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IBM Day focuses on industry-academia tie-up

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CHENNAI, INDIA: IBM today hosted IBM Day at The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) to celebrate new opportunities associated with emerging technologies, innovation, research and education.

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The objective of this day was to educate students on important industry topics such as high performance computing, SSME (Service Science, Management and Engineering) and IBM India University Programs for Faculty, Researchers, and Students. This event is a part of IBM’s efforts to collaborate with academia in India and build interest among students to pursue a broad range of careers in research, business and technology, IBM said in a statement.

Dr Amol Mahamuni, program manager – University Relations, IBM India, said, “Participating in IBM Day at the IITs, is an endeavor by IBM to engage with India’s premiere engineering colleges and universities to foster greater innovation and technology collaborations. Our objective is to not only uncover new sources of talent, but also to encourage students to take risks and think differently to generate disruptive ideas.”

In India, IBM has partnered with a number of educational institutions in India including the IITs at Delhi, Kanpur and Chennai, and the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Anna University. IBM has also set up an IT Center in Mumbai in association with Victoria Memorial School for the Blind to impart IT education to visually impaired persons.

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