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Universitas 21 Global, established as a joint venture between a Universitas 21 (consortium of 16 select internationally recognized universities) and Thomson Learning, is a new e-University with programmes designed to excel in shaping leaders for the global economy of the future.

Universitas 21 Global responds to requirements of the information economy and leverages the Internet to deliver world-class education to discerning people. It supports corporations seeking to prepare its best talent for the future, or an individual wanting career enhancement, and offers a high quality web-based educational experience designed to meet their needs.

The initiative of knowledge transfer based on continuous interaction rested on the need for always-on communication between all members of this community. The need was to ensure that not only do all members communicate but to also facilitate curriculum planning, debates and academic learning to ensure that the needs of people participating for career or knowledge enhancement are met.

After a comprehensive study of all the needs and the gaps thereof which involved several interactions with both the application developer and U21, key needs were identified and product fitment amongst a vast slew of products was arrived at.

To enable hassle free communication amongst the student community and the university faculty, The Sify Enterprise class mail server was provisioned.
To enable instant communication engaging students and the university community and to quickly address/redress queries, Sifybuzz was provided as solution. This was customised and provided to all enrolled members. It would show the students, professors and staff as separate groups.
To set up one to many sessions for students for discussions with moderators, Sify Chat was used for filtering the questions.
To enable students to plan their annual tasks in line with curriculum as a productivity tool, Sify Calendar was provided as a solution. For example, if you are a student and have chosen economics, your calendar will, on login, automatically have the days on which tests and assignments are due for economics marked, and so on for all the electives, general days like celeb chat for the subjects chosen by you or topics of common interest will also appear in your calendar. Sify Calendar fulfills this need in a user friendly manner.

U21 as a concept rests on the premise of bringing various communities together in their quest for transferring and seeking knowledge, blurring physical and geographical boundaries. For the concept to succeed, it needed a comprehensive fulfillment in the form of solutions backed by technical expertise. Solutions provided by Sify have resulted in keeping all the U21 communities productively engaged.