To set up innovation labs, IIT Guwahati and Samsung joined hands

To set up innovation labs, IIT Guwahati and Samsung joined hands

IIT Guwahati has launched the Samsung Digital Academy Program by inaugurating the Samsung Digital Academy at the campus. It is a 14-week long course and will be taught through classroom lectures, assignments and lab room sessions, self-study and mini-projects. Students will be facilitated with the tutorials and approach documents which will help them in performing practical exercises.The curriculum includes the Internet of Things (IoT), Embedded Systems (ES), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). The students will be trained in the skills relevant to the industry to make them job-ready.Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal, who was present at the launching event said “he Program at IIT Guwahati would increasingly help Assam to emerge as a key player in the development of next-generation technology ecosystems and help the state in becoming a potential destination for skill development mission from a digital perspective. ” "I further hope that the collaboration between Samsung and IIT Guwahati in rolling out this skill initiative will play a crucial role in helping the government develop sustainable employment options in the state helping the government develop sustainable employment options in the state",  Mr. Sonowal added. An official from the institute said that this will help bridge the academia-industry gap and foster more collaborations."IIT Guwahati is actively looking forward to the association with Samsung India to impart cutting edge education to the students of the institute... It would provide technical opportunities for academic excellence and development," Prof. T.G Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati, said."We are committed to work in the field of next-generation technology development and participate in the growth of advanced research areas such as IoT through the network of Samsung Innovation Labs under the Samsung Digital Academy program," said Kiho Kim, Managing Director, Samsung Research & Development Institute, Delhi.

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