IUMS Signed MoU with IBM

June 24, 2009, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): IBM and Rajiv Gandhi Technical University (RGTU), Madhya Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to help students to enhance their skills in leading-edge software technologies and better position them in today’s fast changing IT world. IBM will provide RGTU with training for faculty members, student development initiatives, support for research work and major/minor projects of students. In the emerging era of knowledge-driven globalization and declining workforce it would require enhancement of necessary skills and talents through concerted efforts in higher education, technical and vocational training, and professional courses in order to match the expected demand of the industries and service sector organizations in India and abroad. Industry-academia partnership has emerged as an essential condition to foster academic and research excellence in the institutions and universities, to accelerate the growth of academic competance relevance research and to foster the environment of technology innovations. Finish School at IUMS is a new concept in which curriculum is developed for students to prepare them for requirements of industries. The Finish school aims to provide skills both technical and soft skills to people to facilitate their employability and play a part in the supply side issues (of talent) of the industry. The Finish School shall provide a pre-employment training programmes for graduating students from Engineering/ pharmacy / Polytechnic Colleges offering different specializations to cater to the needs of different industries. Finish School is a supplementary training school that attempts to make-up for deficiencies of students providing skills both in technical and soft skills to students to facilitate their employability and play a part in the supply side issues of the industry. The realisation of the full vision of a strong and developed India necessarily requires a strong intellectual and knowledge base supported and nurtured by a vibrant academic and research environment in its institutions which is well supported by the industry. This can happen only if a synergetic partnership between academia and industry is promoted as a part of education and research strategy. Further by this means, the university could become increasingly important for local economic development. At present, the fresh pass out students hired by industries are given training at the level of their induction either through product-oriented training programme or through in-house training programme organized by a few industries. In-house training is limited to a basic orientation, because vendor-based training is expensive and equipment specific. Finish School is a new concept in which curriculum is developed for students to prepare them for requirements of industries. The Finish school aims to provide skills both technical and soft skills to people to facilitate their employability and play a part in the supply side issues (of talent) of the industry.