IBM has announced that it is expanding its Academic
Initiative for business analytics with new programs in India, China, Ireland
and Scotland.
Under its analytics skills program, IBM is working with
universities around the world to bring advanced analytics training directly
into the classroom.
In India, IBM is working with faculty members from 500
universities to help more than 30,000 students develop skills in predictive
analytics.
As part of the program, IBM will conduct a series of
training programs with business school faculty concentrating on predictive and
business analytics, in 15 major cities throughout the country of India.
Once certified the faculty members will begin to teach
students about how analytics can be applied to their topic of study.
Through IBM’s Academic Initiative, universities are
adding analytics to their course offerings, establishing new degree programs
and now we are seeing acceleration in global demand for training in analytics,”
said Himanshu Goyal, Country Manager Academic & Developer Relations,
Career Education & Localization, IBM India/SA.
The new programs are providing students and faculty
members, regardless of their course of study, with access to the latest
software capabilities and thinking on how advanced analytics can be applied to
tackle complex business and societal challenges.
In response to market demands, universities are
incorporating analytics curricula and courseware into a variety of degree
programs to educate college students in this growing field.
The University of West Scotland is introducing several
new courses to its School of Computing curriculum including data mining,
business intelligence and knowledge management.
Beyond teaching business and IT skills, we are preparing
students for future job opportunities with new analytics courses,” said
Professor Malcolm Crowe, University of West Scotland.
Xi’an Jiao Tong University in China, in cooperation with
IBM’s China Development Lab has also developed business analytics oriented
curriculum, project training materials, and planned a series of technical salon
and master speech focus on analytics.
Apart from these universities, schools around the world
are working with IBM to develop and implement undergraduate and graduate
curriculum and training on business analytics.
Recently,
IBM announced the opening of three regional offices in India as part of the
company’s on-going geographic expansion in the country.
IBM is investing in the education system
in these regions with a number of partnerships and academic initiatives
especially to support the growth of Open Source technologies.
By Telecomlead.com Team
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