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Autodesk and AICTE Announce Partnership
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utodesk,a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The MOU will see the collaboration of Autodesk and the AICTE in providing post-secondary students and faculty with widespread access to 2D and 3D design software. The MOU was signed by Dr. Joe Astroth, Chief Education Officer, Autodesk, and Dr. S. S. Mantha, Chairman (actg.), AICTE. AICTE is the statutory body for technical education under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), India. Autodesk software is available for download via the AICTE e-Governance Portal (http://www.aicte-india.org/bfreedownloadsadesk.html), which is a highspeed Internet portal that makes it much faster to download free, legal software, even in rural areas. The discipline-specific education software suites will include flagship products AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Alias, Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya, as well as many other Autodesk software products. Dr. S. S Mantha, (actg.), Chairman, AICTE, said, “By partnering with Autodesk to provide free software downloads via the AICTE e-Governance Portal, our goal is to raise the level of technical learning and education in India. Post-secondary institutions, students and faculty across the entire nation, in both urban and rural areas, will be able to quickly and easily access world-class software. This will take tech-
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With closely aligned goals, the MOU between Autodesk and the AICTE aims to equip institutions, students and faculty with leading technology nical learning and development to a higher level.” Dr. Joe Astroth, Chief Education Officer, Autodesk, said, “This joint effort
between Autodesk and the MHRD will focus on putting industry leading design software into the hands of students and faculty across India’s 4,738 technical educational institutions. They will be equipped with the same tools used by professionals around the world. We believe the results of this collaboration will inspire future generations of design leaders to drive design innovation in India and around the world.” With closely aligned goals, the MOU between Autodesk and the AICTE aims to equip institutions, students and faculty with leading technology, decrease the cost of software, encourage immersive learning, and improve the quality of technical education. \\