August 12, 2024

UOW India and IBM partnership to enhance educational experience and career readiness

Innovative program will provide cutting-edge industry experience to students

The University of Wollongong India (UOW India) and IBM have signed a partnership agreement to enhance the educational experience and career readiness of students. This collaboration will focus on several key initiatives to provide students with industry-relevant skills and opportunities while pursuing a degree at UOW India.

IBM’s premier education program, IBM Innovation Centre for Education (ICE), offers cutting-edge courses under key technology areas that equip students with in-demand IT skills and expertise required to succeed in the industry.

UOW India joins an elite group of engineering institutes in India to have the opportunity to collaborate with IBM, offering our students access to IBM ICE’s advanced training and educational resources.

UOW India Campus Director Nimay Kalyani said the partnership with IBM is a gamechanger initiative and will immensely benefit students by collaborating with the industry leader.

“We are delighted to partner with IBM to provide a rich experience to students,” Mr Kalyani said.

“Through this partnership our students will benefit from placements across a diverse range of sectors, including multinational corporations, global system integrator organisations, independent software vendors, leading research and development organisations, domain business houses, start-ups, and entrepreneurial ventures.

“The collaboration aims to equip students with industry-acknowledged and valued skills and knowledge, ensuring they are well-prepared for the demands of the modern workforce.”

Qualified students will have access to internship placements and career opportunities with various leading organisations across MNC’s, Global System Integrators, Domain sectors – Banks/Telecom/Insurance/ Healthcare/Fin-tech/e-commerce/Insurance/and many more – across the globe.

Professor Mai El Barachi, Head of School at the School of Computer Science at UOW Dubai, said the partnership will enrich UOW India’s academic offerings and strengthen our students’ competitiveness in the global job market.

“The partnership emphasises practical, hands-on learning experiences that align with industry needs and trends,” Professor El Barachi said.

“The collaboration will focus on training in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, cloud technologies, big data and business analytics, cyber security, gaming technologies, contextual mobility, and blockchain technologies.

“The partnership underscores our commitment to providing a world-class education that equips our students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in today's rapidly evolving job market.”

Professor El Barachi played an instrumental role in enabling this partnership on behalf of UOW India and will continue to support UOW India to replicate the success of the UOW Dubai - IBM partnership.

IBM Innovation Centre for Education, IBM India/South Asia Director, Vithal Madyalkar said: “There is a strong demand, across the industry, for IT professionals to be deep skilled on in-demand technologies.

“The Innovation Centre for Education initiative from IBM will equip the students at the UOW India campus to adapt to the dynamics in the industry and drive technology and business innovation.

“The model of engagement will ensure deep theoretical knowledge & practical hands-on exposure to the students, coupled with broad-based industry alignment, interaction, talent discoverability as well as excellence in their professional practice. Through this collaboration, we can positively impact the outcomes of our students.”

IBM Innovation Centre for Education, IBM India/South Asia Leader – Business Relationship, Hari Ramasubramanian said: “UOW will be delivering deep-rich technology integrated curriculum in the classroom.

“IBM will be systematically enabling the faculty team on these courses, through teach the teacher workshops, webinars, industry guest lectures and student interactions with subject matter experts from the industry.

“The students will have access to an online platform, to access courseware, projects, guest lectures, competitions, and discussion forums to enhance their knowledge and skills real-time.

“This initiative from IBM has been helping skill the student community on niche technology skills across many countries – over the last 13+ years. On successful completion of the program, the students will be awarded with an electronic badge from IBM.”

About the University of Wollongong

The University of Wollongong is young, dynamic and innovative. We’re proud to be among the top one per cent of universities in the world for our teaching and research, ranked equal 167^th globally in QS World University Rankings 2025; and 16^th in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024.

UOW’s students and staff are diverse, coming from more than 100 nations around the world. We share a culture that respects openness, inclusiveness, collegiality and diversity. We’re globally recognised for delivering impactful research that drives positive change, and we produce some of the world’s most employable graduates by anticipating emergent industries and future jobs to prepare them for the future of work.

For more information about the course offerings at UOW India please visit the UOW India website https://www.uow.edu.au/india/

About IBM Innovation Centre for Education

The IBM Innovation Centre for Education is a premium initiative of IBM - providing curriculum integrated deep-technical training and educational resources to students, equipping the students with industry-relevant technology skills and knowledge through projects, lab practical’s, case-studies, inter & intra university competitions and in-campus interactions with industry experts.