Darmstadt, 11. August 2010 − Software AG announced the global launch of its latest University
Relations project in 40 institutes and 15 countries today. The company’s University Relations
Program is designed to enable educational institutes to provide cost effective, real work
experience to all students by recreating a virtual economy on campus. The program provides
access to practical work skills to students that would find it hard to secure a short term
external workplace. The program is built around bringing “real economy” challenges onto
campus and giving the students the training, skills and freedom to develop creative and
innovative solutions. The latest virtual campus project will be launched in 40 institutes on 5
continents throughout 2010 after successful pilot projects in Germany and Brazil. The
Universities of Darmstadt, Leipzig and São Paulo presented their successful pilot project results
today.
“Universities are finding it increasingly difficult to place all students in external, high quality work
experience positions,” said Juergen Powik, Director of University Relations at Software AG. “Our
program is designed to create a virtual economy on campus and bring real economy issues and
experiences to the students. It is a very cost effective way of providing practical experience to
students and we are delighted that our latest project, a virtual campus management system,
successfully passed its proof of concept phase and can be launched globally.”
The pilot projects bridge continents to bring German and Brazilian students together: The University
of Leipzig and Darmstadt University of Technology represent Germany's participating institutions, in
Brazil it's the University of São Paulo (USP). Now students will present the results of their projects in
a final presentation on August 11, 2010. Over 50 attendees are expected, including Prof. Franczyk
from the University of Leipzig as well as Prof. Sackmann from the University of Halle, which has
signed up to conduct its own project in the coming winter semester.
A number of universities from around the world will join the project in the next academic term –
the University Relations department at Software AG reports 19 new registrations and expects to see
30 to 40 projects by the start of next winter semester. Over the last three years, more than 90
projects have been conducted at various universities worldwide as part of the University Relations
Program.
Software AG's University Relations Program provides real work experience in a virtual economy
Software AG has academic relationships with more than 130 universities and research institutions
the world over. The free license package is available on the University Relations website. Juergen
Powik, Director of University Relations, is the program contact (juergen.powik@softwareag.com).
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About Software AG
Software AG is the global leader in business process excellence. Our 40 years of innovation include the invention of the first highperformance
transactional database, Adabas; the first business process analysis platform, ARIS; and the first B2B server and SOAbased
integration platform, webMethods.
We are unique in offering the world’s only end-to-end – and easiest to use – business process management (BPM) solutions, with the
lowest total cost of ownership. Our industry-leading brands, ARIS, webMethods, Adabas, Natural and IDS Scheer Consulting, represent
a unique portfolio for: process strategy, design, integration and control; SOA-based integration and data management; process-driven
SAP implementation; and strategic process consulting and services.
Software AG had revenues of €847 million in 2009 and has more than 6,000 employees serving 10,000 enterprise and public institution
customers across 70 countries. Our comprehensive software and services solutions allow companies to continuously achieve their
business results faster. The company is headquartered in Germany and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE
0003304002 / SOW).
About IDS Scheer
IDS Scheer is part of the Software AG Group and a leading provider of business process management (BPM) software, solutions and
services for corporations and public organizations worldwide. With the ARIS Platform for Process Excellence, the company offers an
integrated, comprehensive solution portfolio for the strategy, design, implementation and controlling of business processes, allowing
companies to continuously improve their overall business performance. Utilizing the ARIS Value Engineering (AVE) approach, IDS
Scheer consultants bridge the gap between corporate strategy, business processes, IT solutions and process controlling.
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