Intel to aid engineering curriculum development
SHASTRY V. MALLADY
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Thrust of this collaboration would be on technology-focused syllabus.
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— Photo: K. Ganesan
Joint effort: Karumuttu T. Kannan, second from left, Correspondent, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, and V. Abhaikumar, left, Principal, interacting with Intel representatives.
Industry-academia partnership is taking place at a swifter pace than before. With both of them realising the need for mutual cooperation, educational institutions are trying to understand industry requirements better.
Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) in Madurai and global IT major Intel Corporation have partnered to provide faculty training and opening a sophisticated ‘Intel Lab’ in the TCE campus.
The inauguration of the Intel-TCE Multicore Laboratory took place on July 27 with both the partners expressing keenness to carry out training and research on topics that could enhance the B.E curriculum, particularly in computer science and information technology branches.
“The industry always benefits from engineering colleges if they work together. So, we engaged the TCE. The objective is to empower them in curriculum development,” Manav Subodh, Higher Education Manager at the Bangalore-based Intel Technology India Pvt.Ltd, said.
Intel Corporation, a leading semi-conductor company in the world and known for its Pentium processors, had received research proposals from various institutions in the country.
After analysis of the proposals, Intel decided to set up ‘Intel labs’ in 10 educational institutions including the College of Engineering at Guindy in Chennai and at P.S.G. College in Coimbatore. According to V. Abhaikumar, the TCE Principal, the thrust of this collaboration would be on technology-focused curriculum. Intel will first train the faculty members. The TCE was provided with 10 dual core computers and 100 user licences in all software that is related to multicore architecture as part of the collaboration.
The TCE’s Department of Computer Science organised a seminar on multicore architecture attended by faculty members from engineering colleges in and around Madurai. The college Vice-Chairman and Correspondent, Karumuttu T. Kannan, and P. Chitra, senior lecturer in CSE department took part.
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