Infosys to train 100 Chinese students

Infosys Technologies is planning to train 100 students from China at its global education centre in Mysore as part of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the company and the government of China.

According to a release issued by the company to the BSE today, the programme will run from September 2005 to March 2006.

"China Scholarship Council together with the company has selected 100 undergraduate students in their fourth year from leading universities in the software engineering field. The programme involves a three-month intensive training course on interpersonal and technical skills at the Mysore centre, and a four-month internship at the development center in Bangalore. The training will be conducted by the education & research department of the company in association with the Infosys Leadership Institute," the release added.