WED Bureau
Dubai
Software
AG, a global leader in enterprise architecture, IT planning, business process
management, integration and big data, recently joined forces with Rochester
Institute of Technology, Dubai (RIT Dubai) to help shape the country’s future business
leaders and innovators by leveraging advanced digital tools and solutions. The agreement
will see the two industry leaders collaborating closely under Software AG’s
University Relations Program to help turn creative and innovative ideas into reality.
Under
the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Rami Kichli, Vice President,
Software AG - Gulf & Levant region, and University President Dr. Yousef Al
Assaf, a range of skills development opportunities will be available for RIT Dubai
students and faculty. RIT Dubai is one of the region’s leading technological
universities offering highly regarded and accredited U.S Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees in business and leadership, engineering, and computing
directly from its New York campus.
One
opportunity is student access to knowledge sharing and cooperative education
with Software AG, under RIT Dubai’s unique cooperative internship education
program. This is a key cornerstone of
education at RIT Dubai, which is particularly beneficial for graduates. This
access and experience gives them a head start against their contemporaries as
they join the highly competitive labor market.
The MoU
will also pave the way for further interactions between RIT Dubai and Software
AG’s experts during major events such as CeBIT, Innovation Days, and User
Groups. Besides gaining a glimpse of game-changing market trends and
developments, the exchange will offer an ideal foundation for the students’ future
academic research projects and give Software AG access to high quality student
and faculty research.
Kichli
said, “Education is the foundation of business innovation. We have designed our
University Relations Program around this belief, while highlighting the
importance of cooperation among the private sector, academia, and the entire
education industry to help build the country’s business leaders and innovators of
tomorrow. We are privileged to be partnering with RIT Dubai in our bid to equip
students with in-demand skills and expose them to the real world before they
even leave the university to help them succeed in this age of digital
evolution.”
In-depth
training programs, free student certifications, alongside strategic
partnerships promoting innovative ideas, research, seeding, and startups, among
others, are important aspects of the collaboration. Guest speakers from
Software AG and RIT Dubai discussing hot business topics such as big data,
streaming analytics, Internet of Things, business process transformation, and
integration, will provide further added-value learning to students and the
wider community.
Aside
from diverse events, RIT Dubai students and faculty will also get a chance to
have an access to free software in an effort to build an academic user group.
Software AG’s free software contains e-learning, video tutorials and other
training materials to create self-explanatory and easy-to-use packages.
Education packages are designed to be used either by individuals, or they can
be done in teams with or without faculty assistance.
“Through
Software AG’s University Program, the company is able to demonstrate its
unwavering support for innovative ideas. Students can share innovative ideas
and Software AG is always eager to support and fund projects that generate
win-win situations. With our new newest cooperation with RIT Dubai, we look
forward to hearing creative and unique thoughts that will help propel local society
and the entire country forward,” added Kichli.
University
President Dr. Yousef Al Assaf said: “At RIT Dubai we strive to lead higher
education in the region through preparing students for successful careers in a
global society. Ensuring opportunities with organizations such as Software AG,
helps engage and further motivate our students through stimulating and
collaborative experiences. Software AG
will help us provide technology-based educational programs designed to develop student’s
personal and professional development.”
Building
on over 45 years of customer-centric innovation, Software AG, a leader in many
innovative IT categories, empowers customers to innovate, differentiate, and
win in the digital world. Software AG’s products helps companies combine
existing systems on-premise and in the cloud into a single platform to optimize
and digitize their businesses. Software AG provides market-leading software for
business processes, integration, intelligent business operations and
transactions.
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| (L to R) Rami Kichli, Vice President, Software AG Gulf & Levant region and Dr. Yousef Al Assaf, University President, RIT Dubai |
The
combination of process management, data integration and real-time analytics in
One Digital Business Platform enables customers to drive operational
efficiency, modernize their systems and optimize processes for smarter-decision
making.
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