RV College of Engineering and Cisco Launch CoE In IoT

RV College of Engineering (RVCE) and Cisco has announced the launch of a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Internet of Things (IoT) to give the students skills and trainings on IoT.

The CoE, located at the RVCE campus in Bengaluru, was inaugurated by Gaurav Gupta, principal secretary, department of IT, BT and S&T, govt. of Karnataka, along with VC Gopalratnam, SVP-IT and CIO - International, Cisco.

Over the next five years, the IoT centre will provide a specialized curriculum preparing up to 10,000 students from 50 colleges across Karnataka for careers in the digital economy and help India increase its pool of highly skilled technology professionals. The centre will also support training and reskilling of mid-career professionals in the private and government sector.

The specialised curriculum will comprise live and video-based learning and involve the application of technologies to real issues in collaboration with local industry and government bodies. Experts from RVCE will complement this curriculum and deliver training on digitisation and IoT and encourage innovation in industries including transportation, energy, agriculture and manufacturing.

The Centre will offer several technology courses ranging from one to four weeks to six months to a year tailored to suit the requirement of students and working professionals. Short-term courses will be available on weekends and evenings during the week. On completion of the course, students and working professionals will receive credential certificates jointly given by RVCE and Cisco.

VC Gopalratnam, SVP-IT and CIO – International, Cisco said, “I believe that India's entrepreneurial spirit, highly skilled workforce and supportive government will accelerate the country's digital transformation. We are thrilled to work with RVCE and the government of Karnataka to launch a generation of problem solvers who will innovate, think like entrepreneurs and lead in a Digital India.”

Dr. K. N. Subramanya, principal, RVCE said, “The centre will shape the careers of thousands of students through our stellar faculty, specialised curriculum and quality infrastructure. RVCE has long been committed to creating educational excellence and a better society, and today’s announcement is an amplification of our efforts to bring world-class skills and training to talent anywhere in the state.”