Avaya, a global leader in business communications software,
systems and services, highlighted today its commitment to India’s digital
transformation goals through the Avaya University Outreach Programme, a series
of initiatives with leading educational institutes in Pune. More than 70
graduating engineers today attended the first elective course at the Cummins
College of Engineering for Women, one of four colleges with which Avaya is
collaborating on the programme.
The Avaya curriculum is a one-semester elective course,
developed by Avaya in collaboration with the Colleges of Engineering. The
course covers key trends in emerging technologies and telecommunication,
including digital and IP telephony, VoIP protocols, unified communications and contact
center applications and provides new engineers with the skills to develop their
careers and further India’s digital transformation efforts. Avaya plans to make
the course available to other educational institutions and colleges in Pune and
across the nation.
India is driving digital transformation efforts to boost
economic growth and provide access to digital services, knowledge and
information for all citizens. Avaya is working with four colleges in Pune - to
help develop training in key technologies and help deliver the skilled
workforce India requires.
The Avaya University Outreach Programme consists of four key
elements--- Avaya curriculum, Technology exchange program for Faculty, Avaya
Champs and Technology enablement for students.
India is at the heart of Avaya’s innovation focus and represents
the company’s largest R&D center globally, spread across Pune, Bangalore
and Hyderabad, providing more than 30% of product & solution development
globally. Avaya’s India R&D centers comprise talented engineers,
researchers and product management staff, with more than 2,200 employees along
with a state-of-the-art research and engineering lab and infrastructure with
Data Networking and Unified Communications being the primary focus areas.
Quotes:
“This programme is aimed at helping to transform the educational
curriculum and developing the skilled workforce that will drive India’s digital
transformation goals. We are very proud to be associated with the leading
engineering institutes in Pune and in helping today’s students meet the
evolving needs of industry. Following the success of our efforts in Pune, we
are planning to implement other such outreach programs in other cities and to
continue our efforts in supporting India’s digitization.”
Vijay Mhaskar, Senior Director, Pune R&D at Avaya India
“The engineers that we are supporting today will be the
engineers that drive innovation in India tomorrow. The Avaya University
Outreach programme demonstrates our commitment to India’s digital
transformation and showcases the central role that India’s talented workforce
plays in Avaya’s own innovation efforts. Communication is at the center of
almost all industries and this course enables students with latest
communication technologies and it will ensure the next generation engineers
make digital transformation successful”
Roopali Sundar, Head HR- (India) & Lead (APAC, Middle East,
Africa), Avaya
“With the rapid changes in the telecom Industry, it is
imperative our students are updated and employable from day one. Therefore
we are excited about this initiative between global leader in communications
Avaya and Cummins College of Engineering for Women’ to offer an academic course
namely “Unified communications and contact center applications” to augment our
students with latest cutting edge technologies. I am sure our
collaboration with Avaya will increase in years to come and help students to
enhance their employability.”
Dr. M. B. Khambete, Principal, MKSSS’s Cummins College of
Engineering for Women
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