Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Selects Bentley's BE Careers Network Program; College's Engineering Students Will Benefit From Hands-On Experience With More Than 40 Software Products From Bentley.

NEW DELHI, India -- Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, a leading Indian engineering college, has selected the BE (Bentley Empowered) Careers Network program to introduce engineering students to the latest software for improving the world's infrastructure.

The program will support IIT Kanpur's efforts to provide its students with the software skills they need to succeed in the field of infrastructure, including architecture, engineering, construction, and operations. Its adoption will give the students practical, hands-on training in the latest commercial computer-aided design and engineering software encompassing the entire lifecyle of building, plant, civil, and geospatial projects.

By providing students with the same Bentley solutions used by infrastructure professionals, the BE Careers Network program increases their chances of joining some of the most preeminent organizations in the world. In addition, through tailored, flexible programs for students, teachers, and schools, combined with free and discounted software, training, curriculum counseling, and award programs, BE Careers Network enables colleges and universities to cost-effectively incorporate architecture, engineering, and construction technology into their curricula.

Commenting on the program, Bhupinder Singh, managing director, Bentley South Asia, said, "The BE Careers Network program underscores Bentley's commitment to the community of educators that has the critically important responsibility of training today's architectural and engineering students, whose assignment will be improving the world's infrastructure. I say critically important because the infrastructure improvements these future architects and engineers bring to this region will translate into a greater competitive edge in world markets for South Asia's many growing enterprises."

Students and faculty are eligible for more than 40 products for building, civil, plant, and geospatial design and engineering applications on an annual subscription basis when they participate in the BE Careers Network program.

About the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is one of the premier institutions established by the government of India. The goals of IIT Kanpur are to provide meaningful education to help students become competent and motivated engineers and scientists, to conduct original research of the highest standard, and to provide leadership in technological innovation for the industrial growth of India.

IIT Kanpur began in 1959 in a borrowed building of the Harcourt Butler Technological Institute with 100 students and a small faculty. It currently has its own sprawling residential campus, about 1450 undergraduate students and 850 postgraduate students, 300 faculty members, and a support staff of more than 1500. For more information, visit www.iitk.ac.in.

About BE Careers Network

The mission of BE Careers Network is to help architectural and engineering students graduate with market-ready technology skills. It accomplishes this by providing programs for students, teachers, and schools; free and discounted software, training, and curriculum counseling; and award programs. To date, roughly 900 schools around the world have obtained Academic Subscriptions through the program. For more information, visit www.becareers.org.

About Bentley

Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle of the world's infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With 2005 revenues of $336 million and more than 2,000 colleagues around the world, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Design 500 and major owner-operators.

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