The Qlik Academic Program signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on August 31st 2019 with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University Lucknow one of the largest Technical Universities in India, to train students in data analytics across its 750 colleges affiliated to the University. Its affiliated colleges are spread across the entire state of Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest states in India.
The MOU was inked during the HR Conclave, themed, “Role of Industry in Technical Education”. During this Conclave, discussions and thoughts were shared around various initiatives that could be undertaken to bridge the academia-industry gap to ensure students are better prepared for the future. The Chief Guest of the event, Smt. Kamal Rani (Minister for Technical Education for Uttar Pradesh), graced the occasion along with University Vice Chancellor Prof. Vinay Kumar Pathak (Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. Vineet Kansal) and other dignitaries. More than 200 professors, students, and industry representatives were present in the audience
A study on hiring trends in the analytics sector in India, conducted by edtech company Great Learning, indicates that 97,000 positions related to analytics and data science are currently vacant due to a dearth of qualified talent. By utilizing resources offered by the Qlik Academic Program including training and qualifications, the University hopes to stride towards its mission of equipping students in skills of the future and making them job ready. The University is embarking on various initiatives and programs for students in this direction.
I had the opportunity to address the audience and talk about the Academic Program and the benefits it offers for Universities to get enabled in data analytics with the help of industry relevant training and qualification offered by Qlik. During the event, quite a few Professors and students interacted and were curious to understand about the Academic Program and how they can include them in their respective institutions.
As the next step forward, the University wants to undertake a pilot project by selecting few of its colleges and roll out the program. The plan is to appoint a Special Point of Contact ( SPOC) at these colleges so that the program can be implemented successfully.
With this engagement, the Academic Program hopes to create more data literate students and professors and help fill the skills gap
If you want to know about how the Qlik Academic Program can enable students and professors in your university, visit: qlik.com/academicprogram.
Sunny Barcelona is home to the Qlik EMEA hub office, where we bring together all different nationalities from across Europe and beyond. Here we work together to spread the word about Qlik and to provide our customers with the best possible service. As a member of this office myself, I can say from firsthand experience what a friendly, fun and supportive atmosphere there is, where the opportunities to learn are endless!Our Technical Support team are now looking for Junior Engineers for Infrastructure & Deployment and Development & Design. The team provides data driven world class support to troubleshoot and resolve customer technical issues, and they do this from an office just two minutes walk from Barcelona's beautiful beach. For these positions we are looking for recent graduates with technical degrees and excellent interpersonal skills. You can read all about the full set of skills required for the roles in the job specifications here:Junior Technical Support Engineer - Infrastructure & DeploymentJunior Technical Support Engineer - Development & DesignYour application will certainly stand out from the crowd if you are already familiar with Qlik products. And a great way for students to gain the necessary experience is via our free Academic Program. The aim of the program is to up-skill students in Data Literacy and to enhance their employability by providing them with access to a wealth of free training resources and qualifications. You can find out more details about the program and apply here: qlik.com/academicprogram So if you have already participated in the Academic Program and hold a technical degree, these new positions at Qlik could be ideal for you. And if you are still a student looking to enhance your CV, be sure to sign up to the Academic Program today to develop your skills ready for your first graduate roles!
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Last week the Qlik Academic Program worked with Alex Polorotov, Data Visualisation Consultant at Datanomix.pro to introduce students at the Harvard College Project for Asian and International Relations conference to the Qlik Academic Program. This is the premier summit for Asia’s next generation of leaders, and this year was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.Alex of Datanomix.proa Qlik partner, was asked to participate as a judge for one of the Impact Challenges at the conference. These challenges require participants to combine all the knowledge and skills that they have acquired during the event, to work as a team and to devise unique and inspiring solutions to the challenges. The challenge in this case was run by the Astana International Financial Centre and the task was to develop a concept of a University of the Future that would specialise in IT, Financial and Educational Technologies considering components of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.The Impact Challenge JudgesThe participants were judged on several criteria including analysis, innovation, organization and presentation. There were ten teams involved with 100 participants in total, who all presented original and well-structured ideas. The Qlik Academic Program and Datanomix.pro provided the prizes to the second-place winners which included a VIP session welcoming the students to the Qlik Academic Program, a copy of “The Functional Art” by Alberto Cairo, (recommended reading for Qlik’s Data Literacy Certification), and a Garmin Smart Bracelet.Impact Challenge WinnersThis was a great opportunity to introduce more students to the Qlik Academic program and to demonstrate how the training available can help to prepare students for jobs resulting from the fourth industrial revolution. Alex has also been making great strives to introduce the Academic Program to various Universities in Kazakhstan to help them to improve their data literacy skills. Stay tuned for more details on this!If you are a University student looking to get better prepared for the data driven workforce, sign up for free at qlik.com/academicprogram.
