COUNTRY EVENTS IN ASIA PACIFIC JAPAN
Country Road Shows
These road shows are conducted in various countries where the country Program Manager can share with
academics more information on the Program. Exchanges of views and comments on schools’ intention on how
to teach SAP to their students, SAP sponsored UA curriculum materials, academic workshops, educational
dataset and the various hosting service packages suited to institutions’ needs.
Since the launch of the Program, SAP has run road shows in China, India, Japan, and Korea.
| Country: China |
| Venue: |
Beijing and Shanghai |
| Date: |
14 April and 16 April 2008 |
| Summary: |
A total of 18 participants from 11 institutions attended the Beijing road show and 14 participants from 7 institutions attended the Shanghai road show. The most commonly asked topics were the model of cooperation between SAP and UAP members, as well as the hosting services and related fees.
All the institutions are interested in this Program and half of which have proceeded to explore further with the
Program country manager. |
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| Country: India |
| Venue: |
New Delhi, Pune and Hyderabad |
| Date: |
26 - 28 May 2008 |
| Summary: |
22 academics from 14 universities and institutions of higher learning participating in the roadshows in all 3 cities. The interest on the University Alliances Program is as warm as the hot sweltering summer heat Experienced in those few days. Academics were keen on the offering BPERP certification, the various
Hosting packages offered by UCC QUT and how the schools can use SAP to teach their students. |
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| Country: Japan |
| Venue: |
Tokyo |
| Date: |
26 - 27 March 2008 |
| Summary: |
A total of 18 participants from 10 universities attended the road show. They were very keen to know more about the QUT University Competency Center’s offering of hosting ser vices, and how the hosting service can support the Japanese environment. At the end of the road show, 7 universities are committed to signing up for the hosting service once budget is approved for the following year.
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| Country: Korea |
| Venue: |
Seoul |
| Date: |
23 June 2008 |
| Summary: |
The UAP road show was held in conjunction with the annual Professor Academy. A total of 18 participants from 12 universities were present. This was the first time the professors experienced the hands-on session on Business One which was their most favorite topic. NamSeoul University has plans to start the
curriculum via QUT UCC’s hosting service during this Fall semester.
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Train-The-Trainer (TTT) Workshops
These workshops are specially designed for academics from institutions that are keen to offer SAP
Best Practices in ERP (BPERP) workshops to their students in their campuses. It is a 10-day course
and each new UAP member can send up to two academics to attend the workshop for free but they
have to bear their own travel and living expenses to attend the workshops.
TTT workshops that are happening in the APJ region -
| Country: |
India |
| Venue: |
SAP Labs, Bangalore |
| Date: |
16 June - 27 June 2008 |
| No. of seats: |
13 pax |
| Country: |
Australia |
| Venue: |
University of Western Sydney, Sydney |
| Date: |
30 June - 11 July 2008 |
| No. of seats: |
10 pax |
Please contact your country managers for more information.
Other events
Media articles
| Country: |
Korea |
| Venue: |
Seoul |
| Date: |
27 June 2008 |
| Media: |
Asia Today
Global IT companies strengthen education programs in the Korean market.
Cisco, Sun Microsystems (SUN), SAP and IBM are expanding on/off-line education in the Korean market.
These companies expect increasing attention from the market through the strengthened education programs.
They also expect heightened business effect in that these programs can nurture people who would use their
products.
SAP launched ‘SAP University Alliances Program’, which provides Korean students with SW technology
information. This program, which started in the U.S. and E.U. in 1998, has joined 2,200 faculty and
150,000 students from 800 universities in 36 countries. SAP supplies trainees with new SW technology and
education through this program.
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| Attachment: |
Please click here to read more (in Korean). |
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Japan |
| Venue: |
Tokyo |
| Date: |
17 July 2008 |
| Press release: |
Click here to read the release issued by SAP Japan |
| Media: |
www.atmarkit.co.jp
www.sbbit.jp
Abeam Consulting donates a contribution course using SAP ERP at the Graduate School of
Accountancy at Waseda University.
SAP consultants from Abeam consulting will be the instructor with the professors of Waseda University
under the support of SAP Japan. Waseda University is a member of the SAP University Alliances program,
accessing the latest technology information and utilizing SAP solutions in their teaching curriculum.
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Please click here and here to read more in Japanese. |
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| Date: |
18 July 2008 |
| Media: |
Nikkei Sangyo Shinbun |
| Attachment: |
Please click here to read more in Japanese. |
| Country: |
Thailand |
| Venue: |
Bangkok |
| Date: |
July 2008 |
| Media: |
Windows IT PRO Magazine
To reduce numbers of uneducated people on SAP Solution, the company is injecting budget on
education program.
SAP announced its well established Global University Alliances Program in Thailand with the expectation
to have more than 20 universities participated by year 2010 and will be expanded to more than
300 universities around ASEAN country.
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| Attachment: |
Please here to read more in Thai. |
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| Date: |
4 - 10 August 2008 |
| Media: |
Telecom Journal Newspaper
SAP pacing to develop more IT people, announcing the University Alliances Program, pointed Patara
Yongvanich.
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| Attachment: |
Please click here to read more in Thai. |
| Country: |
Philippines |
| Venue: |
Manila |
| Date: |
8 August 2008 |
| Media: |
www.infochatnews.com.ph
SAP brings Global University Alliances program to the Philippines
SAP Philippines introduced its University Alliance Program to the region which looks to equip students
with SAP software training, enhancing their skills and making them more marketable in the ever
competitive IT market.
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| Date: |
11 August 2008 |
| Media: |
Manila Bulletin
SAP brings Global University Alliances Programs to the Philippines
SAP has introduced its University Alliance Program to the Philippines which looks to equip students with SAP software training, enhancing their skills and making them more marketable in the ever competitive IT market.
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| Date: |
11 August 2008 |
| Media: |
Manila Standard Today
SAP university program
ENTERPRISE resource planning vendor SAP has brought its University Alliances Program to the Philippines, giving students in member schools access to training in its products.
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| Date: |
11 August 2008 |
| Media: |
Computer World Online
New school program to address lack of SAP-skilled pros
To address the lack of SAP-skilled people in the country, business software firm SAP formally launched its global University Alliances Program (UAP) in the Philippines with seven schools.
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| Date: |
12 August 2008 |
| Media: |
Business Mirror
Software provider taps universities for IT talents
To cater the increasing demand for information-technology (IT) professionals here and abroad, German-based business software provider SAP (System, Applications and Products in data processing) brings to the country its University Alliances Program to train faculty and students with practical tools for business processes.
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Please contact your country managers for more information.