Machine learning and analytics have touched almost all the fields around the globe including the aviation industry. With the growth of data, the use of analytics in the airline industry is the next big wave. Now, big data analytics and predictive models are being used for augmenting opportunities in the industry. In the following article, five fascinating ways that the aviation industries are using analytics are mentioned: https://www.analyticsindiamag.com/5-ways-data-analytics-is-transforming-the-aviation-industry/
Last week I visited various UK Universities to present to students about Qlik and our Academic Program. The final stop on my tour was Birmingham City University (BCU), and the school of Computing and Digital Technology. Here we had the opportunity to run a hands on workshop, for students to use Qlik for themselves. We also presented to the wider University on the importance of data literacy and analytical skills for employability.We were invited along to BCU by Dr. Kathleen Maitland, who is a senior lecturer in the School of Computing and Digital technology, and a big supporter of the Qlik Academic Program. What is instantly clear when you first meet Kathleen is her passion for education, and her dedication to making careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) accessible to all. She has been a STEM ambassador, volunteering to bring STEM subjects to life for school children of all ages. And during our presentations last week, she was in the midst activities to supportWISE- a campaign to support women in science, technology and engineering, as part of the month longxCHANGE festival.WISE works at all levels, from the classroom to the boardroom, to ensure that there are more women inscience, technology, engineering, manufacturing, construction. Their short term goal is to have one million women working in STEM occupations by 2020, and the long term vision is for gender balance in STEM. WISE run a range of training, events and projects to enable and energise people to increase the participation and success of women in these areas.Qlik Solution Architect Julie donning the sashVery fittingly our Solution Architect Julie Main was the technical representative from Qlik who came along to help me out.It was great to be have the opportunity to support this initiative and we even got to don the sash, created by Design students at BCU especially for the xCHANGE festival, to raise awareness of the ongoing need for gender equality.If you are involved in STEM subjects at the University level, and would like to see how Qlik could support you students and teaching please visithttps://www.qlik.com/academicprogram
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According to the Digital List, there are 10 analytics trends users will face this year. Many of which you have probably heard of however, lets focus in on #6Data literacy will continue to be a big problem.The biggest barrier to analytics success has never been technology. Giving somebody the best pencil in the world will not make them Picasso. Analytics culture, skills, and organization continue to be the biggest barriers to turning information into lower costs or increased profits. Organizations must invest as much time and money in analytics skills and incentives as they do in technology. For the full list visitDigital List Top 10 trendsThis trend is very timely as Qlik has already rolled out its Data Literacy Program! Qlik has been a pioneer in creating this program in which a majority of the tools and training we provide are 100% free. The Data Literacy program closely mirrors the intent of the Academic Program to address a major skills gap. We want to empower a new generation to enable themselves. That's why we’re on a mission to help people understand, analyze and use data with confidence.If you are a professor or student who wishes to learn analytics visitQlik Academic Programfor free analytics software, training, and more. Then visit theQlik Data Literacy Programto learn more about how Qlik is here to ensure you have theability to read, work with, analyze and argue with data.
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It's been a busy week for the Academic Program in the UK! Our job as the Academic Program team is to promote the free Qlik resources available to University students and professors, and to ultimately improve student data literacy and employability.As part of this, we often visit Universities to run guest lectures and workshops. These give students an introduction to Qlik, as help them to understand why analytical skills are so necessary for today's modern workforce.I have to say that this is one of my favorite parts of the job. It's great to see the enthusiasm from lecturers about what the program offers, and the light bulb moments that students get, when they see what Qlik Sense can do!This week we visited three Universities in three days, starting atSouthampton Business School, thenThe Management School, at The University of Liverpool, and finally we finished up atBirmingham City Universityin the School of Computing and Digital Technology. So that's quite a lot of miles on the motorway! I was supported by a different Qlik Solution Architect at each location, Marius Popa, David Sedgwick and Julie Main, who all did a great job at demonstrating to the students how simple it can be to create visualizations using Qlik Sense. Once again the Game of Thrones application was a big hit, along with the analysis of Julie's shoe collection.David introducing the Associative Difference at LiverpoolMany of the students the we presented to now plan use the Qlik Academic Program to develop their understanding of Qlik, as well as wider data analytics theories and concepts. At all of the Universities that we visited students have the option to use the free software in their coursework. There was also a lot of interest in the free Qualifications that we offer, as students are looking to stand out from the crowd in their job applications.At Birmingham, we were also lucky enough to be involved in their Women in Science and Engineering Campaign (WISE). Look out for more on this in my blog post next week.If you are a University student or academic and would like to find out more about the Qlik Academic Program please visit:https://www.qlik.com/academicprogramor email directly: lucy.bannister@qlik.com.
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The Qlik Academic Program offers free resources for training in data analytics to Professors and students which can be requested access to by a simple sign up process on : https://www.qlik.com/us/company/academic-program
To know more about this program or if you have any questions, drop me a mail on : pankaj.muthe@qlik.com or academicprogram@qlik.com
Qlik Luminary Angelika Klidas has watched the business intelligence Industry evolve from its infancy, to providing the powerful insight and foresight offered today. The fast paced nature of this industry means that students need to be data literate and experienced in modern analytics tools, so that they are best prepared to make a positive impact once they enter the workforce.In her teaching role at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Angelika uses the Qlik Academic Program to let her students get hands on with learning the craft of business intelligence. The resources available on the program allows Angelika to integrate Qlik directly into her in-classroom teaching, whilst also allowing students to learn independently through the Online Qlik Continuous Classroom."I use Qlik in the classroom because it is the best BI tool I've found. It is state of the art and easy to use."Read the full article from Angelikahere.If you are an academic or student interested in joining the program please visithttps://www.qlik.com/academic-program to sign up.
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Close to 97,000 positionsrelated to analytics and data science are currently vacant due to a dearth of qualified talent, which is 45 % over last year, a study done by online ed-tech company Great Learning said here.
The Qlik Academic program provides free resources to students and professors to get trained and qualified in analytics. To know more about the program, visit : https://www.qlik.com/us/company/academic-program
Did you know that data analytics tools like Qlik aren't just used in Businesses, but in humanitarian organisations too?
Last year a group of Qlik employees traveled to Lebanon to see the phenomenal work that Medair does here to support Syrian refugees. Medair provides a safe place to live, healthcare, water, sanitation and hygiene. In addition to this, they also identify and map all of the informal settlements in Bekaa Valley, so that the humanitarian community can use this to identify where the unmet and urgent needs are. To read the full story visit the Qlik Blog.
So whether you are looking to start a career in business or the charity sector, analytics skills will be necessary. If you would like to improve your data literacy to make your job applications to organisations like Medair stand out from the crowd visit theQlik Academic Program page to sign up.
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