RONNIE SCREWVALA, INDU SHAHANI FORM INDIA'S ATLAS SKILLTECH UNIVERSITY

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- Launched on Independence Day August 15, 2021 and having had its first Advisory Board meeting on Republic Day, Jan 26, 2022, ATLAS SkillTech University - Maharashtra’s first - is a new addition to the city of Mumbai, situated in the heart of the city’s commercial district, with a vision of global excellence.

Advisory Board met recently to spell out the vision, scale and ambition to make this a premier institution in India in the next four years. The Advisory Board is a who’s who of corporate and education leaders worldwide, according to a statement.

Deepak Parikh (HDFC) as Chairman; Dr Indu Shahani (Founding President ATLAS); Ronnie Screwvala & Mayank Kumar (upGrad); Ram Raghavan (Colgate); Keshav Murugesh (WNS); Karan Singh (Bain); Vivek Pandit (McKinsey); and, Jamil Khatri (KPMG), among others.

Guided and buoyed by the National Education Policy, ATLAS has committed to creating a world-class outcome in curriculum, academic excellence, and experiential learning in five very critical and future-ready verticals.

The founding batch which commenced in August last year has students from across 22 States - 50 per cent of them coming from Maharashtra.

Applications for the year about to commence have seen a resounding interest and should cross 10,000 from which the batches will be shortlisted and selected. The generous ATLAS Scholarships Program will enable highly meritorious students from all walks of life to achieve their dreams.

To support this, ATLAS now has over 150 Faculty members that are slated to double over the next 18 months. Over 400 Education institutions and schools refer their students to ATLAS and no less than 250 corporates will come to Campus for placements, career options and other tie-ups.

In addition, upGrad has committed US$20 million in the first phase to build out ATLAS SkillTech University - a not-for-profit - and will continue to support its growth in the years to come. (US$1 = RM4.205)

“Our joint vision is to see ATLAS in the top five universities in the country, a centre for global excellence and we are committed to build and to upskill our young adults for the careers of tomorrow as India heads into the Fourth Industrial Revolution - where innovation and creativity not labour arbitrage will be at the core,” said Co-founder and Chairperson of upGrad, Ronnie Screwvala.

Started in 2015, upGrad is a pioneer in the online education revolution, focused on powering career success for a global workforce of over 1.3 billion.

ATLAS has some of the most meaningful relationships with the world’s leading institutions including - Parsons School of Design (NY), Vancouver Film School, London School of Economics (LSE), Kings College (UK) and University of Arts London.

-- BERNAMA