The SAP Academic Conference India 2010 will be held on July 16-17 at the International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi. Leading Educators from SAP University Alliances Program member institutions from across India will gather to share ideas and insights on the latest academic principles and techniques on how to implement teaching of SAP in their school curriculum.
To reinforce SAP’s continuous support of training talent in India, hands-on workshops have been planned to introduce SAP offerings, curriculum content and best practices for classroom integration. The series of workshops at this conference involve: Introduction to ERP using Global Bike Inc (GBI); TERP 10 Certification course leading to the SAP Certified Business Associate with SAP ERP 6.0 certification; Business Intelligence and ERP Simulation Game. The programme of the Conference will also provide an opportunity for attendees to connect with the University Competence Centre (UCC) at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to learn how to teach SAP in their curriculum.
As the leader in the business software market, SAP has always attached great importance to the training, education and development of India's talented software engineers, starting from the tertiary level education institutions, which will help to form IT talent supply chain projects that serve governments, local regions and national interests.
"With the continuous evolution of India's business software services industry, there is an ongoing need for skilled IT talent. Through SAP University Alliances, we aim to empower tomorrow’s workforce through education by combining business process knowledge with software expertise to deliver one of the most valuable skills portfolios in the market,” said Dr. Robert LoBue, Vice President, Global University Alliances, SAP. “We hope this initiative will promote the development of India's software education system and contribute to the growth of the local outsourcing industry," he added.
The SAP University Alliances Program promotes business and information technology education in academic institutions by providing students and lecturers with access to SAP software for use throughout their academic degree programs. The SAP university courses offer students the opportunity to significantly boost their employment opportunities with the thousands of partners and customers of SAP. This in turn helps to address the industry skills shortage by providing a ready pool of highly qualified university graduates who have hands-on experience, including certification, with SAP software.
"In today's competitive environment, maintaining a high standard of undergraduate education and graduate employment opportunities is critical to the future development of our society. This event is designed to help bridge the demand and supply requirements,” said Prof Ramesh Behl from International Management Institute. “This conference by SAP will help students improve their skills and expand their horizons before they enter the professional world and also offer follow-up training to enable them to sustain their personal development in the corporate world."
The SAP Academic Conference India 2010 is an Inaugural Academic Conference held by SAP in India. Around 80 professors from more than 50 colleges and universities are participating this year.
Set to attend the conference are: Prof Ramesh Behl, International Management Institute, New Delhi; Prof Aradhna Gandhi, Symbiosis Centre for Management & HRD, Pune; Simha Magal, Seidman College of Business,Grand Valley State University, USA; Dr. Robert LoBue, Vice President, SAP Global University; Peter Gartenberg, Managing Director, SAP Indian Subcontinent; Crispian Tan, SAP Regional Director, University Alliances APJ.
