APP U.

Abstract

Next fall, incoming freshmen at Ohio State University (OSU) will each be given a new Apple iPad Pro that comes complete with learning apps, a pen, and a keyboard. Apple has in the past sold products at bargain rates to many colleges, but its partnership in OSU's new Digital Flagship University boosts collaboration to a whole new level. Beyond increasing the market for iPads, Apple ultimately hopes the arrangement will increase the number of software-developer graduates. As part of the initiative, OSU will open an iOS design lab that Apple will create to train and award certificates to students, staff, faculty, and community members who want to learn how to develop apps using Swift, Apple's programming language.