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The program, launched in October 1997, began at 64 educational institutions in seven US states – Arizona, California, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, and North Carolina. With the passage of time the program gained more importance all around the world and hence more centers opened for conducting expanded trainings. In Bangladesh, BUET started its first batch on Cisco Networking Academy program in 2001, with technical and financial assistance from UNDP. Now BUET has become a Regional Academy in Bangladesh in addition to a Local Network Academy. Nine Local Academies have already been opened for operation in Bangladesh.
Cisco Systems, Inc., announced the appointment of seven more premier technical Institutes as Cisco Networking Academies on January 20, 2003. As a result of this announcement, the seven Institutes annually offer Cisco’s global Networking Academy Program to about 350 students in five cities in Bangladesh. The ten Institutes, along with the Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), offer a complete, four-module 280 hours program on principle and practice of designing, building, and maintaining networks capable of supporting national and global organizations.The ten Institutes, along with the Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), offer a complete, four-module 280 hours program on principle and practice of designing, building, and maintaining networks capable of supporting national and global organizations.
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