Cisco and Flinders University ink deal

Flinders University and Cisco have signed an agreement that lays the foundations for Flinders to lead Australia in some of the most innovative parts of the internet.

The agreement, which is the first of its kind between an Australian university and a digital networking company, enhances Flinders’ position as an emerging leader in the provision of digital health services and cybersecurity expertise.

It also puts Flinders at the heart of Cisco’s global ‘Internet-of-Everything’ vision to make networked connections more relevant and valuable than ever before.

New initiatives at Flinders will include the establishment of an academy at the university’s new Tonsley Park building, in which Cisco staff will train students to work with the newest technologies and latest developments in the digital space.

Students will be able to undertake the training as part of their degree pathways.

The agreement, in which Flinders has invested $14m, has already led to the development of a Wi-Fi network at Flinders’ Bedford Park campus, which Cisco says is one of the fastest in the world.

Image: Cisco Vice-President (Australian and New Zealand) Ken Boal with Flinders' Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Barber.