EMC announced the signing of an agreement, under the EMC Academic Alliance
Program, between BV Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering & Technology (BVBCET) in
Hubli, Karnataka, and its subsidiary, EMC (Benelux) BV SARL. Under this
program, BV Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering & Technology, Karnataka will
offer a course in Information Storage and Management technology to its students.
So far, EMC has forged alliances with over 100 education institutions in India
reaching out to 5000 plus students.
As part of the EAA, BV Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering & Technology,
Karnataka will receive vendor agnostic curriculum, course content, learning
materials, faculty trainings and software simulators developed by EMC, to
provide training to their students. EMC will also provide program support in
terms of examination papers and sample assignments.
Commenting on the significance of the association, Dr Ashok S Shettar, BV
Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering & Technology, Karnataka, said, “There is a
paradigm shift of power from carrier to content and the key issue to be
recognized is the importance of putting the information back to center stage.
Information has to be organized and consolidated so that organizations can get
maximum value out of it. We are happy to partner with the world leader in
information infrastructure. The agreement with EMC will enable our students to
learn about information management and storage, one of the most significant and
also the fastest growing segments within the IT industry.”