Internet Institute expands to India
Archived article from Nov 12, 1999
By Joseph Blumberg
The Internet Institute is one of Rutgers' educational success stories, with continually increasing enrollments and a rising demand for its courses. Now, through an agreement with Infotech Global Inc. (IGI), Rutgers is expanding its Internet Institute even further, with additional courses to be offered in New Delhi, Bangalore and Bombay, India. As home to one of the most rapidly growing information technology sectors in the world, India relies on such educational programs to address the needs of its burgeoning technology industry.
The Internet Institute is the continuing education unit of the Rutgers University Internet Technology Initiative led by its director, Miles Murdocca of the computer science faculty, and Kay Lynch, director of Faculty of Arts and Sciences Continuing Education. Institute instructors are drawn from the computer science faculty, the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, and scientists and practitioners in the corporate community. The various programs, conducted at the Busch and Livingston campuses in Piscataway, lead to Webmaster and Cisco Systems certifications and to the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer credential. E-commerce courses are also expected to be added soon.
"We are very excited about our expansion into India," said Murdocca. "We are training waves of new instructors here, ensuring that they know how to deliver the material 'the Rutgers way' and then spread the Rutgers doctrine."
The first courses to be offered in New Delhi begin in this month, and over the course of a year, 1,500 to 2,000 students will be trained. The courses, taught in IGI facilities, will result in Rutgers certificate redentials. The Indian offerings will be parallel to those offered in New Jersey, with a maximum of 20 students per class and one computer for each student.
"We are gratified by the agreement with Rutgers in what we regard as a complementary working relationship," said IGI Vice President Michael Relli.
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