Why Computing & IT at INTI?

As innovations continue to evolve, more professionals are needed to harness the increasing power of technology. The tech world is blossoming with lucrative career opportunities across a myriad of disciplines and industries. Professionals in this field can contribute to almost any area they are passionate about, while developing their own work which is meaningful and rewarding. At INTI, we equip you with the skills and expertise to master technology and the future.

In collaboration with the world’s best I.T. providers and leading technology innovators, INTI offers its students access to the latest cutting-edge technologies, expertise and professional certifications which will prepare you for the workplace even before you graduate. Industry based curricula which meet the market needs help you towards becoming a knowledgeable and skilled IT professional who can contribute to today’s knowledge-based economy.

This helps to expose students to current industry practices, real-world scenarios and technologies which help them to stay abreast of the latest challenges in information technology.

Visiting lecturers also serve to enhance the student experiences at INTI by collaborating and facilitating inbound and outbound study tours, and transnational employer projects with leading technology companies such as IBM and Dell.

Recent developments in technology and the knowledge-based economy have prompted the addition of modules that support E-Commerce and Online Businesses, additional specialisation in Network Security and the usage, implementation and application of Big Data, especially in the development of business intelligence.

Combined with this dynamic and robust syllabus, INTI has integrated a strong requirement for compulsory internships with leading technology companies, to provide invaluable workplace experiences that ensure graduates are job-ready when they complete their studies. Students have had the opportunity to intern with leading organisations such as Sony, Ricoh, Western Digital, Unisem, ON Semiconductor, Profitera, PWC and more.

To provide further training that is relevant to the demands of the job market, students at INTI are regularly exposed to industrial training and assigned employer projects based on realworld scenarios throughout the course of their programme. This helps them to acclimatise to the fast-moving job market and understand the expectations of their future employers.

The new knowledge-based economy requires unique skill sets, one that INTI imparts through regular workshops that cover the creation of mobile applications Android based developments, basic PC hardware troubleshooting and an introduction to Operating System Modules from SUSE LINUX. This comprehensive set of technical skills and experiences are invaluable and can be applied to other non technical fields of endeavour.

To date, INTI is the only institution of private higher learning in the country to offer a curriculum that is integrated with content from the Cisco Academy. Future developments to these programmes will provide students with the opportunity to be CCNA/ Cisco certified upon graduation, further enhancing their employability.

In 2017, students from INTI took part in the Penang International Science Fair Mobile Apps Challenge and emerged as Champion. The team created a mobile app that allows users to report sighting of stray animals for rescue mission. The students were able to enhance their skills in mobile application programming and created solutions that could be used to benefit the society.

In 2018, five students from the Computer Science and Computing programme participated in a Code-a-Thon competition. They emerged as the Global winner of the “Most Socially Impactful Award” in the university category. They have created an app for a programming game, to tackle the gender inequality issue. The students won 500SGD and attended the prize giving ceremony recently on March 27th 2018, at the Google headquarters in Singapore. They also presented their winning app in the prize giving ceremony, and were given a chance to join a Google makerspace workshop to work on a Google AIY project.