Satyam to set up new campus in Australia

MUMBAI: Software major Satyam Computer Services said on Monday it will set up a new campus at the Geelong Technology Precint in Australia.
    
The new 25-acre campus in Victoria would accommodate 2,000 employees over the next few years, highlighting Satyam's commitment to Australia and nurturing the local ICT talent in Victoria and throughout Australia.
    
"Satyam is well established in Australia and today's announcement reinforces our ongoing commitment to the local ICT market," Satyam's co-founder and managing director Rama Raju said, adding that "The Geelong campus is an important
component of our long-term initiative to built new centers of excellence, in strategic locations, around the globe".
    
The Satyam Campus would house a software development center and facilities for training, research and development among other things, the company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
    
"Economic modelling estimates that the Satyam Technology and Learning Center will significantly boost Victoria's economy", Premier of Victoria John Brumby said.
    
As part of this initiative, Satyam will engage in a range of collaborative activities with Deakin including staff exchange, a work integrated learning program for students, a graduate employment programme, joint research activities apart from scholarships and prizes.
   
Satyam Australia has significant presence across the major cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra with a diverse workforce of over 1400 associates serving Australia.