CA Technologies Supports Swiss Universities and a Start-up

The goal of CA Technologies partnership with two top Swiss universities is helping to nurture and encourage the next generation of IT talent. “CA Technologies is a global company with a local commitment to foster tomorrow’s talent,” says Bjarne Rasmussen, chief technology officer and senior vice president, CA Technologies, EMEA. “We are very excited to be working with both the EPFL and HEIG-VD universities to further develop students’ technology skills that are needed in the application economy.“

Every year, CA Technologies donates a total of CHF 200,000 in seed finance across both universities to kick-start innovation. The first to benefit from the investment is a pair of post-doctoral fellows at EPFL who are building a start-up around the web-service called MakeSends. It is a digital ‘safe’ for transferring highly confidential documents and is considerably more secure than most other FTP and other file transfer solutions currently on the market.

“We warmly welcome the depth and breadth of education support CA Technologies is offering EPFL,” says Adrienne Corboud Fumagalli, vice president for Innovation and Technology Transfer, EPFL, which is ranked 17th in the QS World University Rankings. “As a global leader in IT—and especially in the application economy—CA Technologies is able to advise students on the evolving nature of technology and how their skills can be harnessed to make a difference. The financial investment in student initiatives is warmly welcomed too; it encourages innovation and the career prospects for both men and women in technology.”

To support the CA Technologies global commitment to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, empowering women in IT and developing more software engineering computer science talent, Senior Vice President Bjarne Rasmussen will also join the board of a Master degree programme, which begins in September 2015 and was developed by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO).

HEIG-VD students will also be visiting CA Technologies R&D facilities in Silicon Valley during 2015 as part of their degree course, to gain practical experience and to learn more about the culture of innovation in the Company.