Pune Institute of Computer Technology

Pune Institute of Computer Technology  
   
 
 : : : Innovation Initiatives
Overview & Goals
Impetus & Concepts
Seminars & Workshops
Participants & What do these Seminars Serve?
   
Participants  
   
  Typical participants are under graduate students, research scholars from other engineering colleges and IT industry representatives.
   
What Do These Seminars Serve?  
 
General
  They update the knowledge and skills of our students in areas of scientific and technical advancements in their fields of interest.
  They establish awareness and knowledge of proven engineering practices, emerging trends and challenges.
  They improve student's confidence in presentation and communication.
  They identify new topics for research and highlight areas of mutual interest amongst industry, educational institutions and research establishments.
   
  Students
  Students learn about new emerging trends and technologies.
  They learn to be curious, to ask questions and look for the right answers.
  They begin to realize the importance of communication, presentation & time management.
   
  Parents/Guardians
   
  Parents get to know different facets of IT and the needs of IT industry.
  They realize the responsibility of motivating their wards in the direction s/he wants to go.
 
They realize the fact that classroom teaching alone will not meet the needs of the employers and that their wards need to put in a lot of "extra" work outside the curriculum.
  Employers
   
  Employers come face-to-face with the realities of IT education.
  They underline the need for pro-activity, productivity, creativity and agility characteristics of the student.
  They judge the student's ability to present her/his case and "sell" her/himself to the employer.
  They enable exchange of ideas that highlight and focus on the emerging technologies, tools and practices aligned to recent industry trends.
  They intensify and synergise developments in areas of Quality and Reliability.
 
They transfer knowledge of latest softwares, company developed products etc to the students thereby filling the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
  They render concepts more easily actionable.