Shri D. J. Pandian, IAS
Chairman & Managing Trustee,
Gujarat Energy Research & Management Institute, Gandhinagar

An institute which dedicated itself to research always deserves a special place in nation’s development initiatives. When the seeds of GERMI were sown, it was with a singular intent to create and improve on energy research and management initiatives which would create wide ranging impact not only in the hydrocarbon sector, but also on alternative energy
resources.

The GERMI initiative was flagged on with an Executive Training Programme focused on Petroleum Sector and swiftly moved onto the core committee endorsing the necessity to create niche Energy Institutes; it resulted in the creation of the Institute of Petroleum Technology and the Institute of Petroleum Management and in turn paved the way for the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University in just 2 years.

The successful creation of these institutes is now inspiring us to expand focus with the establishment of the GERMI Research and Innovation Centre.

Today, GERMI remain faithful to its vision and mission to fructify its initiatives. It believes in adhering to international quality standards and actively works toward global creation of its institutes, programmes, projects, research and extension initiative.

In the near future GERMI will take bold initiatives in global networking of educational delivery systems and establishing linkages for swift professionals and growth of manpower training, to meet the dynamic needs of the Energy Sector.

I expect that in all these pursuits - establishing of institutes and centres, generic special course offerings, research knowledge creation and innovations - inherent and mandatory concern for quality will be the overriding factor.

GERMI is still in its infancy. However dynamic and vibrant academic and research pursuits need congenial ambience and can flourish with excellent work culture, & I am sure GERMI has the institutional resolve and sincerity to make a lasting impact on the Energy Sector.