Oracle India collaborates with Startup Village

Oracle India and Startup Village have signed a MoU to integrate the Oracle Academy's Advanced Computer Science curriculum into Startup Village's engineering program. This collaboration will help Startup Village to build a strong foundation for product start-ups in the country. It will prepare over 30,000 students and 200 teachers from 100 engineering colleges in Kerala for successful IT careers.

Startup Village students and faculty will have access to Java Fundamentals and Programming classes, to help students gain hands-on experience with Java. The Oracle Academy helps 1.9 million students in 97 countries, including 150,099 students from 441 educational institutions across India, gain industry-relevant skills prior to entering the workforce.

“Education contributes substantially to the socio-economic development of the country and it is our goal to provide our youth with educational opportunities to increase their employability in the demanding workforce of tomorrow,” said P. K. Kunhalikutty, Minister of Industries and IT, Government of Kerala. 

Sanjay Vijayakumar, Chairperson of the Governing Board of Startup Village, said “A shortage of skilled IT staff can limit productivity and growth and may lead to delays with business IT implementations. By working with Oracle Academy, we can help strengthen our engineering programs in Kerala and help our engineering students to become startups and set up their own enterprises”. 

“The Oracle Academy provides educational institutions with access to changing curriculum and access to leading technology that enables students to gain 21st century skills for successful IT careers,” said Krishna Sistla, Senior Director, Oracle Education Initiatives, Oracle Asia Pacific.