The IEEE Student Branch at NFSU embodies innovation, collaboration, and professional growth, inspiring its members to excel in STEM fields. Through its innovative projects and initiatives, the branch fosters a supportive environment, promoting teamwork and cooperation among members. Equipping its members with valuable skills and resources, it prepares them for success in their academic and professional pursuits. With a focus on making a positive impact, the branch engages in community outreach and volunteer initiatives, contributing to societal advancement. Embracing diversity and inclusion, it celebrates the unique perspectives of its members and promotes a sense of belonging. Forward-thinking and resilient, the IEEE Student Branch at NFSU remains at the forefront of technological advancements, driven by a vision for a brighter future and a commitment to excellence.
The IEEE Region 10, or sometimes referred to the Asia Pacific Region comprises 4 Councils, 47 Sections, 6 Sub-sections, 211 Chapters and 245 student branches. It covers a geographical area stretching from South Korea and Japan in the north-east to New Zealand in the south, and Pakistan in the west. With a membership in of about 60,000, it is one of the largest and fastest growing regions in IEEE. There are 10 sections in India which comes under IEEE Region 10.
The IEEE formed in 1963 with the merger of the AIEE (American institute of Electrical Engineers, formed in 1884), and the IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers, formed in 1912) and it stands for Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, an association dedicated to advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity, is the world’s largest technical professional society and serve to professionals involved in all aspects of the electrical, electronic, and computing fields and related areas of science and technology that underlie modern civilization. The IEEE has: More than 423,000 members in more than 160 countries, more than 50 percent of whom are from outside the United States. More than 117,000 Student members. 334 Sections in ten geographic Regions worldwide. 2,116 Chapters that unite local members with similar technical interests. 3,005 Student Branches at colleges and universities in over 100 countries. 1,481 Student Branch chapters of IEEE technical societies. 486 affinity groups; IEEE affinity groups are non-technical sub-units of one or more Sections or a Council. The affinity group patent entities are the IEEE-USA Consultants’ Network, Young Professionals (YP), Women in Engineering(WIE), Life Members (LM), and IEEE Entrepreneurship. It Has 39 Societies and seven technical councils representing the wide range of IEEE technical interests. More than 4 million documents in the IEEE explore Digital Library, with more than 8 million downloads each month. It Has over 1,300 active standards and more than 500 standards under development. It publishes about 200 transactions, journals, and magazines. It Sponsors more than 1,800 conferences in 95 countries while: Partnering with more than 1,300 non-IEEE entities globally, Attracting more than 485,000 conference attendees, Publishing more than 1,500 conference proceedings via IEEE explore.
The IEEE Gujarat section is one of the sections in the Asia-Pacific region. If for no other reason than that Mahatma Gandhi was a Gujarati by birth, and had spearheaded the Indian Freedom Struggle from his ashram at Ahmedabad where the IEEE Gujarat Section is headquartered. IEEE activities in Gujarat first started in 1988 at the city of Vadodara (earlier known as Baroda), when first unit of IEEE student branch was established at the Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technology & Engineering, M.S.University. Dr. A. K. Aggarwal was the first Branch Counselor. Mr. J. S. Negi, the then Chief Executive of M/s Jyoti Ltd, had taken the initiative for submitting the petition for forming the Vadodara Sub-Section under the Bombay Section. IEEE accepted the petition and the Vadodara sub-section was formed with Mr. J. S. Negi as the interim Chair in the year 1988. Later IEEE agreed to change the name of the entity to Gujarat Sub-section. On 15th August 1990 the Sub-section was upgraded to a full fledged Section to take its place as one among the 300 sections in the world spread out over 150 countries. The IEEE Gujarat University Student Branch was the next student branch unit established in 1994. The IEEE Gujarat Section was carved out from the IEEE Bombay Section mainly for logistic reasons. Gujarat Section was first brought to international attention in 1997 with the holding a twin conference on’ Internet Security’ and EEE in the petroleum sector both downstream and upstream. This twin conference was held in the premises of the Institute of Reservoir Studies of the ONGC. Prominent IEEE figures who attended included Dr. Charles Rubenstein then the editor of the IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management. The conference was followed by the visit of the Technical Activities Board (TAB) of the IEEE led by President IEEE Dr. Kenneth Laker, President-Elect Dr. Mike Adler, Mr. Pete(Wes) Spencer a Power Utilities owner, Mrs. Mary Ward-Callan the Managing Director of the TAB and Ms. Fanny Su Behn Hoi of the IEEE Region 10 HQ at Singapore. Dr. Vijay Bhargava, the then candidate for the post of the President IEEE Communications Society and Mrs. Laker also accompanied the group. On this occasion, a student branch was inaugurated at the Nirma Institute of Technology. Gujarat Section has always been pioneer in organizing programs for professional and students. Its annual event ‘Sampark’ gives a platform to student members to design IEEE events of the year as per their own need and requirement. This helps IEEE student members of the Section to be their own leader. ‘Sampark’ had also been featured in one of the issue of ‘The Institute’. Currently IEEE Gujarat Section has thirteen chapters covering 15 of the IEEE societies/technical councils and over 30 IEEE Student Branches.