A total of 750 students were certified under the programme at the two centres in Visakhapatnam this year – 500 from Vignan College and 250 from DIET College – marking another milestone in Samsung’s mission to prepare India’s youth for a technology-driven future.

Celebrating Samsung Innovation Campus graduates in Andhra Pradesh

The felicitation ceremony at Vignan’s Institute of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam, was hosted on 12th December 2025 at Vignan College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The event was graced by Chief Guests Dr. B. Ravi Kiran, MBBS & ACP – Cyber Crime CID, and Dr. Sudhakar Jyothula, Principal, Vignan College, along with Mr. Saroj Apato, Vice President – Strategic Partnerships, Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI).​​

At Vignan College, 500 beneficiaries who had completed the course during the year were felicitated, including 250 students trained in Artificial Intelligence and 250 students trained in Coding & Programming. Students received their certificates in the presence of faculty members, dignitaries, and SIC partners, celebrating their successful completion of rigorous, industry-relevant training designed to enhance their employability in emerging technology domains.​​

On the same day, another felicitation ceremony was held at DIET College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The event was honoured by the presence of Chief Guests Sri Dadi Ratnakar Garu, Chairman, DIET College and Dr. Rugada Vaikunta Rao, Principal, DIET College, together with Mr. Saroj Apato, Vice President – Strategic Partnerships, ESSCI.​​

At DIET College, 250 SIC beneficiaries were awarded certificates for successfully completing specialised training in Artificial Intelligence. The dignitaries congratulated the students for their achievement and emphasised the importance of advanced digital skills in driving local employment, innovation, and entrepreneurship opportunities across Andhra Pradesh.​​

Scaling future-tech skills across India

Samsung Innovation Campus strengthens India’s digital skilling ecosystem by training youth in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, and Coding & Programming. Aligned with the Government of India’s Skill India and Digital India missions, the programme is being rapidly expanded to train 20,000 students across 10 states in 2025, nearly six times more than the previous year’s 3,500 students. The initiative also maintains a strong focus on inclusion, with women constituting 42% of participants nationally, reflecting Samsung’s commitment to equitable access to high-quality tech education. ​

Samsung is working with accredited training partners under the Electronics Sector Skills Council of India (ESSCI) and the Telecom Sector Skills Council of India (TSSC) to deliver high-quality technical training, soft-skills development and placement readiness. The programme particularly prioritises underserved, semi-urban and aspirational districts, ensuring that students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds can participate in India’s digital transformation.​

Strengthening India’s workforce through technology

Through initiatives such as Samsung Innovation Campus, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow and DOST (Digital and Offline Skills Training), Samsung continues to create pathways for employment, innovation and entrepreneurship for young Indians. These programmes reinforce the company’s long-term commitment to building a digitally skilled, innovation-ready and future-focused talent base that will power an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.​

As part of the program, Samsung has provided advanced and innovative healthcare equipment such as digital ultrasound and digital x-ray manufactured by the Company free to select government hospitals across the country.

The Samsung Smart Healthcare facility in Visakhapatnam was inaugurated by Ms. G. Srijana, IAS, Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam.

“Quality healthcare facilities are the need of the hour today. We are pleased to collaborate with Samsung India for this program. Samsung Smart Healthcare initiative will equip the hospital with much-needed advanced healthcare devices to facilitate quality healthcare services. We are dedicated to offer affordable and advanced healthcare facilities for the people of Andhra Pradesh and welcome the support from Samsung to equip our hospitals with the latest healthcare equipment,” said Ms. G. Srijana, IAS, Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam.

Samsung Smart Healthcare is Samsung India’s flagship citizenship initiative in the healthcare space.

“Samsung believes in transforming communities and creating a better life for people. We are pleased to partner with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to offer healthcare solutions with the effective use of technology. Through this collaboration, we aspire to provide people in Vishakhapatnam and its adjoining areas easy access to advanced healthcare facilities. Samsung Smart Healthcare program combines good infrastructure, latest technology and best available medical expertise under one roof,” said Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Vice President, Samsung India.

Samsung Smart Healthcare program aims to support the Government’s efforts to benefit communities with limited access to quality healthcare. With innovative products such as digital ultrasound, digital x-ray and accessories that facilitate healthcare intervention and multiple medical examinations, since 2015, Samsung has collaborated with 16 government hospitals across to country for the Samsung Smart Healthcare program.

Over 3.5 lakh patients from economically and socially weaker sections of society have benefitted from the Samsung Smart Healthcare program till date. Doctors, technicians and radiologists are also trained to handle state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and software.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the content was signed between Samsung India and UNESCO MGIEP in the presence of Shri Satya Pal Singh, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Shri Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Minister of Human Resources Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Mr. Satya Pal Singh, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development experiencing Sun Temple at Konark through Samsung Gear VR

The first of the two 360 video and VR content, on the Sun Temple in Konark, was unveiled today at the Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH) 2017 in Visakhapatnam, organized by UNESCO MGIEP.

“Learning must be fun and what better way to learn and build understanding of the different histories and cultures of humankind than through virtual reality experience. It definitely beats just using textbooks. MGIEP believes in transforming education for building peaceful and sustainable societies. It sees immersive experiences such as VR as an integral part of socio emotional learning for our younger generations as they face 21st century challenges to build a peaceful and sustainable planet,” said Dr. Anantha Duraiappah, Director, UNESCO MGIEP.

Mr. Satya Pal Singh (Fourth from Left), Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu (Center) and Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj (Third from Left), Vice President, CSR, Samsung India along with other dignitaries during the MoU signing

The 360 video and VR content showcasing the grandeur, heritage and splendour of the architectural marvel Sun Temple in Konark was shown to students and dignitaries at a specially set up Samsung Smart Class at the conference venue.

The project will provide experiential educational content to students across the country. The immersive content will also be available to students at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), where Samsung Smart Class have been set up in over 500 schools since 2013. This effort to use VR for educating students will go a long way in taking forward Government of India’s vision of digital India.

Students of JNV experiencing the 360 Degree Video on Sun Temple at the Samsung Smart Class using Samsung Gear VR

“Samsung believes in transforming communities and creating a better life for people with its innovative products and solutions. We are happy to partner with UNESCO to offer experiential educational content with the effective use of technology. Today there is a need for children to acquire deep understanding of our national heritage sites. At Samsung, we believe this partnership will help provide many more school going children easy access to such content in an engaging and exciting format such as VR,” said Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Vice President, CSR, Samsung India.

There are 36 UNESCO Heritage Sites in India today. Samsung India may take up more sites to develop 360 video and VR content in future.

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Samsung Smart Class program has so far benefitted over 2.5 lakh students and has trained over 8,000 teachers on how to effectively use interactive technology in the Samsung Smart Class to teach students. The program aims to bridge the digital gap between rural and urban India and provide equal opportunities for quality education to children from all backgrounds. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya schools are run by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

The content on Indian heritage sites will be available freely across all social media channels in both 360 and VR formats. VR content will also be provided to the Union Ministry of Tourism and State Tourism Boards to be used for tourism promotion in India and across the world.