# Unpacking Altium Education's Student Initiatives in India & Beyond

- Show: [OnTrack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack)
- Published: 2024-09-19
- Length: 33m
- Episode: 277
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-09-19-unpacking-altium-educations-student-initiatives-in-india-beyond
- Listen: https://podcast.altium.com/e/unpacking-altium-educations-student-initiatives-in-india-beyond/

## Summary

Rea Callendar, VP of Education at Altium, and Megha Kurup, HR VP for Asia-Pacific at Mouser Electronics, discuss initiatives to address the PCB engineering talent shortage in India. They detail how Altium provides free Altium Designer licenses and curriculum through its Student Lab and Education Center, while Mouser contributes supply chain education to create industry-ready graduates. The conversation highlights a partnership focused on scholarships, particularly for women, to combat gender imbalance and high attrition rates in the hardware design sector.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-09-19-unpacking-altium-educations-student-initiatives-in-india-beyond#t=0) Introduction: Rea Callendar and Megha Kurup
- [1:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-09-19-unpacking-altium-educations-student-initiatives-in-india-beyond#t=93) Mouser's Talent Challenges: PCB Engineer Shortage
- [8:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-09-19-unpacking-altium-educations-student-initiatives-in-india-beyond#t=531) Altium's Strategy: Industry-Ready Students
- [10:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-09-19-unpacking-altium-educations-student-initiatives-in-india-beyond#t=645) Altium Student Lab and Education Center Programs
- [15:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-09-19-unpacking-altium-educations-student-initiatives-in-india-beyond#t=945) University Infrastructure and Funding Gaps
- [18:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-09-19-unpacking-altium-educations-student-initiatives-in-india-beyond#t=1131) Government Initiatives and Skill India
- [21:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-09-19-unpacking-altium-educations-student-initiatives-in-india-beyond#t=1301) Student Response and Program Growth
- [24:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-09-19-unpacking-altium-educations-student-initiatives-in-india-beyond#t=1469) Scholarships and Women's Empowerment
- [27:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-09-19-unpacking-altium-educations-student-initiatives-in-india-beyond#t=1641) Barriers for Women in Hardware Design

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Altium (company)
- Mouser Electronics (company)
- Altium Designer (product)
- Altium 365 (product)
- NASA (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Lockheed (company)
- TTI (company)
- Berkshire Hathaway (company)
- IITs (other)

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