Microsoft Innovation Center Partnerships
MICs partnering with students, entrepreneurs, academics, professional software developers, startups, IT professionals, industry organizations and local governments.
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Microsoft and partners in each community work together to operate the MICs, which are open to students, professional software developers, IT professionals, entrepreneurs and academic researchers. While each Center tunes its programs to local needs, they all provide similar content and services designed to accelerate technology advances and stimulate local software economies through skills and professional training, industry partnerships and innovation.
| Any student can greatly benefit from getting involved in many MIC Activities such as participatig in an Imagine Cup project, attend low or no cost technical training at MIC IT Academy, or findig a job through the Students to Business Program. Most of the Microsoft Innovation Centers participate in student-oriented activities and will work closely with you to help get started in IT economy. To find MICs that are providing services to students, go to MIC Map and filter by Activity: Imagine Cup, Students to Business or IT Academy. If these activities are not listed for your area, locate the nearest MIC to you and inquire if online training or mentoring is available. | |
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 | Since its founding, partnership has been at the heart of Microsoft's business model. We help drive business success for our partners, including startups and entrepreneurial community organizations that support them, through a variety of programs, including Microsoft® BizSpark® a global program that helps fast-track the success of early stage technology startups with all the right resources, including software, support & marketing visibility. Click here to learn more about the BizSpark program. | |
 | The IT industry contributes to global economic growth and, together with the innovation it fosters, is an essential driver of competitive twenty-first-century economies. Microsoft Innovation Centers are a key investment from Microsoft to support the development of each country local software ecosystem. See the impact of Microsoft presence in your country click here. | |
 | Microsoft and its partners develop solutions based on Microsoft products and technologies that help companies and their employees address vital business needs and succeed in the global marketplace. Click here to learn more about Microsoft Industry Solutions. | |