Infor Education Alliance Program takes root in ASEAN

Source: Infor. The Infor-DPU MOU Signing Ceremony, from left: Mei Yee Poon, Head of Education Alliance Program - APAC, Infor; Dr Pattanant Petchchedchoo, Dean, College of Innovative Business and Accountancy (CIBA), Dhurakij Pundit University; Helen Masters, VP & MD, South Asia - ANZ & ASEAN, Infor; Dr Darika Lattaphipat, President, Dhurakij Pundit University; Joan Lee, Executive Director, Triforce Global Solutions; Wallapa Piemnoppakao, Country Director - Thailand & Emerging Markets, Infor; Nuttama Keoboonrueng, Sales Director, Triforce Global Solutions.

Infor, a provider of business applications specialised by industry and built for the cloud, is partnering with Thailand's Dhurakij Pundit University (DPU) through the Infor Education Alliance Program (EAP), an initiative that helps educational institutions develop their students' technological skillsets. The first of such Infor collaborations with an educational institution in ASEAN and also represents Infor's first software-as-a-service (SaaS) deployment of the new Infor Cloud SunSystems Financials in Asia Pacific (APAC).


Launched globally in 2014, the Infor EAP provides partner institutions with free access to innovative technologies and learning platforms, and provides students hands-on industry experiences allowing them to gain a competitive edge when entering the workforce. As of 2016, the programme has trained over 1,500 students and is growing across the region, with universities participating in China, South Korea and India. The EAP offerings include trainings on Infor's CloudSuite solution hosted on Amazon Web Services, access to industry Centres of Excellence, certifications on Infor's software suites, opportunities for Infor Scholar internships, and participation in a Skills Marketplace designed to help students gain better employment and partnership opportunities in the tech industry.


DPU's EAP programme is set to commence in January 2017 with approximately 100 Bachelor's degree students. As part of DPU's course programmes, students will use Infor SunSystems software, which includes Infor SunSystems Financials and Infor BI Q&A. Infor SunSystems Financials is an integrated solution that combines flexible transaction processing applications with real-time analysis and extensive reporting. Infor BI Q&A is a cloud-ready solution with data visualisation functionality

"Our partnership with Infor will help our students prepare for future employment. Likewise, businesses in Thailand will also benefit from Infor's initiatives in fostering a skilled workforce ready to face challenges in the 21st century, as Infor SunSystems is already widely used in more than 200 organisations across Thailand," said Dr Pattanant Petchchedchoo, Dean, College of Innovative Business and Accountancy (CIBA), DPU.

Infor will also benefit from the partnership as the company recognises top local talent in the tech industry, and helps to develop a pool of hire-ready graduates in the region. "Infor has been a long-time supporter of the development of Thailand's technology sector. We are proud of Infor's collaboration with DPU and not only look forward to launching the programme, but also providing our technology and knowhow to help Thailand students and industries," said Helen Masters, VP & MD, South Asia - ANZ & ASEAN, Infor.


Triforce Global Solutions, a systems integrator and Infor Gold Certified Partner based in Thailand, will work closely with Infor and DPU under the Partners in Education (PiE) programme, providing advice, guidance, and structure to conduct a successful rollout of the EAP initiative. Triforce will also serve as relationship managers and liaisons between Infor's Education Alliance Program and DPU.

Joan Lee, Executive Director, Triforce Group said, "(The EAP) will provide students with opportunities to learn about technology and its use in driving business innovation."