DITE&C facilitates MoU between Sirena Technologies and Goa’s two prominent engineering colleges at Goa AI Tech Conclave 2026

Panaji, November 2026: Marking a defining moment for Goa’s technical education ecosystem, Padre Conceicao College of Engineering (PCCE), Verna and Agnel Institute of Engineering and Management (AIEM), Assagao, Goa’s two prominent engineering colleges, signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sirena Technologies Private Limited at the Goa AI Tech Conclave 2026, held on October 22-23 at INOX Courtyard, Panaji.

The MoU was exchanged between Rev. Fr. Agnelo Gomes, Director of PCCE Verna and AIEM Assagao, and Mr. Hariharan Bojan, Founder & CEO of Sirena Technologies Pvt. Ltd., in the presence of Shri. Rohan Khaunte, Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Tourism, and Printing & Stationery, Government of Goa. The ceremony followed the formal inauguration of the two-day summit by Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant under the theme ‘AI for People, Planet and Progress.’

Under the agreement, Sirena Technologies will set up Centres of Excellence (CoE) and advanced R&D Labs in Physical AI, Robotics and Humanoids at both campuses, marking the first such initiative at engineering college level in Goa.

Highlighting the Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications’ active role in bringing industry and academia together to turn policy into execution, Hon’ble ITE&C Minister Shri. Rohan Khaunte said, “Our objective through the Goa AI Policy 2026 and the Goa AI Mission 2027 is to create an ecosystem where government acts as an active catalyst connecting our educational institutions directly with global industry leaders. Government led by DITE&C facilitated this strategic partnership with Sirena Technologies and PCCE Verna and AIEM Assagao to ensure our engineering students get immediate access to technologies like AI and Humanoids. By bringing industry-led R&D labs onto Goan campuses, we are creating direct pathways for our youth to learn, build, and innovate right here in Goa.”

Emphasising the impact it will have on students, Rev. Fr. Agnelo Gomes, Director, PCCE & AIEM said, “This collaboration is a landmark initiative, as it brings to Goa, for the first time at an engineering college level, dedicated Centres of Excellence in such cutting-edge disciplines. A defining feature of this initiative is that it will offer our students, from the first year through to their final year, immersive opportunities for internships, hands-on research and direct mentorship under leading technical experts from Sirena Technologies.”

Mr. Hariharan Bojan, Founder & CEO, Sirena Technologies, added, “Robotics is moving from labs to the real world. For students, early exposure is not just an advantage; it is a game-changer. We are delighted to partner with PCCE and AIEM to build intelligent humanoid systems with students, for education, enterprise and research.”
PCCE, Verna and AIEM, Assagao are run by Agnel Fathers, a branch of Pilar Fathers who have been associated with Technical Education since the early 1980s and offer programmes in Computer Engineering, AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, Electronics and Mechanical Engineering. They are pioneers in innovation and entrepreneurship in Goa and other parts of India.

Sirena Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a full-stack deep-tech robotics company headquartered in Los Angeles with engineering operations in Bengaluru. Founded in 2014, with over 12 years of building robots, the company designs and builds intelligent humanoid systems for education, enterprise and research. Sirena currently operates about 25 fully set-up robotics labs globally, including recent CoEs at Shoolini University, Himachal Pradesh. The company’s mission is to build intelligent robots people can trust and to educate the next generation of builders from schools to engineering colleges.

This industry-academia collaboration directly advances the core pillars of the Goa AI Policy 2026 launched at the conclave, supporting the state’s ambitious target to train and skill 50,000 youth while establishing Goa as India’s testbed for high-impact AI solutions.