Infosys, Trinity College sign partnership to collaborate applied  learning opportunities

Team Udayavani, Sep 21, 2018, 2:51 PM IST

Bengaluru: Infosys signed an exclusive partnership with the US-based Trinity College to create new educational programmes aimed at preparing liberal arts students and Infosys employees for the digital workplace of the future. 

“The multi-year collaboration will establish a Trinity-Infosys applied learning initiative to provide learning opportunities for Trinity College students, engage faculty and alumni, and offer training for our employees,” said in a statement.

The two organistations will also co-develop content, building on Trinity’s strengths in the liberal arts while developing capacities in technology and innovation that draw on digital content and real-world case studies from Infosys.

“Our partnership with the liberal arts college will leverage Trinity’s space at Hartford, showcasing technology and blending personalized learning with our virtual learning platform — Infosys LEX,” noted the statement.

“We need people with human-centered skills who can approach problems in new ways, not just solve them and contribute to out-of-the-box thinking in a digital age,” said Kumar.

Trinity president Joanee Berger-Sweeney said the tie-up with Infosys would serve as a model for leveraging liberal arts in creating the future of work.

“We will provide our students with unique advantages, complementing their liberal arts education with technological skills and applied learning to position them in the digital workplace,a Sweeney added.