As companies throughout the world continue to adopt on-demand technologies, universities and higher education institutions are finding it necessary to restructure their curriculum. In order to provide practical experience for students of business administration, SAP AG /quotes/comstock/13*!sap/quotes/nls/sap (SAP 45.00, +0.19, +0.42%) announced the start of a pilot project that incorporates the SAP(R) Business ByDesign(TM) solution into the curriculum for universities taking part in the SAP(R) University Alliances program. This global initiative is offering selected university faculties access to SAP software and educational resources, and helping students gain practical skills in applying state-of-the-art enterprise software to real-world business scenarios. Instructors at 18 pilot universities in Germany, France, India, the United Kingdom and the United States now can supplement their curricula with innovative teaching methods and hands-on practice with business process modeling using the on-demand solution specifically developed for small businesses and midsize companies who want to work with an integrated, complete business application without the need to invest in IT infrastructure.
Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sap-starts-pilot-program-to-use-latest-on-demand-technology-for-education-and-research-2010-09-09?reflink=MW_news_stmp
