| September 28, 2007 - Pune, India: Delegates | | | | (NWIMSR), Symbiosis Institute of Business |
| from Fachhochschule Business School, Neu Ulm, | | | | Management (SIBM), Symbiosis Center for Human |
| Germany visited Extentia Information | | | | Resource Development (SCMHRD), Symbiosis |
| Technology, a leading software development | | | | Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), |
| company in Pune, India to expand their | | | | Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies & |
| student exchange and internship program in | | | | Research (SICSR) and Indian Institute of |
| India. | | | | Modern Management (IIMM) to meet with their |
| | | | directors and explore possibilities of |
| Established in 1998, Extentia has been in the | | | | similar internship programs for students |
| business of software development and | | | | coming from Germany. |
| consulting, and has deployed innovative | | | | |
| solutions across the globe. With a presence | | | | Prof. Lang said, "Pune has always been |
| across the US, Europe and Australia, Extentia | | | | popular amongst the students in Germany due |
| addresses the mission critical needs of | | | | to the well-known academic and research |
| international software houses. Extentia's | | | | institutions and also for its IT |
| combination of technical innovation, strong | | | | infrastructure and growth in the city. We |
| management, and long term commitment has | | | | were looking for Indian partner institutes |
| given Extentia the opportunity to build | | | | that could give our students cross-cultural |
| strong and valuable business relationships | | | | learning and strategic IT and business |
| with customers and partners across the globe. | | | | management skills. While interacting with the |
| | | | directors of the various institutes and |
| Over the past few years, Extentia themselves | | | | companies that we visited, we felt that our |
| have been inviting and encouraging global | | | | students will certainly benefit from the |
| internship programs under their "Connect" | | | | practices that are defined and followed |
| internship program ( Speaking about Connect, | | | | within the institutes and organizations here. |
| Umeed Kothavala, Director at Extentia said, | | | | This certainly was a very successful visit |
| "Extentia offers an exciting internship | | | | and we look forward to visiting India more |
| program to individuals who are motivated, | | | | often." |
| ambitious, and keen to experience working | | | | |
| overseas. We have been associated with | | | | Lt Col ( retd) Arnab Banerji who heads the |
| Fachhochschule, Neu Ulm, for the last few | | | | Connect program said, "Extentia and |
| years and it was a pleasure to have Prof. | | | | Fachhochschule have been associated with each |
| Klaus Lang and Prof. Bernard Wagemann visit | | | | other for the last few years through the |
| our offices in India. We look forward to the | | | | Connect program. Every year we invite |
| opportunity to expand Connect - our | | | | students to do an internship with us and |
| internship program along with the students | | | | encourage them to stay for several months. |
| and faculty at Fachhochschule, Neu Ulm." | | | | These students work closely with our business |
| | | | unit heads and get trained in different |
| Fachhochschule, Neu Ulm is one of the leading | | | | competencies. Our Connect program invites |
| Business Schools in Germany with a focus on | | | | candidates with marketing as well as |
| Business Studies and Information Management. | | | | technical background to work with our teams. |
| The University is highly practice-oriented | | | | At the end of the internship, the candidates |
| and has close links with industry in the | | | | are given an experience certificate while |
| region. During their stay in India, Prof. | | | | they carry along with them hands-on |
| Lang and Prof. Wagemann visited Neville Wadia | | | | experience of various enterprise level |
| Institute of Management Studies & Research | | | | projects that are executed in Extentia. |