Alcatel-Lucent to open its own campus in UTS

Stuart Corner
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 16:27

IT Industry - Development

Alcatel-Lucent is to open a new campus within the University of Technology Sydney that will offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses shaped by Alcatel-Lucent training materials, with elements delivered in conjunction with Alcatel-Lucent staff.

According to Alcatel-Lucent, "By 2012, up to 100 UTS students per year will be able to access Alcatel-Lucent's facilities and infrastructure. Training will focus on technologies which will form a fundamental part of a broadband-enabled Australia including voice over IP, video over IP, access IP technology, PON (passive optical networks) technology and others.

"Courses will form part of the Bachelor of Engineering, Diploma in Engineering Practice and also Master of Engineering Studies. Up to 1,500 Alcatel-Lucent staff and employees of customers are also expected to use the new facilities each year."

The new campus is scheduled to open in August and will, according to Alcatel-Lucent "include a state-of-the-art laboratory and training rooms with cutting-edge equipment provided by Alcatel-Lucent."

Alcatel-Lucent's involvement is through the Alcatel-Lucent University, the company's organisation for learning and professional development, which is accredited by the European Federation of Management Development. It operates a global network of 18 training centres "strategically located to be in close proximity to major customer and employee concentrations."

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