Oracle Academy partner StrategEast is working in Kazakhstan to increase Oracle Academy’s footprint in the region and supporting awareness of Oracle Academy to universities and higher educational institutions.
“Joining the Oracle Academy program is a significant step that fully aligns with IITU’s mission — to shape Kazakhstan’s intellectual elite,” said Assylbek Issakhov, Chairman of the Board – Rector of International Information Technology University (IITU).
“With over 6,000 students and more than 400 faculty members, our university offers academic programs across key areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Immersive Technologies, Computer Science, Media Communications, and more.”
“IITU is already ranked among the top 800 universities in Asia and holds the 50th position in Central Asia. For several years, our students have proudly represented IITU at one of the world’s most prestigious programming contests — the ICPC — and have developed solutions for national fintech and e-government hackathons. Through Oracle Academy, we are integrating industry-aligned courses in Java, SQL, cloud technologies, and AI into our curriculum. We’ll also provide free access to Oracle Cloud and a fast track to Oracle’s international professional certifications. This partnership gives our students hands-on skills that are highly valued in the job market and opens up new research and teaching opportunities for our faculty,” he said.
“Starting next academic year, we will launch a joint Oracle Cloud & AI Lab, where students will work on real-world business cases alongside industry mentors, with the possibility of further support for implementation. In addition, we’re planning an annual ‘Oracle Innovation Hackathon’ and a comprehensive training program to help students earn international certifications in OCI and Java. Through these initiatives, IITU continues to strengthen the practical component of our academic programs and contributes meaningfully to Kazakhstan’s digital transformation.”
Welcome to new member International Information Technology University! We look forward to helping this new member continue to advance technology education within Kazakhstan.
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