Wipro Infotech announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Centre for Distance Education of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Aligarh to act as the strategic IT services partner for the Institute. Through the partnership, Aligarh Muslim University has engaged Wipro as the preferred IT partner for providing technology solutions and participating in the e-Learning initiatives at its Centre for Distance Education (CDE). Wipro will offer value added services in the form of imparting training by conducting seminars / workshops for students and university faculty members and technical staff in both academic and practical spheres. Wipro would also share literature/content/information on emerging trends in technology with the university for academic purposes.
The MoU was signed by Srikanth Kodumur, Regional Business Head for Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, Wipro Infotech and Prof Javed Musarrat, Registrar of Aligarh Muslim University. Speaking on this occasion, Gopalakrishnan P K, vice president, Wipro Infotech said, ‘We are excited about the partnership as this opens up new areas of cooperation between academia and IT iIndustry, e-learning uses the power of information technology to enhance the reach of quality education and is an excellent alternative for conventional classroom learning.’
‘The purpose of the partnership is to build sound technological infrastructure in campus as well as benefit students by interacting and learning from the industry experts like Wipro,’ said Prof Javed Musarrat. Source: NewsToday
