Zensar in MoU with Chinese province

Zensar Technologies Ltd, an IT-BPO services company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hubei Province of China to extend its global delivery platform to support academic institutions in the province.

The MoU is a framework for cooperation whereby Zensar will set up a centre of excellence (CoE) on the campuses of academic institutions to train students with innovative tools and techniques in the IT and BPO industry.

The company plans to extend this programme to 33 colleges in the Hubei Province and train a total of 1,00,000 students over the next three years.

NXP funds research in India

NXP Semiconductors has signed an agreement with IIT-Delhi to fund research activities in India. NXP and IIT-Bombay are also working towards a formal agreement, after which the company will become a member of the very large-scale integration (VLSI) research consortium at IIT-Bombay.

Under its existing academic relations programme, NXP Semiconductors will spend $1.5 million over a period of five years. This will be used for building a potential talent and research pool for the emerging semiconductor market in India.

The fund will be used to carry out research programmes for industry-specific technologies and applications like mobile communications, connectivity and automotive electronics. NXP also plans to set up a digital media lab in a technical institute in approximately six months.

Accel Frontline Ltd, JNU tie up

Chennai-based Accel Frontline Ltd, an IT services company, has announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Jawaharlal Nehru University to develop software-based solutions and applications for the latter's e-governance cell.

The cell will involve digitisation of all the processes and procedures related to administration and admission.