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Bridging the University-Corporate Chasm

Bridging the University-Corporate Chasm. Tan Moorthy Senior Vice President and Group Head, Education and Research, Infosys Technologies Limited. Agenda. Current state Our situation Addressing challenges – Infosys approach Looking ahead Bridging the Gap.

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Bridging the University-Corporate Chasm

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  1. Bridging the University-Corporate Chasm Tan MoorthySenior Vice President and Group Head, Education and Research, Infosys Technologies Limited

  2. Agenda • Current state • Our situation • Addressing challenges – Infosys approach • Looking ahead • Bridging the Gap

  3. University to Industry – Knowledge Know-How Gap Source: VDE Survey “Young Professionals 2007”

  4. Our Situation – Common Refrain “Currently only about 25% of technical graduates and 10-15% of general college graduates are suitable for employment in the offshore IT and BPO industries respectively.” Source: NASSCOM-McKinsey Report 2005. Extending India’s Leadership of the Global IT and BPO Industries

  5. Why is there a Gap?

  6. Different Paradigms Corporate Campus Focus on “Me and My marks” Success can only come from “Us and Our Projects” Scheduled Exams Daily tests Scores based on ability to recall Appraised based on application of knowledge Blind to soft-skills Soft-Skills most visible

  7. Infosys Solution

  8. Our Context 1120 fresh entrants, June 2009

  9. Continuous Education and CoE On going Fresh Entrants Foundation Program Before Joining Infosys CampusConnect Current &Relevant Industry Readiness StrongBase

  10. Foundation Program: 20 to 23 weeks Over 60,000 people trained in last 4 years Basic Intermediate Technology specific

  11. Foundation Program: 20 to 23 weeks Over 60,000 people trained in last 4 years Basic Intermediate Technology specific • Induction • Soft skills • Problem solving • Operating system • Programming and DBMS

  12. Foundation Program: 20 to 23 weeks Over 60,000 people trained in last 4 years Basic Intermediate Technology specific • OOP concepts • Design and analysis of algorithms • User experience • Software engineering processes

  13. Foundation Program: 20 to 23 weeks Over 60,000 people trained in last 4 years Basic Intermediate Technology specific • POST (project on Organizational Standards during Training) • Developing enterprise applications • Java / .Net • Open Systems • Mainframe • SAP / Oracle • Infrastructure management • Independent validation

  14. Education Bodies Institution Faculty Students

  15. Education Bodies Institution Faculty Students Education Bodies • Influence higher education policies • Partnership with NASSCOM, CII, IUCEE, AICTE, Vice Chancellors • Satellite based education using EDUSAT

  16. Education Bodies Institution Faculty Students Institution • Engaged with 400+ engineering colleges • Partnering in conferences/events conducted by the institution • Inputs to Board of Studies • Invitation to Conclave meets • Finishing School in Malaysia, China and Mexico

  17. Education Bodies Institution Faculty Students Faculty • Provide IT industry exposure & experience • 5000+ faculty covered through one/two week programs • Portal access • Webinars • 2-3 months sabbatical programs

  18. Education Bodies Institution Faculty Students Students • Provide access to Infosys courseware, projects • Training • Industrial visits • 100,000+ students trained • 600,000+ courseware download • 120,000+ students registration on portal • 5,000 faculty registration on portal • Contests at 475 colleges

  19. Looking Ahead

  20. A future engineer’s challenge! • Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where:

  21. A future engineer’s challenge! • Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where: Billions of devices are digitally connected

  22. A future engineer’s challenge! • Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where: Zillions of bytes wait to be made intelligible

  23. A future engineer’s challenge! • Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where: Human and natural threats loom large

  24. A future engineer’s challenge! • Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where: Natural resources deplete at a fast pace

  25. A future engineer’s challenge! • Create solutions to enhance quality of human life in a world where: Sphere of operation is global

  26. Attributes of a Global Engineer

  27. Concepts Context Curious Communicate Collaborative Compassionate Committed 7Cs

  28. Bridging the gap

  29. Start with a few simple changes

  30. How we teach Start with the big picture - demonstrate applications of concepts Transition to active learning - more hands-on, personalized using technology and more time for peer learning

  31. What we assess Test ability to think and apply and not capacity to memorize. Ask them to apply a concept and solve a problem rather than repeat a definition. Real world is an open book exam with ambiguous problems and short deadlines

  32. How we engage students Facilitate team community projects – to enhance team skills and develop community empathy Encourage global benchmarking through participation in debates, coding competitions, innovation challenges etc.

  33. It’s about change! It’s about time to change -to secure the future!

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