Microsoft Academic Initiative Andrew Sithers asithers@microsoft.com.
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Academic Initiative in a Single Slide
Widening AccessLow cost access to our .NET development tools and platform products for use on all teaching, lab and student machines through a department-wide subscription to the MSDN Academic Alliancehttp://www.microsoft.com/uk/academia/msdnaa/
Supporting TeachingHelp and guidance with innovative curriculum development, teaching and research in conjunction with others in the communityhttp://www.microsoft.com/uk/academia/faculty/
Recognising TalentResources and recognition for students working both in and out of class to help and encourage them to develop innovative solutions to real world problems with softwarehttp://www.microsoft.com/uk/academia/students/
“We help institutions, faculty and students to innovate in the learning and teaching of
software development”
Program Motivations
Nearly 30,000 computer science students graduate every year
Many have had little exposure to Microsoft technologies
However, huge technology presence in the workplaceMicrosoft has a responsibility to support and work with academia
What is the Academic Initiative?
A long-term commitment of people, resources and fundingWorld-wide virtual team of over 200 people made up of
Microsoft Research University Relations
Education Solutions Group
Academic Group in the Developer and Platform division
Microsoft Interfaces with Academia
Developer / Platform Group
Developer / Platform Group
Microsoft ResearchERO
Microsoft ResearchERO
Education / Skills Group
Education / Skills Group
•Depth and blue-sky research•IP Generation•Funding Opportunities
•Developer Education•Introduce new technology to marketplace•Academic Team
•Institution Infrastructure•Primary -> Continuing Education•Skills - MS Academy
Focus
Increase technology awareness, availability and deploymentSupport research and curriculum developmentWork with thought-leaders and influencersFoster the growth of faculty and student communities
Driving Availability
Shared Source InitiativeFor example
RotorWindows CE 5.0Iron PythonWindows SourceBluetooth API wrapper
Sharing Research OutputsFor example
Generics / GyroF#CωConferenceXP
MSDN Academic Alliance…
Driving Availability
MSDN Academic AllianceSubscription based access to development tools
Licensed per department, including student home machines
Includes:Operating Systems, SDKs, DDKsVisual Studio .NET AEServer Platforms, e.g. Windows, SQL Server, Exchange Server, Commerce Server, BizTalk Server, Host Integration Server, Application Center. . .
Latest updates and Betas
MSDN Library
Dev tools for WindowsCE/PocketPC 2003
4 Technical Support incidents
Visio
Regular Updates
Working with Students
Technical RoadshowReward Excellence
Student partner programmeImagine cupStudent excellence awards
CommunitytheSpoke
Product AvailabilityStudent options
CareersInternshipsGraduate schemePhD scholarship programme
Working with Faculty
Curriculum supportOver 100 new modules developed or underway at universities around the country
Industrial advisory board participation
Request For Proposals (RFP)Rotor, Assignment Manager, Embedded, Curriculum
Teaching and research labsCreated at Strathclyde, Hull, Lancaster, Westminster and many more
Prizes, bursaries, competitions and awards
Technical support and assistance
References
Microsoft Research Downloadshttp://research.microsoft.com/research/downloads/
Microsoft Shared Source Initiativehttp://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/
Microsoft Academic Alliancehttp://www.microsoft.com/uk/academia/msdnaa/
© 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.© 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/academia
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