University support
Free support for universities
The Symbian Academy university support package is designed to make it easy for universities and similar non-commercial institutions to create courses that teach Symbian software development, or to integrate a Symbian component into existing computer science courses. If you choose to affiliate your course with Symbian Academy you will receive free course materials, free training, free technical support, free development literature, free expert Symbian lecturers, and free exposure to Symbian’s industry partners.
Technical support |
Each course will receive technical support from the Symbian Help Desk |
Technical training |
Each course leader will receive free entry to Symbian Application Engines and Essentials courses. These are courses that Symbian and its training partners run on a commercial basis for professional developers. |
Course materials |
Symbian will provide course materials covering the fundamental aspects of Symbian C++ application development. |
Literature |
Each course leader will receive sample copies of relevant Symbian Press books, plus as many free copies of "Symbian OS Essentials" booklets as he or she requires. |
Access to industry |
Each course will have the opportunity to expose its students and research to Symbian's industry partners |
Expert lecturers |
Each course will have the opportunity to request specialist lecturers from within Symbian |
Quarterly newsletter |
Every three months Symbian will issue a newsletter containing information on new technology and academic initiatives |
Free development tools |
Free development tools are available from Symbian and mobile phone manufacturers |
If you would like to discuss the contents of this package and how your university can best utilise it, please email academy@symbian.com.