Aptech launches IT school

Aptech launches IT school

JAKARTA (JP): Aptech Ltd, a leading information technology
(IT) education institute from India, launched its first training
center in Indonesia on Thursday in cooperation with PT Mitra
Murni Sejahtera.

Aptech Ltd vice president K. Ramesh told reporters after the
launching ceremony, that the center at Mal Ambasador would run
diploma programs, from three months to three-year courses, using
an internationally recognized curriculum.

Aptech, which boasts 1,600 training centers in 40 countries,
plans to expand in Indonesia to cover all provinces eventually.

The Bombay-based institute is providing the expertise while
Mitra Murni is providing the financing.

Ramesh said he hoped to enroll 650 students to the Jakarta
facility this year.

After the completion of their program, students pursuing a
three-year diploma program could attend a one-year degree program
at universities allied with Aptech, including Southern Cross
University in Australia and Regent College in the U.S., he said.
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