{"id":44,"date":"2018-12-19T14:39:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T14:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/wiproteacherfellow\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2023-11-03T12:28:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T12:28:13","slug":"about-wipro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/wiproteacherfellow\/about-wipro\/","title":{"rendered":"About Wipro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipro.com\/\">Wipro Limited<\/a> is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. Wipro is recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, practitioners\u2019 approach to delivering innovation, and as an organization with a wide commitment to sustainability and business ethics. Wipro has more than 131,000 employees and clients across 53 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Wipro\u2019s company values of respect, responsibility, integrity and trust mean that it is committed to contributing to the communities in which it works. They are internationally recognised for their work including repeatedly being listed as one of the 2018\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldsmostethicalcompanies.com\/honorees\/country\/india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World\u2019s Most Ethical Companies<\/a> by the Ethisphere Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Wipro have has large educational funding programmes in India and the USA, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in\/SitePages\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azim Premji Foundation and University<\/a>.\u00a0 The UK is Wipro\u2019s third largest global market and so Wipro Limited is now supporting STEM education in the UK.\u00a0 They are funding the <strong>Wipro STEM Teacher Fellows<\/strong> and <strong>Teacher Mentor<\/strong> programmes in South Yorkshire, the only area of the country in which these programmes will run, and an MA in STEM Education at Kings College London (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipro.com\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2018\/wipro-partners-with-kings-college-london-and-sheffield-hallam-university-to-strengthen-stem-education-in-the-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wipro.com\/\">www.wipro.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information or to express an interest in joining the programme, get in touch by email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:WiproTeacherFellow@shu.ac.uk\">WiproTeacherFellow@shu.ac.uk<\/a>, by phone on 0114 2256060 or via X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeacherFellow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@teacherfellow<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wipro Limited is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. Wipro is recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, practitioners\u2019 approach to delivering innovation, and as an organization with a wide commitment to sustainability and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/wiproteacherfellow\/about-wipro\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PatusS-I","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/wiproteacherfellow\/faqs\/","url_meta":{"origin":44,"position":0},"title":"FAQs","author":"Richard Pountney","date":"November 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"What is Wipro? 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