Now more than ever we are seeing the importance of learning what Data Analytics is and why its a crucial part of everyday business. Today students graduating with a background in analytics are much more likely to be hired due to the lack of employees with analytical skills.To further explain this idea, Forbes released an article recently highlighting the growing skills gap between analytics and employees. To read the full article visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/baininsights/2017/10/16/with-advanced-analytics-its-people-not-data-that-stand-in-the-way-of-change/#49fb5a5a3d1cTo help solve this gap, the Academic Program has been teaching analytics to professor and students for a number of years! We encourage you to share all that Academic Program has to offer to professor and students so they too can learn the important skills needed to take advantage of this growing market! ...View More

Last week we announced our brand new Qlik Qualifications, now allowing students to use their QCC knowledge and in classroom BI experience to become an academically qualified student as either a Business Analyst or a Data Architect.But what is the difference between each pathway?Business AnalystThis qualification exam tests your basic skills and applied knowledge of the Qlik Sense product. Tested skills include building Qlik Sense visualisations for data analysis, creating master items for business user consumption, incorporating new data from text/Excel files, and understanding how to use and build bookmarks, snapshots and stories for collaboration.Data ArchitectThis qualification exam tests your basic skills and applied knowledge of the Qlik Sense product. Tested skills include understanding data modelling concepts, generating, debugging and troubleshooting the load script, incorporating new data using external files and data sources, and creating master items for business user consumption.We're very excited to be able to offer this option for students and assist towards their careers in analytics or where ever that might be. The qualifications can be viewed on the QCC platform through the Academic Program tab. ...View More

Searching for clean data can be difficult but the Academic Program is here to steer you in the right direction! Kaggle provides a wide range of data sets for any classroom or project. If you need data we recommend visiting Datasets | Kaggle. ...View More

We are excited to announce the Qlik Academic Program is expanding, and we have BIG news to share! Members currently receive free Qlik software, free training through the Qlik Continuous Classroom (QCC), and a free Data Analytics Curriculum to help professors introduce data literacy concepts to their students.In addition, members will now receive the following:· Qlik Sense Qualification: After learning skills in the QCC, and applying your skills using Qlik products, you can test your knowledge to earn a Qlik Sense Qualification! Two qualifications are currently available: Business Analyst Qualification and Data Architect Qualification. After passing a two-part exam, you will receive a printable certificate and a digital badge to share on your resume, LinkedIn, and other social sites.· Data Analytics Curriculum: We have updated and expanded the curriculum!o Students can now access on-demand videos to learn data literacy concepts at their own pace.o UPDATED Data Visualization Course: We have added complementary videos with new activities and a real-world, interactive business use case.o NEW Introduction to Data Analytics Course: We have created a new course which provides lecture materials for professors, handouts, activities and a real-world, interactive business use case.· The QCC Platform: We have migrated all our resources to the QCC! Now you can access the free training, the curriculum, and the qualification exams all in one place. Simply log into the QCC using your Qlik Account username and select “Academic Program” on the menu at the top of the QCC homepage.If you are currently an active member of the Academic Program, you will automatically receive access to these amazing new resources. If it's been more than a year since you last applied, we recommend you check us out by visiting http://www.qlik.com/us/company/academic-program. There you can apply as a professor or students and receive access to all these wonderful resources! ...View More

The Academic Program hosted a Qlik Sense workshop for students at Macquarie University in Australia! The University joined the program in 2016 when Professor Dominic Soh introduced Qlik Sense to his undergraduate students in an Auditing and Assurance Services course. Since the university joined, there have been more than 300+ students accepted into the program, all who have received free software and training for a full year!Professor Soh uses Qlik Sense to teach data analytics, specifically within the accounting/auditing context. He utilizes the programs free resources which have helped him train his students and build his curriculum. In the course, students are assigned to watch 5 QCC videos and take 5 quizzes each week, and are also required to use Qlik in their final assignment.The free resources combined with the workshops that the program provides have proven to be really valuable to the professor and the students at Macquarie University! ...View More

