Samsung to offer STEM training to students at GSSS Institute in Mysuru

SRI-B has established Samsung Innovation Campuses in seven other institutes, including BNM Institute of Technology, Cambridge Institute of Technology (main & north campuses), Don Bosco Institute of Technology, KLE Institute of Technology, RNS Institute of Technology (RNSIT) Bengaluru, as well as one in IIIT-Kurnool, and trained over 800 students with the necessary skills to secure relevant opportunities in the field of technology.

Samsung R&D Institute India, Bangalore (SRI-B) commenced its flagship global citizenship programme, the Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC), at Geetha Shishu Shikshana Sangha (GSSS) Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women in Mysuru.

SRI-B is the largest R&D centre outside of South Korea and a key innovation hub of Samsung Group while Geetha Shishu Shikshana Sangha (GSSS) Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women is the first all-women engineering college in Karnataka.

This initiative is in keeping with Samsung’s commitment to advancing gender equality in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), and fostering a new generation of women leaders in technology.

According to SRI-B, the SIC programme focuses on core technology skills, including Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Big Data, and Coding & Programming, and is especially designed by Samsung’s global R&D experts to make India’s youth industry-ready. The students enrolled in this initiative will get an opportunity to undergo expert offline and online training at a classroom facility, and work on innovative projects under the guidance of mentors from SRI-B and GSSS Institute.

Mohan Rao Goli, Corporate Vice-President and Managing Director, SRI-B, said, “Aligned with the government’s #DigitalIndia and #MakeinIndia campaigns, this programme empowers students to drive technological progress from within the country. We look forward to moulding future women leaders as they create, innovate, and transform the world with technology.’‘

Anupama B. Pandit, Secretary, GSSS, said, ‘’Through a structured curriculum, the students will gain hands-on experience in problem-solving and emerging technologies, enhancing both employability and innovation.”

SRI-B has established SICs in seven other institutes, including BNM Institute of Technology, Cambridge Institute of Technology (main & north campuses), Don Bosco Institute of Technology, KLE Institute of Technology, RNS Institute of Technology (RNSIT) Bengaluru, as well as one in IIIT-Kurnool, and trained over 800 students with the necessary skills to secure relevant opportunities in the field of technology.