IIIT Kottayam to collaborate with IBM to address skill gap in students
Under this collaboration, the faculty and students of IIIT-Kottayam will get multiple benefits from IBM in the form of educational resources, tutorials, select IBM software, and more.
IIIT Kottayam to collaborate with IBM
The Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Kottayam and IBM has decided to collaborate to work together on skill and curriculum enhancement. The collaboration will aim at equipping students with the “right skills that will enable them to be competitive in the technology job market”. According to a press release issued by IBM authorities, under this collaboration, the faculty and students of IIIT-Kottayam will get multiple benefits from IBM in the form of educational resources, tutorials, select IBM software, industry-relevant curated courseware content, access to the cloud for hands-on experience, and other resources as part of the collaborative programme.
IBM Mentors to work with IIIT Kottayam faculty
Mentors will also be assigned by IBM to work closely with faculty and students to co-author research papers and contribute to community-driven content on innovative technology areas like business automation, the press release informed.
Talking about the collaboration, General manager, IBM automation, Dinesh Nirmal said, “India is an innovation and talent hub for IBM, and our collaborations with IIIT-Kottayam, TCS, and Wipro will help us accelerate the adoption of automation for businesses across industries.”
“IBM is already helping thousands of clients and partners use automation solutions to make IT and business processes more efficient and employees more effective, and the work from our Kochi lab will help us continue to build powerful AI-powered automation solutions for businesses in India and globally,” he said.
IBM has also announced the launch of a new automation innovation centre, which will be housed within the IBM India Software Lab in Kochi, located at Brigade World Trade Centre Info Park.
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