Congress president Sonia Gandhi inaugurated Infosys's Global Education Center-II at its Mysore campus on Tuesday.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and Leader of the Opposition, Karnataka State Legislative Assembly, Siddaramaiah were also present on the occasion.
Given its infrastructure and size of operations, Infosys Global Education Center is the largest corporate education centre in the world.
Located at the 337-acre Infosys Mysore campus, the total capacity of the centre has been enhanced to educate 14,000 (GEC I: 4,500 and GEC II: 9,500) Infoscions.
The total investment made by Infosys in the Mysore centre is Rs 2,055 crore (Rs 20.55 billion) of which Rs 350 crore (Rs 3.5 billion) has been invested in the construction of software development blocks and related services and Rs 1,705 crore (Rs 17.05 billion) on education- and training-related infrastructure.
Infosys Chairman Narayana Murthy: Speaking on the occasion, N R Narayana Murthy, chairman and chief mentor of Infosys, said, "We are honoured to have Mrs Sonia Gandhi inaugurate Infosys's new Global Education Center.
"The Education Center is a testimony to Infosys's commitment to building the competency of our employees. In 2008-09, more than 16,000 new entrants were trained here, and in this financial year around 16,000 more are expected to be trained through this programme," Murthy said.
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