STG becomes the first Indian company to start high-end IT education center in Moscow

To promote career courses for undergraduates, graduates and professionals

New Delhi, July 2001: With a view to expanding internationally on education front STG, the leading global IT Services Company today announced the start of its Moscow software education center. The centre happens to be the first initiative by Indian software major and is situated in the Moscow Aviation Institute Building. STG is offering courses, which will be in Russian language ranging from IT awareness courses to high-end technology courses to meet the advanced skill demands of the IT Industry. The state-of-the-art center has world-class infrastructure with all of its 42 Pentium III machines connected to leased line for Internet connectivity.

Speaking on the start of STG's Moscow Centre, Dr. Suresh Nanda, CEO, STG, said, "IT education in Russia which is still in its nascent stage presents an untapped territory for Indian firms. STG is confident that its training center in Moscow will cater to a wide spectrum of segment with great capability and will eventually leverage its position not only in Russia but also in the Balkans or Central Asian countries."

"We aim to provide the latest courses in IT in accordance with our quality focused training processes. The continuous curriculum and courseware development at STG will always be an attractive proposition for students and professionals in Moscow. Further our being an Indian company with international recognition will further create a sense of credibility among people aspiring to be IT professionals." further added Dr. Nanda.

STG will focus on educating the different segments of the society with career courses designed for graduates and undergraduates and skills up gradation programs for IT professionals wanting to learn hi-end programs like Oracle, Visual Basic, Java Programming, .net, ASP, XML, Windows 2000 Track etc. Besides IT awareness courses like “Equip” will also be offered for working executives wanting a quick start on IT.

About STG – the leading global IT Company STG, an ISO 9001 company is leading IT services organization, focusing on providing advanced software education, corporate training and e-business solutions. Since its inception in 1994 it has grown and gained a presence with over 300 centers spread across 8 countries. It focuses on advanced software training and has trained and upgraded the skill sets of over 2,00,000 software professionals to world standards. STG has alliances with global technology leaders like Microsoft, IBM, Sun Microsystems and Lotus. The American Council also recognizes its courses on Education for credit recommendations at over 1,100 colleges and universities in the US.