Educational program will provide students with
experience in cloud technology to help them build career-ready
knowledge and skills
AUSTIN,
Texas, Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle
announced today that the University of
Tennessee (UT) System will offer Oracle Academy computing
education curriculum and resources across its five public campuses.
This initiative aims to enhance technology education and equip
nearly 59,000 students with career-ready skills in cloud computing,
software development, and business applications. Through this
partnership, the UT System will gain access to free cloud resources
and curriculum including the Oracle Academy Cloud Program, Oracle
APEX, and Oracle NetSuite to support educators and help students
succeed.
"In today's world, technology and innovation drive growth and
opportunity across every industry," said Randy Boyd, President, UT System. "Our
partnership with Oracle Academy ensures that we are continuing to
provide top-tier education while also equipping our students with
the hands-on skills they need to succeed in the rapidly evolving
tech landscape. By offering access to leading-edge resources in
cloud computing, data science and artificial intelligence, we're
preparing our students to lead in careers that are shaping the
future."
With Oracle Academy resources provided to UT faculty and staff,
students enrolled in the UT System will be able to develop hands-on
experience and an in-depth understanding of critical industry
skills around data science, artificial intelligence, application
development, and more. The UT System faculty will be able to imbed
Oracle Academy learning resources into syllabi in order to help
students learn, build, and explore with the latest Oracle
technologies.
"Embracing cutting-edge cloud technology empowers students with
immediate access to resources, fostering collaboration and
innovation," said William McCabe,
vice president, Oracle Academy. "By leveraging Oracle Academy's
tools, UT System faculty can equip the next generation with the
critical skills and flexibility they need to drive their success
and thrive in a competitive world."
As a member of Oracle Academy, all of the UT System campuses
will gain free access to a wide range of computing tools for
teaching and learning, including:
- Oracle Academy Cloud Program: Access to Oracle
Autonomous Database and Compute Virtual Machines (VM) through
Oracle Cloud Free Tier, as well as 3,500 hours of free cloud
credits annually for emerging technologies, infrastructure,
database, application development, and more.
- Oracle APEX: Access to Oracle APEX for hands-on practice
in the cloud on a low-code/no-code development platform that
enables users to build scalable, secure enterprise apps that can be
deployed anywhere.
- Oracle NetSuite: Access to NetSuite software as a
service (SaaS) solutions to provide students with practical,
hands-on business computing experience in enterprise resource
planning (ERP), sales and marketing, ecommerce, supply chain, and
more.
- Oracle Primavera P6 and Oracle Primavera Cloud: Access
to Primavera, the industry's gold standard technology for
prioritizing, planning, and managing complex projects.
- Curriculum and Learning Resources: Access to
career-relevant curriculum and learning modules in Java, database,
and project management. Courses include Artificial Intelligence
with Machine Learning in Java, Application Development Foundations,
and Oracle Primavera P6 Professional Project Management
Fundamentals.
About Oracle
Oracle offers integrated suites of
applications plus secure, autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle
Cloud. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), please visit
us at oracle.com.
About Oracle Academy
Oracle Academy, Oracle's global
philanthropic educational program, is open to educators around the
world to advance technology education, skills, innovation, and
diversity and inclusion. We offer academic institutions and their
educators free teaching and learning resources―including
curriculum, cloud, software, and professional development―that help
them prepare students with knowledge, hands-on practice, and
career-relevant skills. www.academy.oracle.com
About University of
Tennessee
The University of
Tennessee is a statewide system of higher education with
campuses in Knoxville,
Chattanooga, Martin, Memphis, and Pulaski; the UT Space Institute in
Tullahoma; the UT Institute of
Agriculture with a presence in every Tennessee county; and the statewide Institute for
Public Service. The UT system manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory
through its UT-Battelle partnership; enrolls about 59,000 students
statewide; produces about 13,000 new graduates every year; and
represents more than 445,000 alumni around the world.
Trademarks
Oracle, Java, MySQL and NetSuite are
registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation. NetSuite was the first
cloud company—ushering in the new era of cloud computing.
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