July 27, 2004, Bangalore: Infosys Technologies (Nasdaq: INFY) today announced the launch of Campus Connect, an industry-academia partnership initiative. The program aims to deepen the industry-academia relationship, and create a strong foundation for the emerging knowledge economy in India. The nation-wide program focuses on aligning the needs of engineering colleges, the faculty and students with the needs of the industry, thus preparing "industry-ready" professionals. Infosys will invest about Rs 10 crore in this program.
The first set of initiatives within the Campus Connect umbrella is already underway. The Faculty Enablement Program shares Infosys' educational experiences and best practices with faculty from various engineering colleges. The Faculty Enablement Program, kick-started in Mysore and Pune in July 2004. Approximately 40 faculty members from 19 institutes participated in the fortnight long session covering areas like computer hardware and system software, programming fundamentals and management systems, among others. A roll out of this will follow across all other Infosys Development Centers.
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