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CA Technologies will set up the centre to help drive the adoption and awareness of its solutions at the root level.
Under the agreement, Chitkara University will roll out CA Technologies' programs at the Undergraduate level. The programs would be embedded in various course schemes or as value add-ons to students. The institute will feature courses on CA Spectrum and CA Applogic in Computer Science/ IT/ Computer Application curriculum either as electives or as add-on courses. Experts from CA Technologies will train the faculty of the university on the CA curriculum.
“This is a great opportunity for us to influence the growing minds of future IT professionals and future leaders,” said Sunil Manglore, vice president, CA Technologies, India.
Founded in 1998, Chitkara University offers courses in the core areas of Information Technology such as Computer Science, Electronics and Communications and their applications in other domains.
“Through our partnership with Chitkara, we will provide award winning training and certification to better prepare students for a career in IT as well as career advancement in the areas of Network Management and Cloud Computing,” said Darren Reid, senior vice president, Services for Asia-Pacific & Japan and Global Delivery at CA Technologies.
Madhu Chitkara, vice chancellor of Chitkara University said that collaboration with CA Technologies will facilitate their learning-centric teaching approach, which lays emphasis on enhancing knowledge, skills and understanding through practical experience.
CA Technologies aims to train over 200 students from the university in the 2012-2013 academic term.
