Nine Leading Universities in Pakistan Join the Oracle Academy
4500 Students to Benefit from Industry-Leading Computer Science Education Program
Karachi, Pakistan – 9th July 2013: Nine
leading universities in Pakistan have joined the Oracle Academy and
have integrated its Advanced Computer Science program into their IT
curricula to provide their students hands-on experience with Oracle
Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware.
As
a result, approximately 4500 students from these participating
universities will have access to world-class Oracle software, technical
curriculum, and industry-recognized certification resources.
Students
who participate in the Oracle Academy develop vital business and
technology skills, gaining a competitive advantage as they prepare to
enter the global workforce of the 21st century.
The
Oracle Academy helps to equip students with world-class IT skills that
help them prepare for careers in exciting fields such as computer
engineering, application development, web development, IT consulting,
systems integration, database design/administration, IT product
management, IT product marketing, technical support, and more.
“It
is essential that our next generation have the right skill set before
entering the workforce. Using industry-relevant and engaging computer
science education resources offered by Oracle Academy, these students
can benefit from hands-on experience with real world business software,”
said Ahsen Javed, Managing Director, Oracle Pakistan and SAGE-W. “We
are proud to support the universities in Pakistan in preparing the
students for IT and business careers and hope that this young workforce
will soon contribute to the success of the organizations they will work
for.”
Participating
universities include University of Engineering & Technology (UET) –
Taxila, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
(SZABIST) – Karachi, GC University Faisalabad, COMSATS Institute of
Information Technology – Lahore, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur,
University of Peshawar, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science
and Technology (SZABIST) – Islamabad, University of Agriculture –
Faisalabad and The Superior Group of Colleges – Lahore.
The
Oracle Academy provides a complete portfolio of software, curriculum,
hosted technology, faculty training, support, and certification
resources to secondary and higher education institutions for teaching
use. Faculty can insert these resources into computer science and
business programs, helping to ensure that students gain
industry-relevant skills prior to entering the workforce.
“The Oracle Academy has been
very effective as we have not only been able to enrich our existing
courses but our faculty is also in the process of designing more courses
with major practical and hands-on outlines,” said M.N. Khokhar,
Assistant Professor and Coordinator MS(CS), SZABIST Islamabad Campus.
“We
are confident that the Oracle Academy will help our faculty and
students to enhance their understanding in various areas where Oracle
has been the leader and innovator,” said Dr. Adeel Akram, Dean - Faculty
of Telecom, & Information Engineering, UET Taxila. “Our Computer
Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering and
Telecommunication Engineering Departments are identifying the gaps in
our existing curriculum where courses and other material developed by
Oracle can be introduced to improve their practicality and acceptance in
the field.”
“We
at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Lahore campus have been
benefiting from our Oracle Academy Advanced Computer Science Membership
since March 2013,” said Dr. Hamid Turab Mirza, Assistant Professor,
Department of Computer Science, COMSATS Institute of Information
Technology, Lahore Campus. “Curriculum and software support is very
useful and is helping our students to master database systems concepts,
and specifically Oracle Database technology, in a better way.”
“We
have recently subscribed to Oracle Academy to let our students and
faculty members learn the state-of-art Oracle software,” said Dr. Azhar
Rauf, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of
Peshawar. “We are planning to incorporate some courses from Oracle
Certification Programs into the BS program, bringing it at par with the
industry standards.”
“Oracle
Academy Pakistan is actively involving academia. This will help
students understand the latest technologies so that they can use them in
their projects and later in job market,” said Dr Imran Amin, Head of
Department - Computing, Shahid Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science
and Technology, Karachi.
“We
are really thankful to Oracle Academy for providing us with this
precious opportunity to get the benefit of its valuable resources,” said
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shahid Naweed, Chairman, Department of Computer
Science & IT, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. “Almost 500
students study the subject of Databases each year and it will be a great
opportunity for our students to get familiar with the premiere DBMS,
Oracle Database.”
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