IBM University Programs and Academic Initiative

IBM is working with hundreds of universities around the globe to develop students with business and IT skills for the 21st century. Our many University Programs include Ph.D. fellowships, faculty and university awards, as well as impressive Research collaborations. In addition, IBM's Academic Initiative provides schools with access to course materials, training, books and more.

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*Press releases*
Date	Title
04 Nov 2009	IBM Advances Cloud Computing in Education; Unveils IBM Cloud Academy
12 Oct 2009	IBM and ACM-ICPC Announce Global 'Battle of the Brains' Software Competition
17 Aug 2009	IBM Scientists Use DNA Scaffolding To Build Tiny Circuit Boards
12 Aug 2009	Nicholls State University Teams with IBM to Prepare Students for Jobs of the Future
30 Jul 2009	IBM's Smarter Planet Framework to Aid Nepal's Vision For the Future
29 Jul 2009	Students See into the Future during IBM Jam; Faculty and Students from 40 Countries Collaborate with IBM to Build a Smarter Planet
24 Jun 2009	KAUST's IBM Supercomputer is Middle East's Fastest and Most Powerful System
23 Jun 2009	IBM Achieves Record 10th Straight Number One Showing on TOP500 Supercomputer List
23 Jun 2009	IBM Extends Green Reach Through Public and Private Collaboration
18 Jun 2009	IBM Supercomputer at University of Toronto is Canada's Most Powerful
12 Jun 2009	IBM Scientists Directly Measure Charge States of Atoms Using an Atomic Force Microscope
03 Jun 2009	Uppsala University and the Swedish Institute of Space Physics Collaborates with IBM In Large Scale Study of “Space Weather”
29 May 2009	IBM, Syracuse University, New York State to Build One of the World's Most Energy-Efficient Data Centers
27 May 2009	IBM and Poland's Wroclaw Research Center Sign Joint Research Collaboration
27 May 2009	UNC Health Care and IBM Speed Development of Disease Treatments
26 May 2009	IBM Launches Vietnam Innovation Center to Fuel Technology Growth
22 May 2009	IBM Helps Ling Tung University Build System to Monitor and Analyze Patients' Health at Home
05 May 2009	IBM and Medical Researchers Launch Effort To Find Flu Drug Treatments
23 Apr 2009	National Science Foundation Awards Millions to Fourteen Universities for Cloud Computing Research
21 Apr 2009	Students of St. Petersburg State University of IT, Mechanics and Optics Crowned World Champions of the IBM-sponsored 'Battle of the Brains'
17 Apr 2009	Kogakuin University in Japan Manages Next-Gen Infrastructure with Public Cloud Services from IBM
13 Apr 2009	Computer Geniuses Gather in Stockholm for the IBM-Sponsored ACM ICPC 'Battle of the Brains'
13 Apr 2009	IBM Collaborating With Hundreds of Universities Driving Curriculum Change for a Smarter Planet
07 Apr 2009	IBM Green Data Center to Save Victoria University Thousands in Power Costs
05 Apr 2009	University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine Joins IBM to Build a Community-Wide Medical Home Healthcare Delivery Model for the Greater Tulsa Area
30 Mar 2009	Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute and IBM Launch Smart Grid Framework
17 Mar 2009	UC San Diego and IBM Launch Center for Next-Generation Digital Media to Power Tomorrow's Virtual Worlds
12 Mar 2009	IBM and Marist Survey Shows U.S. College Students Want Technology Skills to Compete for Jobs
25 Feb 2009	IBM Academic Program for System z Enterprise Server Skills Now Deployed at Approximately 550 Schools Worldwide
23 Feb 2009	IBM Delivers Software to Ontario Universities via Cloud Computing
19 Feb 2009	IBM "Serious Game" Provides Training to Tackle Global Business Challenges
19 Feb 2009	New University of Louisville Supercomputer to Advance Research
26 Jan 2009	IBM Advances Research through Cloud Computing to Help Solve Real-World Problems
18 Dec 2008	New Consortium to Fuel Breakthrough Collaborative Information Technology Growth and Build Next Generation Skills in South Carolina
08 Dec 2008	IBM and Researchers From Harvard Launch Project to Discover Lower Cost, More Efficient Solar Cells
02 Dec 2008	IBM And DeVry University Launch New Enterprise Computing Track
21 Nov 2008	IBM system in Warsaw University is the most energy efficient supercomputer in the world
24 Oct 2008	North Carolina State University and IBM Extend Access to Educational Resources to the World Through Cloud Computing
13 Oct 2008	Universidad de Los Andes Implements Modern IT Architecture With IBM
22 Sep 2008	IBM Teams With Universities in California, Illinois and China to Help Students Prepare for Careers in Business and IT
18 Sep 2008	Egyptian Government and IBM Initiatives to Develop Scientific Research, University Curriculum and IT Exports
15 Sep 2008	IBM, Government and Higher Education Institutions Launch Service Science Initiative in Malaysia