After several years of brewing, HP is making every effort to enter the education industry through three major projects: PACE, Center for Excellence in Education and HP Lab.
On June 65438+1October 65438+September 2008, HP established PACE project in Jilin University with HP workstation as the design platform. Prior to this, HP had established PACE centers in Tongji University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology. At the same time, HP has established HP laboratories in Fuzhou University, Jinan University and Dalian Neusoft Institute of Information. China Communication University, Fudan University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, which have advantages in the fields of animation, automobile and machinery, were selected as centers of excellence in education.
Recently, HP has invested heavily in giving away workstations or selling them at preferential prices, and has established cooperative relations with many universities. According to Tao Leshan, the two sides will also carry out a series of cooperation, actively explore a new education model combining Industry-University-Research, and give full play to the talent cultivation advantages of institutions of higher learning and the technological advantages of international enterprises. In the next few years, HP will choose 4-5 colleges and universities in China to establish cooperative relations and further expand the established projects.
It is understood that the growth rate of HP workstations has been the highest in the world in recent years. In 2008, it increased by 36% year-on-year, twice the growth rate of other manufacturers, among which desktop workstations increased by 27% year-on-year for five consecutive years. Especially in animation design, automobile manufacturing, oil exploration and other fields.
The purpose of entering the education industry this time is to continue to give full play to HP's advantages in these three areas and provide comprehensive and all-round solutions for the education industry. First of all, HP will provide industry-leading workstation equipment to solve hardware problems for different industries that professional colleges focus on. Second, build an IT environment combining software and hardware, and provide consulting services and technical support; Third, actively exchange and introduce the advanced experience of international creative and design industries to improve the education level of colleges and universities; Fourth, create a professional and real application simulation, including the application development direction and demand of the industry, cultivate students' professional ability and realize seamless connection with society.
Three-dimensional educational solutions are naturally popular. Liao Xiangzhong, Dean of Animation School of Communication University of China, said that animation art is increasingly dependent on technology, and animation education must handle the relationship between art and technology and keep up with international advanced technology. This professional education mode of combining school and enterprise can accurately grasp the market demand and cultivate talents with strong market competitiveness.
"The organizations that HP cooperates with are leaders in education." Dorothy said that these projects can let the outside world know that HP is not only a hardware manufacturer, but also has strong strength in software, outsourcing services and industry solutions. "This can enhance our competitiveness in the whole market."