Business Wire India
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, as a commitment to expand access to its professional applications to education, today announced the global expansion of the Bentley Education program – offering seamless access to learning licenses of over 60 popular Bentley applications, at no cost, to all eligible students and educators, from middle schools through higher education levels, via the Bentley Education portal.
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The Bentley Education program helps students develop digital skills that are critical for a qualified talent pipeline to support infrastructure growth and resilience worldwide. (Photo: Business Wire)
Following on the initial May 3, 2021 announcement of the launch of Bentley Education in the pilot countries of Australia, the UK, Singapore, Lithuania, and Ireland, the program is gaining a resounding response, with more than 500,000 students and educators across many countries visiting the Bentley Education portal. Now, with global expansion, the Bentley Education program is accessible to all students and educators at middle schools, high schools, community colleges, polytechnics, institutes, and universities across the world to employ Bentley applications in their classrooms, labs, and at home.
Vinayak Trivedi, vice president of Bentley Education, said, “With the global focus on infrastructure advancement for resilience and adaptation, there will be unprecedented demand for talented individuals who have the skills and ability to come on board prepared to work on the next level of projects and digital workflows. By providing students, educators, and universities around the world with appropriate software and resources to become ready for this opportunity, we are complementing the education system to attract and develop the talent required.”
With a blend of learning content created for students, the Bentley Education portal provides access to comprehensive training resources and project-based learning content that is maintained in collaboration with major universities and industry partners. By registering on the Bentley Education portal to access learning license entitlements, students and educators also gain access to bonus resources such as insights from industry professionals, firsthand perspectives of current students, and updates on the latest and current industry trends – all at their own pace, in a fun learning environment.
Katriona Lord-Levins, chief success officer at Bentley Systems, said, “Students today prefer the opportunity to learn at their own pace and explore what inspires them. The Bentley Education program provides just that – a community of students, educators, and practicing infrastructure professionals to help students to discover what’s possible and to kick-start potential rewarding careers in advancing infrastructure through going digital.”
For more information on the Bentley Education program, including how to register students and educational organizations, visit https://education.bentley.com.
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About Bentley Education
Bentley Education program encourages the development of future infrastructure professionals for careers in engineering, design, and architecture by providing student and educator learning licenses of popular Bentley applications at no cost through the new Bentley Education portal. The program is designed to create world-class talent that can rise to the challenges of improving quality of life and positively changing the world using Bentley infrastructure engineering software applications and proven learnings. The Bentley Education program will also help students develop digital skills that are critical for a qualified talent pipeline to support infrastructure growth and resilience worldwide.
About Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings include MicroStation-based applications for modeling and simulation, ProjectWise for project delivery, AssetWise for asset and network performance, Seequent’s leading geosciences software portfolio, and the iTwin platform for infrastructure digital twins. Bentley Systems employs more than 4,000 colleagues and generates annual revenues of more than $800 million in 172 countries.
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