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October - 2009 - issue > Tech Buzz
Infosys opens world’s largest corporate education center
Zoya Anna Thomas
“In 2008-’09, more than 16,000 new entrants were trained, and this financial year around 16,000 more are expected to be trained through this program. In addition, special programs have been conducted at the GEC for students from Australia, Bhutan, China, Columbia, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Panama, Thailand, the U.K., and the U.S,” says Infosys Chairman and Chief Mentor, Narayana Murthy.
The company's total investment in the Mysore center is Rs. 2,055 crore, of which Rs. 350 crore has been invested in construction of software development blocks. The education center has 485 faculty rooms, 42 conference rooms, five assessment halls, an induction hall, a cyber café, and two libraries that can house over 1,40,000 books.
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