Cloud computing degree world first

Cork: Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn was in Cork yesterday to meet the first students starting an industry-led masters degree programme in cloud computing, jointly developed by Cork Institute of Technology and global technology company EMC.

The MSc in cloud computing will be delivered remotely over 18 months or three semesters, with students taking virtual lectures through the most advanced cloud-based access technologies.

The world first, industry-led programme gives computer science graduates and students with recognised prior learning the advanced conceptual understanding, knowledge and skills to deliver cloud computing, say organisers.