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Jersey City, N.J. \u2013 March 30, 2016 –<\/strong> Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University today announced that it has joined eight leading academic institutions from the state of New Jersey as the latest member of the New Jersey Big Data Alliance (NJBDA). The NJBDA is an unprecedented higher education alliance, designed to spark collaboration among New Jersey government, academia and industry, regarding the growing field of Big Data and data analytics. The members of the NJBDA include Kean University, Montclair State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Rowan University, Stockton University, Rutgers University and Stevens Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n

In 2014, the NJBDA was officially designated as the State\u2019s advanced cyberinfrastructure consortium. Major initiatives of the consortium include the creation of joint educational programs, inter-university research collaborations, the identification of challenges that Big Data poses and the development of events that promote Big Data and analytics education, among others.<\/p>\n

Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University launched a master\u2019s program in data science with a concentration in business analytics in the Fall of 2014. The program was designed by academic and industry leaders to align with the \u201cbest of industry practice\u201d in Big Data concepts utilized by the Oracle Corporation.\u00a0 The growing program was developed to help meet the pronounced and urgent need for data scientists and analytics talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen, first-hand, the growing demand in the field of Big Data given the interest in our program and the job growth in the market in almost every major industry,\u201d said Sylvain Jaume, Ph.D., director of the data science and business analytics program at Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University. \u201cWe take great pride in our membership in the NJBDA as we hope to have an influential role in putting New Jersey on a path to becoming a national leader in Big Data and business analytics.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University<\/strong>, inspired by its Jesuit, Catholic identity, commitment to individual attention and grounding in the liberal arts, educates a diverse community of learners in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs to excel intellectually, lead ethically, serve compassionately and promote justice in our ever-changing urban and global environment. To learn more, please visit www.saintpeters.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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