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ITB Students Receive Mobile Computing Research Scholarships from RIM

ITB Students Receive Mobile Computing Research Scholarships from RIM

President Director of RIM Indonesia Andy Cobham, Managing Director of RIM South Asia Hastings Singh, Deputy Coordinating Minister for the Economy for Industry and Trade Edi Putra Irawady and representatives from ITB Profesor Suhono Harso Supangkat during the signing of the cooperation agreement for the construction of the RIM Innovation Center at the ITB Campus in Bandung, West Java, Tuesday (22/5/2012).

Research In Motion (RIM) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in March 2012 to establish a BlackBerry Innovation Center focused on mobile application development. Thirty potential students will receive Mobile Computing research scholarships.

In a press release received KompasTeknoOn Wednesday (September 19, 2012), RIM explained that eight scholarships have been awarded to Masters and Doctoral students. This year, an additional 10 Masters students and 12 final-year Bachelor's students will be awarded scholarships.

"As a corporation that is part of the community, RIM is committed to Indonesia and wants to invest back into the community through long-term initiatives," said Hastings Singh, Managing Director of RIM South Asia.

RIM promises that the scholarship will cover tuition fees at ITB and research incentives during their studies at the ITB BlackBerry Innovation Center. Postgraduate students will be provided with laptops and other devices. smartphone BlackBerry.

Each scholarship recipient will receive training in BlackBerry application development. Research focuses on applications that provide social benefits, such as healthcare systems.mart transit/transportation, smart mobile learning, smart logistics, etc., in the framework smart city or smart society.

In addition, students will also be provided with entrepreneurial skills to build entrepreneurial skills and create new, innovative businesses.

“The scholarship recipients have demonstrated excellent performance and personality, impressive academic records, and are motivated in the field of software development. . and entrepreneurship,” said Dr. IGB Baskara Nugraha from ITB regarding the criteria for scholarship recipients.

The eight scholarship recipients who have been appointed for the Masters Program are Ardhian Ekawijan, Dicky Arinal, Puspoko Ponco Ratno, and Rizky Ario Nugroho.

Meanwhile, the recipients of the Doctoral Program scholarship are Iqbal Rahmadian Pamungkas, Oktariani Nurul Pratiwi, Susetyo Bagas Bhaskoro, and Iksan Nur.

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