Potsdam: The First GISMA University of Applied Sciences Business School announces a partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one of the world’s leading organizations for IT services, consulting and business solutions.
The partnership primarily involves a range of collaborative activities, including jointly organized events, conferences, seminars and conferences. These events will address topics of interest to both GISMA and TCS and share ideas, skills, knowledge and networking opportunities.
GISMA is also named as one of the academic partners of the TCS Sustainathon Europe to be held in February 2022. The Sustainathon provides a platform for students and young professionals to collaborate with private companies, companies and organizations for purpose. nonprofit, government agencies and academic institutions. , to solve MIMO challenges (the most overlooked, but the most obvious). The issues of pharmaceutical waste, microplastics and environmental degradation will all be addressed.
The collaboration further sees the exchange of educational materials, publications and pioneering research as well as a close relationship between GISMA students and TCS employees. This partnership will also include academic support for TCS employees to update their skills at GISMA and enable students to do an internship with TCS through the Pace Internship program. Further strategic collaborations are to be expected, complementing both sides with efforts to drive growth and market visibility.
On Monday November 15, the President of GISMA Business School, Professor Stefan Stein, was joined by the TCS Pace Europe team, including Nilesh Patil, Director and Lalit Karwa, Head Consulting Partner, on the brand new campus of the school in Potsdam. The two guests had a tour of the flagship campus, followed by a speech by Professor Stein on the need for collaboration between business and education. GISMA and TCS formalized the partnership with the signing of a collaboration agreement at TCS Pace PortTM Amsterdam later in the week when they were joined by Bhuwan Agrawal, Regional Manager Central Europe at TCS. TCS Pace Port is a research center designed to help clients navigate their journey of growth and transformation. GISMA guests visited PACE port facilities In his address to the audience in Amsterdam, Mr. Agrawal acknowledged the immense possibilities that TCS and GISMA could derive from this partnership.
Professor Stein commented on the new partnership: “We are very proud to work with TCS and to establish a relationship of trust. Our goal at GISMA is to educate the next generation of leaders. We want to open doors for our students to acquire forward-looking skills through an innovative and creative learning environment, supported by highly qualified staff. This partnership is an important step towards this goal.
With offices in 46 countries, TCS partners with some of the world’s largest companies to deliver IT solutions that simplify and accelerate their digital transformations. Bhuwan Agrawal, Central Europe Regional Manager at TCS, said: “We are very happy to partner with an innovative international educational institution such as GISMA. TCS continues to train its employees, offering them all the opportunities to update their skills and build a meaningful future for themselves through innovation, technology and collective knowledge.
