3 weeks ago
Kia India, IIT Tirupati launch Makers Lab for innovation
Kia India, a car company, and IIT Tirupati, a big technology school, opened a new workshop together.
The workshop is called the Inspire Works Makers Lab.
It is a place where students can build real things with their hands.
Students can test their ideas and make working prototypes.
This helps them learn by doing instead of only reading books.
The two partners promised to work together more than a year ago.
Kia India is giving more than ₹25 crore to IIT Tirupati over five years.
The money supports the lab, scholarships, research and classes.
School students, teachers and start-ups can also use the workshop.
Leaders from both sides say it will help create the next generation of inventors and problem-solvers.
Kia India and IIT Tirupati inaugurated the Inspire Works Makers Lab, an innovation facility in Tirupati.
The lab helps students transform ideas into practical products through hands-on learning, research and prototype development.
The launch came more than a year after the institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding in May 2025 and marks completion of the project's first phase.
The facility is part of Kia India's investment of more than ₹25 crore in IIT Tirupati over five years.
The lab was jointly inaugurated by Kia India Chief Administrative Officer Taehyun Kim and IIT Tirupati Director Prof. K.N. Satyanarayana.
- Who
- Kia India and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Tirupati, represented by Chief Administrative Officer Taehyun Kim and Director Prof. K.N. Satyanarayana
- What
- Inaugurated the Inspire Works Makers Lab, an innovation facility for hands-on learning, research and prototype development
- Where
- Tirupati, at IIT Tirupati
- When
- On Friday, more than a year after the two institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding in May 2025
- Why
- To help students turn ideas into practical products and bridge the gap between academic learning and industry requirements
Key facts
- Facility
- Inspire Works Makers Lab
- Partners
- Kia India and IIT Tirupati
- MoU signed
- May 2025
- Investment
- More than ₹25 crore over five years
- Inaugurated by
- Taehyun Kim (Kia India CAO) and Prof. K.N. Satyanarayana (IIT Tirupati Director)
- Included initiatives
- Scholarships, research and development, academic programmes
- Beneficiaries
- IIT Tirupati students, school students, faculty, start-ups and innovators
- Project status
- First phase complete with advanced equipment installed
Quotes
Prof. K.N. Satyanarayana
Director of IIT Tirupati
“Prof. Satyanarayana said the Makers Lab would serve not only IIT Tirupati students but also school students, faculty members, start‑ups and innovators from the wider community.”
deccanchronicle.com
Taehyun Kim
Chief Administrative Officer of Kia India
“Taehyun Kim said Kia India remains committed to supporting collaborative innovation by creating world‑class infrastructure for young engineers. He said the Makers Lab would help students convert ideas into real‑world solutions while preparing the next generation of innovators and problem‑solvers.”
deccanchronicle.com
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