Qlik in association with Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology ( VJIT) launched its first ‘Centre of Excellence- powered by Qlik’ in IT city, also called India’s Genome Valley, Hyderabad on 11 September 2017. This Centre was jointly inaugurated by the Chairman of VJIT and Anurag Institutions, Dr. P Rajeshwar Reddy and Qlik’s Academic Program Manager APAC, Pankaj Muthe. Dr. Reddy is also the Member of Legislative Council ( MLC) in the State of Telangana and its party Chief Whip. This event was attended by Professors, Head of Departments of VJIT including its Director Dr. P Venugopal Reddy, Principal Dr. M. Padmaja and Dr. Siddhartha Ghosh-Professor and Training and Placement Head. Representatives from Qlik including Jaydeep Deshpande, Marketing Manager- India and SAARC and Fahad Khan, Solution Architect were also present. Support from team India and especially the Marketing, PR ( APAC) and Pre Sales team has been forthcoming for the successful launch of this Centre. Inputs at various stages were offered by these teams. The key goal of the Centre of Excellence is to support data literacy and enable Professors and students in analytics through the resources offered under the Qlik Academic Program such as Qlik Continuous Classroom( QCC), analytics curriculum, community support etc. This Centre would serve as a dedicated point of contact for students and also to Professors at VJIT who wish to collaborate on data analytics in areas of research and industry-academia partnerships in analytics. Professor Dr. Siddhartha Ghosh is facilitating these initiatives on behalf of VJIT. The Centre would also serve as a point of confluence for ideas, trends and concepts in data analytics to be exchanged not just in VJIT but also for professionals, bodies and experts in analytics in the city of Hyderabad and States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. A computer lab equipped with 70 hi-end computers, UPS, dedicated Server, LCD and a leased line internet connection is available to students as a part of this Centre. More than 60 students from VJIT are already enrolled into the academic program and have begun training and accessing resources offered by the program. Many of the students dedicate a fixed time every week to train themselves using QCC. The target is to enable 180 students in analytics through the Centre every year. Prior to the launch, 24 students participated in a hackathon conducted by VJIT and final five were selected to present their findings and demonstrate their apps built using Qlik Sense. Presentations on their apps were made on topics such as ‘The world happiness report’, ‘Analysis of students performance in pre-placement test’, ‘Hidden stories using Qlik Sense’ etc. In addition, 20 poster presentations on various aspects of Qlik and its technologies were prepared and displayed by students at VJIT. The Academic Program is growing at healthy pace in India and by collaborating on this initiative, engagement with Universities has moved further and the scope to work together in different activities has opened up. Also with the rapid change and introduction to newer technologies and in the world of analytics, the Centre of Excellence in Analytics is well positioned to facilitate this transition and support students and professors well. Qlik and VJIT team at the Centre of Excellence in Analytics-powered by Qlik!VJIT students attending the launch!One of the students presenting her app on " The world happiness report" Poster presentation on Qlik by students!Marketing Manager-India and SAARC Jaydeep Deshpande addressing the audienceSolution Architect and Regional Champion of the Academic Program, Fahad Khan doing a demo on Qlik SenseAcademic Program Manager APAC, Pankaj Muthe speaking during the inaugurationVideo Link : 5514 One of the student shares her experience about the Academic Program and how she's benefitted using the resources available under the program. ...View More

As a new semester approaches (in Europe at least, our friends in the US are already hard at work) I have been approached by several Professors about the possibility of new data sets for their students to use in their projects for the coming year.Despite the wealth of data sources out there, it is difficult to know what data you should start with when considering a project or problem to solve. Do you begin with the outline of your project? defining the issues to solve, only to find the data you require doesn't exist or only available on a paid database, or do you find the data you would like to use and begin to ask questions of itEither way, I have put together 5 interesting data sets and their websites for possible data analysis;1. Ecological - Mapping magpies and Blackbird numbers throughout Europe. Data set - http://mei.org.uk/data-sets2. Currency - Cryptocurrency Historical Prices. Cryptocurrency Historical Prices | Kaggle3. Retail - Walmart Stores Sales Walmart Recruiting - Store Sales Forecasting | Kaggle4. Academic - Yelp University data sets Yelp Dataset5. All Purpose data sets https://www.dataquest.io/blog/free-datasets-for-projects/ DatasetsTry putting these into Qlik Sense and seeing what outputs you find.Happy analysing!! ...View More

Data literacy is a critical skill for students to be successful!A new blog post is available which discusses the rise of Data Literacy and what Qlik is doing to ensure you know how to read, interpret and converse with, understand and analyze data!To read the blog visit The Rise of Data Literacy | Qlik and stay tuned to the Academic Program as will be sharing some exciting news around Data Literacy to come! ...View More

Did you know that being a member of the Academic Program grants you a one-year FREE subscription of training through the Continuous Classroom, also known as the QCC?! The Continuous Classroom provides training videos, assessments, take away documents, quizzes and live instructor forums! Whether you are learning Qlik Sense or QlikView, the subscription offers both products so you can learn what you want, when you want! There is a variety of topics included in the QCC from Data Literacy, to building visualizations, to storytelling!To take advantage of this amazing deal visit the program and The Qlik Academic Programand apply to the student or professor applications! ...View More

Recently the Academic Program interviewed one of its student members to learn about their journey through the program and how it better prepared them for their career outside of the University. We interviewed a student named Nicole who joined the program from the University of South Florida while she was interning at SME, one of Qlik's partners. She was so successful at learning Qlik through the program and through her internship that she was offered a full time position after graduation and she now works as a Qlik Developer for SME. Shes also passionate about the program and she returns to her alma-mater often to promote the program and the use of Qlik in the classroom!To read her story visit the latest blog about the Academic Program! Data Literacy for Everyone | Qlik ...View More