Students at the Rochester Institute
of Technology Dubai will benefit
from a new partnership with
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. Students
will be able to lead real projects in
an industrial context.
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ALCATEL-LUCENT ENTERPRISE SIGNS
STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIP WITH
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DUBAI
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, a global
communications solutions provider,
has signed a strategic partnership
with the Rochester Institute of Technology
in Dubai (RIT Dubai) to roll out its University
Partnership Programme. As a member of
this programme, designed to grow academicindustry
partnerships, promote Alcatel-
Lucent Enterprise technologies, enhance
student learning and fuel future innovation,
RIT Dubai will benefit from access to Alcatel-
Lucent Enterprise cloud platforms for
communications and location-based services
(LBS) to develop projects that will be part of
student courses.
As part of the partnership, RIT Dubai
students will have access to the Alcatel-
Lucent OmniAccess Stellar LBS solution to
develop projects as part of their course.
This will serve the dual purpose of giving
students the opportunity to lead real
projects in an industrial context, while
allowing Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise to
conduct exploratory developments within
the current projects. For its part, RIT Dubai
will support Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
in providing training to the students and
help with professional integration through
internships and apprenticeships.
Students will use Alcatel-Lucent
OmniAccess Stellar LBS in its native form to
develop solutions to address any location
requirements with a set of software
development tools to enable the creation of
location-based services on various mobile
devices and operating systems. Supported
by the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise cloudbased
CPaaS Rainbow platform, students
will be able to add real time communication
features such as voice, video and messaging
to their own applications without needing to
build back end infrastructure and interfaces.
“In the age of Digital Transformation,
it is our mission to contribute to research
and innovation. Through our strategic
partnerships with leading technology
universities, we are encouraging students to
innovate and excel in the areas of computer
science, cognitive communication, Artificial
Intelligence and analytics,” said Driss El
Malki, CPaaS Development Director, Alcatel-
Lucent Enterprise. “It is also our contribution
towards developing the necessary skills
and knowledge to build a strong workforce
that meets the needs of organisations in the
near future. Our partnership with RIT Dubai
reinforces our commitment to providing
students with the tools needed to develop
their innovative instincts and prepare them
for a bright future in technology.”
Established in 2008, RIT Dubai is a
not-for-profit global campus of the
esteemed Rochester Institute of Technology
in New York, one of the world’s leading
technology-focused universities with close
to two centuries of history. RIT Dubai offers
highly valued bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in business and leadership,
engineering and computing.
“In a mobile-first era, we are excited and
optimistic about the possibilities that our
students will have through this partnership,”
said Dr Yousef Al Assaf, President of RIT
Dubai. “As a university dedicated and known
for developing technological expertise, we
are committed to working with Alcatel-
Lucent Enterprise to help drive the success
of this partnership.” •
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