Ohio State Launches Innovative Internship Program with Accenture in OSU’s Translational Data Analytics Institute
January 09 2020 - 6:59AM
Business Wire
Building on a more than 20-year history of successful
partnership, The Ohio State University (OSU) and Accenture (NYSE:
ACN) announced a new internship program with OSU’s Translational
Data Analytics Institute (TDAI) to provide students hands-on,
real-world experiences in the field of data and analytics.
“I am grateful for Accenture’s investment in our students and
the extraordinary potential to work with this company to improve
lives and make the world a better place,” said Michael V. Drake,
president of The Ohio State University. “The academic and
professional opportunities this partnership creates will benefit
OSU students, their future employers and the many communities they
call home.”
TDAI is designed to address complex global problems by providing
the space and tools for faculty, students, and industry and
community partners to come together to create innovative solutions
using data science and analytics. Accenture will work with TDAI as
a foundational corporate partner, providing business expertise and
generating research ideas while helping students build analytical
skills and explore careers in data science.
“We will provide Ohio State students an immersive professional
experience and enable them to apply data and analytics to solve
real-world challenges,” said Josh Sandstrom, managing director in
Accenture’s higher education and public sector practice.
“Internships are an increasingly valuable pathway to a career in
data and analytics, and we are excited to work with Ohio State
students who share our passion for improving how the world works
and lives.”
“Given the nature of Accenture’s business, our partnership will
afford students an unparalleled opportunity to explore real-world
data analytics challenges in a variety of application areas from
public health to transportation to agriculture, among others,” said
Cathie Smith, Managing Director of TDAI. “Accenture’s partnership
with TDAI is well-aligned with our institute’s vision to be a hub
of data science and analytics research, innovation, education and
workforce development here in central Ohio.”
Prior to the initiative with TDAI, Accenture has supported a
wide array of initiatives at Ohio State, including the Fisher
College of Business and the College of Engineering in the company’s
annual Innovation Challenge and sponsoring HackOHI/O and the
Buckeye Undergraduate Consulting Club.
This new initiative comes amid Time and Change: The Ohio State
Campaign, the most ambitious, inclusive community-building and
fundraising endeavor in the university’s 150 years of making
history. The campaign, which launched publicly in October 2019,
strives to engage one million supporters, an unprecedented level in
higher education. Time and Change has a financial goal of $4.5
billion — also the largest in Ohio State’s history — with three
core areas of focus: student success; discovery; and healthy,
vibrant communities.
About the OSU Translational Data Analytics Institute
The OSU Translational Data Analytics Institute is a regional hub
for team science and workforce development in data science and
analytics, thanks in part to a significant investment by the state
of Ohio. The institute’s faculty, who represent more than 50
different academic disciplines, work with industry and community
partners to educate and train tomorrow’s data analytics workforce
and create data-enriched solutions for societal challenges such as
opioid addiction, climate-resilient agriculture and infant
mortality. Learn more at tdai.osu.edu.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company,
providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest
delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business
and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 505,000 people
serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives
innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us
at www.accenture.com.
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Joe Dickie Accenture +1 512 694 6422
joseph.r.dickie@accenture.com
Cathie Smith The Ohio State University +1 614 292 7437
smith.4420@osu.edu
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