Industry - Academia Collaboration

For
Enhanced Higher Education Experience
IT Industry Context

• Large
Business
Potential

• Talent
Shortage

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The Flexibility Challenge

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 To Enhance
the Quantity and Quality
(Technical Competency, Soft Skills,
Process Orientation, Analytical
Abilities, English Language fluency)
of
IT Talent Pool
 Program Approach
• Influence Higher
Education Policies
(Access, Relevance, Scale,

Management Education
Administration, Infrastructure,
Versatility, Investments…)

Bodies
• Education Management
Thought-Leadership
College

• Provide IT Industry
Exposure & Experience
ac ulty
F
• Provide Access to Infosys
Courseware, Projects and
nts Case Studies
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St

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 Educationware
Education Assets Imperative
Relationship  MOU with college/ University
Framework  Campus Connect Annual Planning Process
 Stakeholder survey, Feedback and Information system

 Campus Connect Portal

Digital
Infrastructure  Help desk, Email based request system, Survey Tool
 Webinar, Video Conferencing, Teleconferencing, Event Recording

 Faculty Enablement Program, Roadshows

Program Offerings
 Sabbaticals, Industry Visits
and Services
 Technology Seminars, Contests

Program  Roll-out Planning and Execution Framework

Management  Deployment Tracking at National Level (248 Colleges)
Practices  Regional and National level Review Methodology, Segmentation Model

 Foundation Program Courseware, Soft skills Courseware

Courseware and
 Student Project Bank, Publications and KM System (Internal)
Methodology
 Assessment methods, Lab Assignments Bank

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Global Foundation Program

Generic courses (9)

Open Systems
Stream

Internet Stream Phil Prins (Foundation for

International Services, USA)

Mainframes Stream

Won ASTD Award

Customized to Meet Target Student Requirements

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 Reaching-out Digitally

Subject & Topics

Key Questions to be Answered

Webinar Library
(Recorded)

Region
SMEs
• Technical and Soft Skills Practitioners
• Faculty & Management Educators
BAs

Event Center and Moderated Audio

Conference Facility

Podcast, Audio-Video Interviews, Internet Radio

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 Deployment
Scalability, Consistency and Repeatability

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