The School of Planningand Architecture (SPA), located in New Delhi, India, has joined the Be Careers Network Academic SELECTsubscription programme. SPA will use the program to help it establish a center ofexcellence at the institution that will enhance the software skills of its graduate,post-graduate, and doctoral students and help them succeed in the architecture,engineering, construction (AEC), and operations professions.
SPA’s new AcademicSELECT subscription provides students with lab and classroom access to morethan sixty software products used by professional design and engineering organisationsfor sustaining infrastructure; unlimited no-fee home-use software licensing forfaculty and students; LIVE training in Bentley’s virtual classroom and OnDemandeLearning through the Bentley LEARN Server; access to training material; 24/7technical support; scholarships and grants; professional networking via Bentley’sBe Communities website; and much more.
Commenting on the program, Ranjit Mitra, directorof SPA and a professor of urban design, said, “Through our new Be CareersNetwork Academic SELECT subscription, we will create a SPA Center of Excellencededicated to providing our students with in-depth knowledge of the tools andbest practices they will need to design, build, and operate the infrastructureof tomorrow – everything from buildings to transportation systems,communications systems, water systems, plants, and more. We are delighted bythe broad range of software the subscription encompasses as well as by its costeffectiveness. Without question, it will give our students a distinctcompetitive advantage as they enter the jobs market, empowering them to becomeinnovative infrastructure engineers at some of the world’s leading AEC firms.”
Atanu Pattanayak, Bentley territory executive forSouth Asia, said, “On behalf of all my colleagues at Bentley, I am very pleasedto welcome SPA into our Academic SELECT program. This renowned educational andresearch institution continues to be at the forefront of practices that build astrong foundation for students’ career development. Bentley’s academic subscription supports SPA’scommitment to helping secure a successful future for students in their chosen disciplinesby enabling them to acquire not only an understanding of core architectural, engineering, construction, and geospatial concepts, but also solid advanced technologyskills that make them job ready.”
