{"id":126001,"date":"2026-03-17T16:46:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/900059048"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:46:44","slug":"syracuse-university-pays-students-to-study-emerging-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/syracuse-university-pays-students-to-study-emerging-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Syracuse University Pays Students to Study Emerging Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            <title>Syracuse University Pays Students to Study Emerging Tech<\/title>  <!-- Tiny Rich Text Editor --> <!-- Load the site id in order to track the insider locales --> <!-- this will add webcomponent polyfills based on browsers. 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Over the next three years, the program will accept five more groups of 20.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s giving a free talk about the opportunity April 1 at Syracuse Center of Excellence\u2019s April Research and Technology Forum. Reserve a spot <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/april-research-technology-forum-tickets-1983382447291?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/q-succeed-cny.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">Q-SUCCEED-CNY<\/a> program are open now.<\/p>\n<p>Hasanovic is marketing the program to adults who want to change their careers, veterans looking for a new pathway and anyone else interested in high-tech or emerging tech.<\/p>\n<p>The goal isn\u2019t to prepare participants to start work in the field right away, but to expose them to the fields.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s meant to be beginner-friendly, Hasanovic said, and build confidence in the idea of pursuing a job in the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are trying to tap into a larger community that has no prior technical background and awareness of this field, not those community members who already have tech background or who have already decided to pursue tech careers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Q-SUCCEED-CNY, by the way, stands for Quantum and Semi-Conductor Upskilling for Career Change through Experiential Education Deployment in Central New York.<\/p>\n<p>The students will get to visit places like AIM Photonics and Toptica Photonics, and learn about the educational routes they could take to start a career in the industry, Hasanovic said.<\/p>\n<p>Ideally, people who complete the program will go on to get certifications and degrees through places like Onondaga Community College, the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services or Syracuse University\u2019s College of Professional Services, Hasanovic said.<\/p>\n<p>Then, they could go on to work in the semiconductor industry, at larger companies like Micron and Wolfspeed in Utica, or at smaller companies in that supply the semiconductor ecosystem, Hasanovic said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of these skills are transferrable and there is a big demand for these professions such as instrumentation technicians, test technicians, photonics and laser technicians, and semiconductor equipment operators,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hasanovic\u2019s planning to coordinate the program with other state programs designed to encourage growth in the tech workforce in Central New York, including the state\u2019s <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/centerstateceo.com\/about-us\/programs-partners\/onramp\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">ONRAMP program<\/a> in Syracuse.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a92026 Advance Local Media LLC. 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