Infosys signs US training agreement with Purdue University

BENGALURU: Infosys has signed a five-year agreement with Purdue University to provide classes and training for many of the 10,000 American employees that the company plans to hire over the next two years.

Purdue and Infosys will also conduct joint research and develop course materials in areas such as digital agriculture, cybersecurity, biopharma analytics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, and data analytics.

"The strategic alliance with Infosys will marry Purdue’s talent and expertise in innovation with cutting-edge research and learning opportunities, and bring about an innovation-to-industrialization ecosystem,” Suresh Garimella, Purdue’s executive vice president for research and partnerships and the Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, said in a statement.

Infosys has said it will hire 2000 Americans in Indiana as part of its US hiring plans.

“Today’s announcement represents another step forward in our commitment to boosting American innovation and in doing our part to shrink the IT skills gap through investments in training and education,” Ravi S Kumar, Deputy Chief Operating Officer at Infosys, said.

Infosys will also establish Infosys Solutions Centers at Purdue and ‘envisions the strategic alliance translating to millions of dollars in joint research and a sizable physical presence at Purdue.'