Preparing Job-Ready Candidates

Data analytics is becoming an important field for killing of young graduates. Here, Bhuvan Nijhawan, Director, Education, SAS Asia Pacific, tells us more about their experiences regarding T-Schools

- Pradeep Chakraborty

How is the Indian industry collaborating for infrastructure and education?

The Indian industry has been playing an important part in shaping academia, collaborating with them on several fronts including:

• Financing private/ public/ government institutes & universities for setting up centers of excellence, laboratories and entrepreneurship cells

• Helping in curriculum design relevant to today’s job demands

• Imparting technical know-how& Industry expertise as part of the courses

• Providing online/offline infrastructure to conduct the courses

• Providing for globally recognized certification and • Student and faculty mentoring.

What will be the power of online, social, and emerging technologies for enhancing the reach, quality, affordability, and speed?

Online, social media, and emerging technologies make today’s world faster, efficient, and connected. Online learning provides an opportunity for educating people who live in remote places or to industry professionals looking to upskill themselves. The Internet has made connectivity easy, now anyone can access courses (virtually) which were traditionally available (offline) in top tier universities and institutes. Learning has shifted from classroom to virtual learning; exams and assessments are being conducted online as well.