NIIT enters into a strategic partnership with STMIK STIKOM Indonesia (STIKI)

• To offer multiple new-age career opportunities under the 'Mastermind Series' in Software Engineering, Network Engineering, Server Infrastructure, JAVA, .NET, Business Skills and Information Technology
• To up-skill students in technologies like Office 2013, Java 7, Visual Studio 2012, SQL Server 2012, ASP.net, MVC 4.5, HTML 5, JQuery, Java Script

Bali, Indonesia, 22 January 2016: NIIT, a global leader in skills and talent development, and STMIK STIKOM today entered into a partnership in Bali, Indonesia to offer multiple new-age career opportunities under the revolutionary Mastermind Series – a path breaking program, designed to enhance the IT education quality of students and to help them acquire skill sets for global career opportunities. The agreement was signed between Mr. Sanjay Tickoo NIIT Limited and Mr. I Dewa Gede Krishna Muku STMIK STIKOM Indonesia (STIKI) at a ceremony organised at the college campus.  

Over the last decade, NIIT has played a significant role in placing Indonesia's software and services sector on the international map. Under this partnership, NIIT will provide content, impart training to the lecturers and conduct examinations towards successful completion of the career programs. The Mastermind programs can be pursued along with graduation, thus allowing students to get the benefit of dual certification. The program has industry relevant curriculum mapped to international certification. The students are exposed to diverse technologies leading to better job opportunities. Not only the students, but also the Universities offering the programs get an edge over other educational institutions. NIIT helps the Universities to design programs mapped to the industry standards.

NIIT has been present in Indonesia for over 17 years and has made a considerable contribution towards ICT education in the country. It has played a pioneering role in providing necessary skills to the youth of the country, desirous of building great careers in IT. NIIT has trained over 16,800 students across 13 centres over the last decade, which has helped Indonesia get an edge in the global IT sector.

Commenting on the tie up, Mr. Prakash Menon, President - International Business NIIT Ltd. said, "The objective of the tie-up with STMIK STIKOM is to provide employable skills to deserving students and at the same time prepare them for challenging global career opportunities. The revolutionary Mastermind series by NIIT provides flexibility to the students to choose from a range of careers as per their interests and career goals. This partnership is a step towards our skill development mission in Indonesia."

NIIT has a very unique business model for co-operation with Universities and Colleges in Indonesia called the - "NIIT Inside model", where NIIT programs are embedded in University/College IT curriculum. Students may undergo a 4-year Bachelor Degree program or a 3-year Associate Degree program post 12th grade in Information Technology. Currently, NIIT curriculum is embedded into both these programs across multiple Universities and Colleges in Indonesia. The students get the degree or the associate degree from the University/Government and also receive a certificate from NIIT.

NIIT has helped thousands of students through their unique "NIIT Inside model". Each and every student is exposed to standard course materials and also gets experience on live Industry relevant projects. NIIT also helps Universities in curriculum upgradation and standardized learning experience like student guides, data files, presentation slides, instructor guide, sessions plan and implementation manual.

Furthermore, Mastermind Series opens up exciting exit profiles like-Database Developer, Web Application Developer in Java & NET, Desktop Technician support, Network Technician, Windows server administration, Database administration etc.

NIIT Inside model is successfully running in Indonesia, China, Botswana and NIIT has partnership with more than 150 Colleges and Universities to embed the NIIT curriculum into their college IT curriculum.

About STMIK STIKOM Indonesia (STIKI)

STMIK STIKOM Indonesia (called STIKI) was established on April 18, 2008 with a vision to produce skilled computer graduates. The institute is managed by Yayasan Widya Wahana Wisesa Denpasar. In the initial phase the institute started with two majors: Computer Systems and Information Technology Engineering. STMIK Indonesia aims to become the center of educational development, services, information technology, and high-quality research in eastern Indonesia.

STMIK Indonesia was incepted with the mission of providing high quality information technology based education. Besides that, the institute also focus on creating conducive educational activities and research process and establish best cooperation with the institutions in Indonesia as well as international institutions in order to provide best education system to the student.