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LinkedIn today announced the launch of University Pages, tailored for higher education.
University pages will enable higher education institutions to build a brand and community on LinkedIn and directly engage with prospective and current students, alumni and parents.
India’s premier management institute – Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad will be the first school in India to own a page on the LinkedIn university pages.
Through the university pages students and parents, will have ready access to insights from the career outcomes of millions of professionals on LinkedIn.
"They will also be able to leverage the valuable tools to get a head start on building their professional network and be empowered to make informed choices about their campus life to career," LinkedIn said in a press statement.
