Ciena and Algonquin College to Celebrate New Collaboration
Posted on Friday, October 26th, 2012
On November 2 at 10 a.m., Algonquin College will host an event signaling the start of a new collaboration between the College and Ciena Corporation. Algonquin College will also officially receive a donation of optophotonic equipment from Ciena at this event.
Ciena, a global leader in next-generation telecommunications infrastructure, has donated advanced optical telecommunications equipment for use in Algonquin College’s articulated Bachelor of Information Technology – Photonics and Laser Technology Program. This new equipment will upgrade the Algonquin College Optophotonics lab, making it a state-of-the-art facility that will provide hands-on experience to Algonquin College students with telecommunications technology that is not believed to be available in other Canadian post-secondary institutions.
Algonquin College is proud to celebrate this collaboration with Ciena that allows our students to receive training with next-generation telecommunications infrastructure which will further their potential for success after graduation. Ciena is working with a broad cross section of Ontario post-secondary institutions on a variety of advanced technology research projects and is offering this equipment and training to help build the futures of graduates.
Present at the event will be Algonquin College President Kent MacDonald, Ottawa-West Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Infrastructure, James Frodsham, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Ciena, and Rodney Wilson, Senior Director, Ciena as well as members of the Advisory Committee for the Bachelor of Information Technology – Photonics and Laser Technology program and students from the program.
If you’d like to stop by, the official unveiling will be in T102 at 10 a.m. on November 2. Register here.
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