Meet Jesse van Haasteren, a Qlik Academic Program Datathon Finalist!

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Help us celebrate our Qlik Academic Program Datathon student finalist!

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Last week we announced 3 finalists from the Qlik Academic Program Datathon and we could not be more excited to share their stories!

Jesse van Haasteren comes from a small town called Warmond in beautiful Southern Holland, west of the Netherlands. But he know finds himself living in Leiden which is a small city that lays south of Amsterdam.  Here he attends the Universiteit Leiden where he is pursuing a Master's degree in a program called Biology and Business Studies which consists of one year of Biology and one year of Business.  Right now he is interning at 2Foqus and will be graduating shortly.

Outside of his studies, Jesse is an avid game lover, he likes board games but he has migrated more to online gaming during the pandemic because it allows him to stay connected with his friends.  Because he spends a lot of time on the computer for school, he makes fitness a priority and he runs at least three times a week. 

When Jesse graduates he hopes to begin his career in the Business Intelligence and Data and Analytics field and hopefully combine that with his passion and background as a biologist.

Jesse was particularly interested in this Datathon because it was closely tied to a previous project in which he researched plants and the effects of climate change.   During that project he became me more aware of his own behavior and how he could be more sustainable on a personal level.  

We are so impressed and excited by Jesse's submission.  He picked up Qlik Sense quickly and created beautiful visualizations to focus on sustainable goals that matter to him.  

Check out Qlik World to learn more about Jesse's goals, view his amazing application, and vote on your favorite!