YEAR 2 | ISSUE 2 | APRIL, 2013
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Launch of GU–IBM Collaborative Programme in B. Tech (CSE) Galgotias University yet again moves a step ahead in providing technological and updated education to its students. This time it is the IBM-GU collaboration for B.Tech (CSE) Program. The inauguration towards this initiative took place at the lawns of Galgotias University on 25th February, 2013.This collaborative program is intended to impart quality education to our students keeping in mind the requirements of both the academia and industry in the field of computing discipline for the socio economic development. The curriculum for the program has been arrived at jointly through brain storming sessions spread over several days. The existing GU B. Tech. (CSE) program is being suitably dovetailed with the curricular component developed at IBM ICE (Innovation Centre for Education) with emphasis on either futuristic technology such as Cloud Computing and Virtualization, Open Source Software and Open Standards or industry domain areas such as Healthcare Informatics, Telecom Informatics, Retail Informatics. A collaborative Online Learning Platform iCos (Innovation Centre for Open Standards) under the scheme is being provided to facilitate interaction among the community of students, faculty, IBM Subject Matter Experts and other professionals from computing industry. Talking about this initiative towards a new education paradigm, Mr. Phil Tasker, World Wide Director IBM, chief guest of the ceremony discussed about how the subjects like ‘Cloud Computing and Virtualisation’ and ‘Open Source Software and Open Standards’ will foster the B.Tech (Computer Science) students in defining their career. The other dignitaries present were Mr. Suneel Galgotia, Mr. Dhruv Galgotia, Prof.(Dr.) Ashok Saxena, Prof.(Dr.) Balaji Rajagopalan, Prof. M. Khalid and Prof. Shyam Tickoo. The ceremony started with welcoming of the chief guest and his IBM team, followed by lighting of the lamp. The prizes were distributed to the winners of the poster competition which was based on ‘Cloud Computing and Virtualization’ and ‘Open Source Software and Open Standards’. The event concluded with the vote of thanks given by Dr. Avadhesh Kumar, Dean Planning, Galgotias University.