The year 2024 saw a strong level of engagement with the academic community in India and the Asia-Pacific region, for the Qlik Academic Program. New initiatives, different interactions and activities were the hallmark of 2024!
Here are some of the highlights that marked 2024:1. Datathon with Anurag University: This year's first datathon featuring Qlik was a big success with over 1/3rd students choosing to work on Qlik Sense among all the other products and companies. The event saw participation from students across the Telangana region.
2. Datathon with Kristu Jayanti College: With a Qlik only datathon featuring students from different Bachelors courses including Data Science, students presented impressive Qlik Sense apps. Many of them were successfully qualified as Qlik Sense Business Analyst prior to participating in this datathon.
3. Session on data analytics/ Qlik with Republic Polytechnic, Singapore: Qlik's technical expert and Pre Sales leader, Kam Wei delivered a talk for professors and students of Republic Polytechnic. Most of these students were familiar with other analytics technologies and they were able to appreciate Qlik Sense's strengths with this presentation.
4. Datathon with VJIT: Another successful Qlik specific datathon with one of the active and old academic program partners, VJIT saw participation from more than 200 students, all unleashing their skills on building apps on Qlik Sense. Students came from CSE, IT and other departments
5. Keynote speaker at ICT event: I was privileged to be invited to deliver a key note address at an ICT Academy event on the Future of Technology. Attendees included academicians from different parts of the country including Deans, Heads of Department, Professors. Hon ICT Minister of Tamil Nadu graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. ICT Academy is an organisation, part of the Government of Tamil Nadu, tasked with skilling students with new age technologies helping them get career ready.
Many other engagements marked 2024 including interactions with students, workshops, presentations etc. further strengthening the Qlik Academic Program as the premier data analytics program by a data analytics and AI leader. Students and Professors keep enjoying free resources of this program including training, software, qualifications and certifications. Signing off 2024 and look forward to a stronger 2025!
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Students are speaking out about the crucial role educators play in their career development. Many believe that professors should be more involved in helping them navigate life after college.
Indialeads with 17.4% of its job postings looking for data analytics skills, followed by the US at 8.8%, positioning these countries as global hubs for data analytics expertise,” it added. Other markets with high demand for data analytics skills include UK (7.5%), New Zealand(6.7%), and Australia (6.4%).This is according to a recent report published by Cornerstone on 2024 Global State of the Skills Economy.Read more about this report here:https://www.financialexpress.com/jobs-career/india-leads-in-demand-for-data-analytics-globally-global-state-of-the-skills-economy-report-3620853/
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Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology ( VJIT), a leading educational institution in Hyderabad and one of the close Qlik Academic Program partners, hosted a successful datathon recently.Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology was established in 1998 by Vidya Jyothi Educational Society created by a group of committed academicians and enterprising educationists. The institute offers many programs in engineering and is one the most recognized campuses in the State of Telangana in India. The first "Centre of Excellence in Analytics powered by Qlik" was started at VJIT and so far, many students have leveraged the academic program of Qlik along with qualifications and certifications.In another step to build this relationship further, VJIT organised a datathon where more than 200 students participated in a Qlik only datathon event. The departments of IT, CSE, CSE- DS and AI participated. One of the distinct feature of this datathon was that all the student participants had completed the Qlik Sense Business Analyst Qualification.Students were shared datasets and they created dashboards and presented them to the audience. The final selection of students was based on the quality of analysis using Qlik Sense, presentation and knowledge of the technology. In the end, five teams were shortlisted for the final round and three winners were declared.For more information on the Qlik Academic Program free resources and many other engagement opportunities, visit qlik.com/academicprogram
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At our Academic Program, we provide guidance and resources tailored for both students and educators. With various ways to learn Qlik at your own pace, you can gain valuable insights while developing your skills. Whether you need structured lessons or a more flexible approach, we’re here to support your learning journey!
To learn about how you can access free resources in data analytics if you are a student or professor, visit, www.qlik.com/academicprogram
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In recent times, there have been hackathons being organised by colleges on various topics and technologies. Clearly, there is a big interest from students and professors to organize such events. One of the key reason is that the academic community feels that this is a great way to learn and engage the student community.
According to digit.in, there are several benefits of a hackathon and they are as follows:
1. Learning a new technical skill
2. Creating a sense of accomplishment
3. Enhancing your soft skills
4. Beefing up your resume
5. Networking
6. Paving the path for a start up
7. Getting inspired
8. Giving back to the community
9. Winning a prize
10. Having fun
One of Qlik's academic partners, ICT Academy's CEO, Mr V Srikanth, mentioned in a recent article in The Times of India, that Learning based on Hackathon is the way forward.
The Qlik Academic Program has collaborated for three hackathons ( datathons) this year with Anurag Engineering College, Hyderabad, Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore and the third one coming up with VJIT Hyderabad. There has been a good amount of participation in all these events. Students are more engaged, they are able to present their outcomes and get feedback on their creations from experts.
Overall, this is a win win for everyone and in some cases, prospective employers are able to gauge the skills of students from an event and offer opportunities. This way, hackathons have many benefits and are clearly a great way to engage students and make them industry ready.
For information on the Qlik Academic Program and to find out the resources including training and certifications for students and professors, please visit: qlik.com/academicprogram
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