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Logistics is an industry which has promising growth prospects and is on the increase thanks to the disruption in this business. Models of business have changed and its being redefined. At the same time, this industry is transforming continuously and to keep up pace with changes, logistics companies are using analytics. It will not be wrong to say that in this very competitive world, the big difference in the achievers and the others will be the power to manage, analyse and apply big data. An article on this points to this and many other interesting aspects: http://www.businessworld.in/article/Adoption-Of-Big-Data-And-Data-Analytics-In-Logistics/11-08-2019-174525/
The Qlik Academic Program offers free resources for analytics training and there are applications in many industries including logistics. To know about the program, visit: Qlik.com/academicprogram
To mark A-levels results day in the UK last week, Education Technology produced a great blog post with various industrial figures commenting about what results can mean for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) students and for the future of the tech industry.Despite the UK being short of 40,000 STEM graduates each year, it seems that the five contributors agree that simply getting more students involved in these subject areas isn’t enough to properly prepare them for the workplace of the future. In fact, Colin Bannister- EMEA VP and head of presales at VMware, comments that because of the rapid pace of developments in industry, it’s likely that tech skills learnt in STEM subject could become outdated within just a few years. Other contributors therefore highlight the importance of soft skills and data literacy for all future employees, so that they have abilities to work with others and to make meaningful discoveries in their data. Alongside these soft skills and data literacy, diversity within the workforce is also key. “The tech sector in the UK is as vibrantbecauseof the diversity of expertise and backgrounds of its employees.” So whatever A-level results are achieved in whichever subjects, careers in technology remain an option for those determined to succeed.You can read the full article here:https://edtechnology.co.uk/Blog/what-they-said-a-level-results-day-edition/At Qlik we support these sentiments, and that’s why we run our Data Literacy Project for all, and Academic Program for University students and academics. The Academic Program ensures that students across all disciplines get access to our industry leading software and a wealth of training resources, to fully equip them with the data analytics skills that they need to be successful in their future roles. You can find out more and apply to the Academic Program here: qlik.com/academicprogram
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In an interesting article, the writer says that the entrepreneurial path followed by Amazon, Apple, and Google was not an assumption-based accidental success route. Through the years, these companies have incorporated data-based insights into their processes and operational functioning and the basis for this was actually smart use of data. If you are an entrepreneur or a budding entrepreneur, this is a good read. Visit this link to find out more: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/337983
Many Universities have incubation centres on their campus to ignite the spirit of entrepreneurship. Besides a good idea and technical innovation you may have developed, you need insights of data on how you could actually propel your idea and become the next Google or Facebook. The Qlik Academic Program provides free resources for you to enable yourself in analytics skills. To find out more, visit: Qlik.com/academicprogram
Predictive analytics has led to huge improvements across all industries, allows organisations to use historical data to estimate the likelihood of a future event, and to make more informed decisions. In this post, we will be specifically focusing on the impacts on healthcare organisations.Health IT Analytics gives a comprehensive list of 10 high value use cases for predictive analytics. This includes many examples for directly preventing risks to patients such as deterioration, development of chronic illnesses, suicide and self-harm. Furthermore, there are also examples of how health care providers can use predictive analytics to improve their operations such as managing the supply chain, forecasting appointment no-shows and ensuring data security. In fact, Lillian Dittrick, Fellow of the Society of Actuaries goes as far as to say that: “There is some kind of predictive modeling that could help improve processes in just about any facet of healthcare.”You can read about all 10 examples that are discussed in the full article here:https://healthitanalytics.com/news/10-high-value-use-cases-for-predictive-analytics-in-healthcareToday there are many different degree courses relating to healthcare. But whatever you are studying, from public health to psychology or healthcare management, the Qlik Academic Program is open to you! Our completely free offering to University students and academics provides you with free access to Qlik Sense software and a wealth of learning resources. The aim of the program is to get you up to speed with analytics tools and techniques, so that you can be fully prepared for the modern world of healthcare. Sign up today at qlik.com/academicprogram.
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s its mission of equipping students in skills of the future and making them job ready. The University is embarking on various initiatives and programs for students in this direction.
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