Satyam inks MoU with University of Melbourne

MUMBAI: IT services provider Satyam Computers Services on Monday said it has entered into an agreement with The University of Melbourne for enabling students of the varsity to do software development internship with the company each year.

"This alliance will enable up to 10 MU students to undertake a software development internship with Satyam each year," company Director and Senior Vice President (RBU APAC & MEIA) Virender Aggarwal said.

He added that Satyam would recruit as many as 20 software engineers from the university every year.

The participants would undergo a three-month training course in India and China and upon completion of the programme, Satyam would place them on projects in Australia or one of its other 55 global locations.

In a filing on the Bombay Stock Exchange, Satyam said the alliance would increase opportunities for both Melbourne Information and Communication Technology students and businesses.

"Our students will have the opportunity for internships with Satyam, which will expose them to real-world problems in a commercial environment. It will clearly benefit both organizations," university deputy vice-chancellor Vijoleta Breach-Maksvytis said.

The MoU was signed by the company's CEO and co-founder Rama Raju and Professor Breach-Maksvytis. 

Satyam added that the tie-up would also enable both the parties to carry out joint research projects and would create opportunities for the company executives to deliver guest lectures to the university's (Information and Communication Technology) students.

Last year, Satyam had embarked on a similar initiative with the Victoria University and the students had received intensive software training on latest technologies and were assigned to onsite as well as offshore projects, most of which involved data warehousing.