Oracle Singapore and Nanyang Polytechnic Establish Enterprise
Information Architecture Centre to Develop Information Technology
Professionals
800+ Nanyang Polytechnic Students Expected to Participate in Technology
Training and Professional Certification Programs to Help Meet Growing Industry
Demand
SINGAPORE – February 5, 2009
News Facts
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Oracle Singapore and Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) signed a three-year
Memorandum of Understanding to create the NYP-Oracle Enterprise
Information Architecture Centre.
 The new centre will provide students and faculty with a comprehensive
facility to pursue IT industry professional development and training and will
help expand the talent pool of Oracle professionals to meet industry
demand.
 The centre will also serve as an industry forum for IT projects, trends and
solutions. Highlights will include:
 A centre of excellence for Oracle solutions that will showcase best
practices in Oracle information management, share user experiences, and
disseminate new innovations,
o Knowledge sharing around topical industry technologies and trends
such as Enterprise 2.0, Service-Oriented Architecture and Grid
Computing,
o Projects that leverage NYP’s School of Information Technology’s
core competencies in Mobile Computing, Web Services, IT
Security, Enterprise Java and .NET technologies, and
o Joint IT industry/business efforts to design and architect innovative
solutions with a scalable, high performance and secured framework
to infuse content and services from multiple and heterogeneous
data sources.
Oracle and NYP expect to train 800 students for IT careers by combining
NYP IT curriculum with the Oracle Academy's offerings namely software,
curriculum and certification resources. Upon graduation, 100 students may
be eligible to attain Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) and Oracle Certified
Professional (OCP) certifications.
Supporting Quotes
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"This collaboration between Oracle and NYP is a long-term talent
development partnership that aims to develop competent IT professionals
who are equipped to design, develop and manage enterprise information
solutions, products and services leveraging on industry leading Oracle
technologies. The Enterprise Information Architecture Centre will provide
excellent opportunities for our students to gain real-life industry experience
and we believe it will help them develop innovative products and services
that can be adopted for commercialisation," said Mr John Tan, Deputy
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Principal/Technology & Director, School of Information Technology,
Nanyang Polytechnic.
“The Enterprise Information Architecture Centre is an incubation centre
that is also test bed for students and staff to develop innovative
applications based on industry standards and trends,” said Frank Koo,
managing director, Oracle Singapore. “Oracle software and curriculum is
available through the Oracle Academy, enabling students to train and
develop skills and IT training relevant to the marketplace.”
Supporting Resources
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About the Oracle Academy
About the Oracle Academy
The Oracle Academy & the Oracle Education Foundation’s initiatives reach over
1 million students worldwide. The Oracle Academy supports 655,000+ students
in 86 countries. By partnering with schools, districts, and ministries that believe
in early career preparation, the Oracle Academy helps students develop the
technology and business skills required for 21st century careers. Participating
institutions may integrate Oracle’s cutting-edge software and curriculum into their
courses and avail their faculty to first-class professional development
opportunities. To learn more, please visit http://academy.oracle.com
About Nanyang Polytechnic
Established in 1992, Nanyang Polytechnic is a premier tertiary institution that
offers quality education in Engineering, Design, Information Technology,
Interactive & Digital Media, Business Management, Health Sciences and
Chemical & Life Sciences. NYP offers 45 full-time diploma courses and a suite of
customized courses for continuing education.
NYP constantly collaborates with the industry in cutting-edge technology
projects, so as to provide relevance and a firm foundation for its students. As part
of its capabilities development programme, the Polytechnic engages in applied
R&D in core competencies such as Information Security, Service-Oriented
Architecture, Web Services, Grid Computing, Business Rule Solutions,
Enterprise Technology, Next Generation Network, and Wireless and Mobile
Computing, to the end that its graduates will meet the ever-changing demands of
the industry.
Combining modern functional facilities with an aesthetic ambience, the NYP
campus is home to 15,000 students and more than 1,300 staff.
About Oracle
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http://www.oracle.com.
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Contact Info
Yin Yin Boey
Oracle ASEAN
+1.603. 2178. 2773
yin.yin.boey@oracle.com
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