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July 2008
The Oracle Academy and Oracle Indonesia kicked of the fourth annual Oracle Academy Conference in Indonesia as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to education across the country.
Fifty leading Indonesian universities attended the event, held at Udayana University, to learn about the benefits of the Oracle Academy program and how its successful integration into university curriculum can help students develop vital business and technology skills needed for success in a global economy. In addition, Oracle customers and analysts were on hand to highlight how the skills taught by the Oracle Academy are in high-demand by today’s employers.
"The Oracle Academy provides students with the technology and business skills required for success in today’s workforce,” said Adi Rusli, Managing Director, Oracle Indonesia. "The Oracle Academy offers students hands-on experience with Oracle's state-of-the-art technology and provides a comprehensive training program that gives students a head-start in their future career and academic opportunities. Additionally, the program supports the government’s effort to accelerate vocational and university education to meet the needs of a rapidly growing job market."
"Our partnership with Oracle and the Oracle Academy plays a key role in the advancement of Indonesia as a knowledge economy," said Prof. Dr. I Made Bakta SPPD, Rector of Udayana University. "The introduction of the Oracle Academy program at the university level is aligned with Indonesia’s strategic goal to produce graduates with market-ready industry and information technology skills. As Indonesia strives toward globalization, the Oracle Academy will assist universities in readying its graduates to compete with a global workforce. Conferences like this one will help our universities leverage the Oracle Academy to achieve these goals."
The Oracle Academy and the Oracle Education Foundation’s initiatives reach more than 1 million students worldwide. The Oracle Academy supports 655,000+ students in 86 countries. By partnering with schools, districts, and ministries that believe in early career preparation, the Oracle Academy helps students develop the technology and business skills required for 21st century careers. Participating institutions may integrate Oracle’s cutting-edge software and curriculum into their courses and avail their faculty to first-class professional development opportunities.
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