upGrad signs MoU with SRM University, Chennai, Joins Forces to Empower Students with Future Skills

Bangalore, thirteenth October 2023: upGrad, Asia’s largest built-in studying skilling and workforce Development Company, has entered right into a transformative memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SRM Institute of Science and Technology in Chennai. This strategic alliance marks a major step in the direction of bridging the hole between conventional academia and the ever-evolving calls for of recent business.

Designed particularly for SRM college students, this partnership aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) and UGC tips, goals to supply a complete coaching expertise to learners by workshops, certifications, and boot camps, selling a hybrid studying mannequin that mixes on-line training with on-campus engagement for a dynamic academic ambiance. The focus areas embody cutting-edge fields resembling information science, internet improvement, synthetic intelligence, and digital advertising and marketing, with applications meticulously designed to equip college students with superior ability units in alignment with modern technological developments, in the end bolstering their employability within the tech business.

Prof. Jayakumar, Dean School of Engineering and Technology, SRM Vadapalani campus added “SRM seems to be ahead to this partnership with upGrad as an business training companion to present rising tech ability applications to the scholars and college members to increase their employment alternatives in India and across the globe”

Pavan Boggarapu, Vice President – Product at upGrad and an alumni of SRM Institute Chennai, mentioned “I’m thrilled in regards to the unbelievable alternatives that this partnership has unlocked for learners at SRM Institutions. It goes far past making ready them for conventional jobs; it’s about empowering them to embrace a future crammed with limitless prospects. Through this collaboration, college students will acquire entry to upGrad’s state-of-the-art studying assets, on-line programs, and cutting-edge applied sciences, additional enriching their academic expertise. We strongly consider that these applications will embody each important gentle expertise and rising technical competencies, bridging the hole between tutorial excellence and business readiness, fostering a seamless transition for college students into the skilled world.”

This partnership shouldn’t be solely restricted to course choices. Recently, upGrad additionally served because the expertise companion for SRM’s Hackfest 2.0, involving eight taking part faculties. They organized a two-day, hands-on workshop for pc science engineering college students, making ready them for the Hackathon competitors. The strategic collaboration is about to improve the institute’s course choices, offering learners with elevated world job prospects at accessible charges propelling Indian college students to turn into the hallmark normal of expertise. Thus, providing ample world alternatives to the Indian expertise.