KLUniversity established IBM Industrial Collaboration Lab in the premises of KL University on 18th November 2009 inaugurated by Sri Himasnhu Goyal, Country Manager, IBM Academic Initiative & Developer works and Sri Koneru Satyanarayana, President, KLEF.
IBM – KLU Academic Initiative: Industrial Collaboration Lab is established with 60 computers in LAN with internet connectivity of bandwidth 48 MBPS in a cozy and professional environment in KLU campus. This centre is a unique platform to fine- tune IT skills of our students and to create numerous certified professionals with smart skills. The Software CoE is an offshoot of IBM's Academic Initiative which covers 2000 colleges and universities around India / South Asia and many more in the world. It is a global model committed to driving open standards-based IT skills. Under the initiative, IBM helps in creating an enabling environment by allowing access to IBM software, course materials, training, curriculum development and certification. IBM Software CoE is enabled to provide a platform for development of software skills for students.
KLU's IBM Industrial Collaboration Lab has been awarded best software center of excellence by IBM for the year 2011. Till date more than 1000 students have been certified on various IBM Technologies from 2009.