What industry can help education?-IBM's view and practice

摘要

China leads in number of the science and engineering students in the world. However, many of the multinational companies in China face the challenge of talent shortage, a shortage for world class graduates in key occupations. Only 10% of the engineering graduates are suitable to work in multinational companies. That issue does not only impact China's sustained economic growth, but also impacting the business growth of the global companies in China's market. How to address the shortage and how the industry can help the education? IBM has its view and practice. As an industry leader, we must do some thing based on our insight of economic, technology and market. The curriculum transformation to reflect the realities of today and tomorrow is the first thing that industry can help. A comprehensive and structured university program is a valuable supplement to higher education. A well defined process and operation mechanism can guarantee the effective program implementation. IBM has the best practice and over 11 years experience in working with China's higher education.This presentation is to share IBM's view and practice.