VALLETTA, Malta, Feb. 13, 2024 — Open Institute of Technology (OPIT), the web Institution totally accredited within the EU that desires to disrupt increased training within the discipline of expertise, is increasing its levels and ramping up enrollment for Fall 2024 with its official launch within the U.S.

“In an era marked by an inevitable acceleration towards the most urgent transitions impacting society in the digital age, OPIT’s mission is to focus on quality online education in Technology,” stated Professor Francesco Profumo, Rector of OPIT and former Minister of Education, University and Research of Italy. “The starting point is the awareness of the misalignment in the labor market, between what is taught in most universities and what companies are looking for today. That so-called mismatch, accelerated by the advent of AI, is generated by too much theory and too little practical approach. We have identified the skills that will guide this change and translated them into our innovative Degrees.”

The World Economic Forum estimates that 97 million new, AI-related jobs shall be created by 2025 and the share of jobs requiring AI abilities will improve by 58%. Further, Deloitte discovered that 68% of executives report moderate-to-extreme AI abilities gaps.

Within this world context, OPIT is poised to disrupt the upper training market and deal with the pressing upskill and re-skill wants of the worldwide labor market by integrating AI, from completely different angles, into all its applications. By combining a worldwide, competency-based and student-centric method with a strong catalog of levels in AI, Computer Science, Cybersecurity and Digital Business, college students profit from a wealthy and complete on-line studying expertise that prepares them to efficiently be part of or adapt to the quickly evolving and aggressive job market.

OPIT college students are uncovered to world views, each from their professors and fellow college students, who final 12 months, represented 38 completely different nationalities, with the U.S. because the second greatest nation. OPIT’s student-centric method is complemented by a strong help system, together with devoted tutors out there 7/7, class coordinators, and profession companies. Professors from all over the world deliver real-world expertise as expertise leaders from Fortune 500 corporations and esteemed academia alike. OPIT’s program choices align with the ever-evolving calls for of high-tech industries, guaranteeing that college students obtain each high quality training and a direct pathway to profession success. By fostering an setting that mixes personalised competency improvement, complete help, and cutting-edge curriculum, OPIT redefines training, setting a brand new commonplace for on-line studying within the U.S.

“Our teaching model combines quality, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. We believe that education, even if it takes place remotely, must guarantee closeness on all other aspects, starting from the support for the student throughout the period of study,” stated Riccardo Ocleppo, Founder and Director of OPIT. “We have translated into practice a new idea of higher education, radically different from the offering from traditional universities. The quality of the Professors and the innovative format guarantee a tier-1 learning experience within a community of people linked by the common goal of entering the job market with up-to-date, relevant skills. And all this comes at the very affordable cost of $4,750 USD per year, almost 6 times lower than the cost that U.S. students spend on average during the course of their degree.”

OPIT has made its mark on the upper training panorama, standing out as a totally accredited establishment on the European degree throughout the European Qualification Framework (EQF), and the accreditation obtained by the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (MFHEA). The levels awarded have full authorized worth and are professionally acknowledged by employers globally. Additionally, OPIT is acknowledged by WES (World Education Services), a trusted non-profit offering verified training credential assessments (ECA) within the U.S. and Canada for overseas levels and certificates.

With 33% of OPIT college students having six or extra years of labor expertise, the versatile on-line mannequin caters to the wants of working professionals within the U.S. in search of to advance their careers within the tech sector.

Learn extra about OPIT’s levels and the accreditation standing of every program at www.opit.com.

About OPIT

OPIT’s mission is to unlock progress and employment on a worldwide scale by offering high-quality and inexpensive training within the discipline of expertise. OPIT is an EU-accredited on-line Higher Education Institution providing career-aligned levels in expertise disciplines throughout Computer Science, Digital Business and AI, Cybersecurity and extra with the objective of coaching and upskilling the following era of leaders in these fields. OPIT’s BSc and MSc Degrees are developed following a competence-based studying method and taught in English by prime worldwide professors.

Source: OPIT