By Nicholas Greene
SAP has launched a student cloud program for universities and colleges worldwide which supports business studies, entrepreneurship, and computer science. The company also announced it will provide selected students and faculty with free access to a developer license for SAP HANA Cloud Platform, which is an open standards-based, platform as a service, as well as giving a few lucky students the chance to become student developer evangelists.
The HANA Cloud Platform will give students and faculty the chance to build modern user-friendly applications that can be viewed and consumed via desktop, tablet, or mobile device via SAP Web IDE. They will also be able to integrate analytics into their mobile applications.
The announcement was made at SAP TechEd && d-code in Berlin.
“Empowering the next generation of software developers is a strategic initiative for SAP, and we want to ensure students around the globe have access to our cutting-edge software that is dramatically changing the landscape of the business world,” said Steve Lucas, president, platform solutions group, SAP. “By working closely with students and faculty, SAP hopes to make software and application development a more strategic part of university curriculums worldwide.”
The release is part of the SAP University Alliances program, designed to expose students to SAP technologies as well as experts in the field by the process of educational activities, social media, partner networking, and networking. SAP will also be providing online support and training to eligible and selected students and faculty.
“To inspire student developers and entrepreneurs globally, SAP University Alliances is also announcing an ambassador program in conjunction with the student cloud program,” said Ann Rosenberg, vice president, SAP University Alliances. “This is an exclusive honour for four regional ambassadors to serve as a student developer evangelist for one year, providing them an opportunity to be recognized as a leader in cutting-edge innovation. They will inspire others with their innovative apps leveraging SAP HANA Cloud Platform and may be showcased at SAP events as well as through social media.”
