MediaTek, along with Meity, launches second Smartphone Design Training Program

MediaTek has, in collaboration with India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), announced the launch of its second Smartphone Design Training Program. The program is an annual initiative since 2016, nurtures talent in India’s fast-growing handset industry.

With the Smartphone Design Training Program, MediaTek supports the broader “Make-in- India” initiative to transform India into a global smartphone design and manufacturing hub. The one-of-a-kind program prepares design engineers and talented individuals in the mobile industry with tools, insights and expertise necessary for a successful India smartphone industry.

MediaTek will offer expertise, foster development of talent, and build closer partnerships with Indian companies to create new, India-designed products for its market.

Commenting on the same, Grant Kuo, Managing Director, MediaTek India, said, “We introduced our Smartphone Design Training Program last year to facilitate and accelerate continued education and training of India’s mobile talents. This year, we aim to provide a greater depth of specialization and customization to prepare India’s next generation of design engineers.”

“MediaTek’s support for “Make-in-India” and our Digital India initiatives has delivered a massive leap forward for handset design advancements in India, and the impact of this crucial program will surely continue to be felt across our nation in its second year,” said Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. “The experience participant’s gain -- in the classroom and on location at MediaTek’s Taiwan headquarters -- continues to pay dividends for handset design engineers in India and we’re grateful for this continued partnership with MediaTek.”

Encouraged by the Smartphone Design Training Program’s popularity in its first year, MediaTek is introducing three new specialized training modules in 2018 for RF, multimedia, and system, respectively. Further, the company has divided the second-year program into two parts for added convenience and schedule flexibility: week-day lecture sessions held in India for six weeks; thereafter, participants will travel to Taiwan for three weeks of hands-on and library intense training.