESCO Madanjeet School of Green Energy and Technologies (UMSGET), Department of Green Energy Technology, Pondicherry University, will be organizing a One-Day Workshop on “Academic Entrepreneurship Development in Hydrogen Electrolyzers” under the UNESCO Chair activities to promote advancements in green and clean energy technologies. The workshop will be conducted by Dr. M. Sankara Rao, Director, Nanosol Energy Pvt. Ltd., Telangana, and will feature:
The International Conference on Energy and Water for Sustainable Environment (ICEWSE 2025) was successfully inaugurated at Pondicherry University, India. The session began with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp, setting an auspicious tone for the proceedings and symbolizing the pursuit of knowledge.
Madam France Marquet, Principal Trustee of SAF/MSF, attended the First International Conference on Energy and Water for Sustainable Environment (ICEWSE 2025) as Guest of Honour. She congratulated Pondicherry University for organizing this landmark first-ever collaboration between UMSGET, India, and UMCSAWM, Sri Lanka.