With the demand for courses on emerging technologies seeing a rise in the country, city-based premier research institution IIIT-Hyderabad and skilling company, TalentSprint, on Tuesday announced rolling out of its executive programs on AI and Machine Learning as well as Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies pan India. These programs were launched in 2018 in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
The all India program will be delivered over 18 weeks in a hybrid format and there will be three campus visits of three days each to IIIT Hyderabad, and live interactive online classes in other weeks. These programs follow a five-step pedagogy of masterclass lectures, hands-on labs guided mentorship, immersive hackathons, and industry workshops.
Commenting on the development, Prof PJ Narayanan, director of IIIT-Hyderabad said: “As a major research-led institution, we are gratified to see this kind of interest in our deep-tech executive education programs. Our top-ranked AI research group at the Kohli Centre for Intelligent Systems, and our emerging Blockchain Centre of Excellence, through these programs, have been able to convey the recent research advancements to the industry. In return, our researchers are benefitting from insights into challenging industry problems By extending these executive programs across the nation, we believe the give and take between our institution and industry will reach a whole new level.”
programs. Our top-ranked AI research group at the Kohli Centre for Intelligent Systems, and our emerging Blockchain Centre of Excellence, through these programs, have been able to convey the recent research advancements to the industry. In return, our researchers are benefitting from insights into challenging industry problems By extending these executive programs across the nation, we believe the give and take between our institution and industry will reach a whole new level.”
Santanu Paul, CEO, and MD of TalentSprint said: “The year 2018 was the launch year for the cities Hyderabad and Bengaluru, and we used that opportunity to perfect these deep-tech programs. We combined theory with practice, academic rigor with industry experience, onsite with online The popularity of these programs has encouraged us to launch this updated nationwide format. The click and mortar model of select campus visits and ongoing online engagement makes it very convenient for busy tech professionals, irrespective of their location.”
(Source Times Of India)
