Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), an IT infrastructure services provider, and USDC Projects India Pvt Ltd, have announced collaboration for the cloud-based University-in-a-Box solution. This University-in-a-Box solution will streamline third-party integrations, regulatory compliance, accreditation, audit support and scalability to higher education institutions. USDC will offer the solution as a platform-as-a-service to universities, including JAIN University, which plans to enrol 100,000 learners for its online courses by 2025.
The solution is likely to provide enhanced and personalized learner experiences, streamline and optimize learner onboarding, and enhance the administration processes of universities for greater operational efficiency and regulatory governance. It will leverage Kyndryl’s global expertise in consulting services as well as application development and AI to manage the entire learner lifecycle, from admissions to collecting learner feedback, evaluating teacher effectiveness and responsiveness, and course assessments. AI-driven analytics will provide a 360-degree view of a learner and analyse data across multiple Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for effective decision making.
Lingraju Sawkar, President of Kyndryl India, said, “India’s higher education sector has shown a strong growth trend in recent years, and the implementation of the National Education Policy is slated to bring in wide reforms and open up more new opportunities. Kyndryl’s solution will enhance the learner’s experience at 1400 touchpoints through improved UI/UX, interactive LMS, faster issue resolutions, and feedback analytics. Our highly integrated industry leading architecture with superior performance, strong security, and data privacy will deliver NEP compliance, improved lead conversion, and meet global ranking standards enabling USDC to achieve its goal of becoming the world’s largest service provider for higher education institutes.”
“JAIN has always been driven by a relentless pursuit of innovation and a strong commitment to maintaining its leadership position in the dynamic online education landscape. Steadfast focus on embracing new technologies, emphasizing on learning experience, and empowering the system for smooth execution of our learning mechanism has been our forte. With Kyndryl as its ally, JAIN remains resolute in its mission to empower learners, nurture talent, and foster a society driven by knowledge, innovation, and growth,” said Dr. Chenraj Roychand, Chancellor of JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University).
