Denodo has opened registration for the next University Challenge, Data for Social Change: Improve Life Expectancy under the Denodo Academic Program, which prepares students to become future leaders in data and analytics. The registration to close by October 27th 2024.
The Denodo Academic Program prepares students through virtual, self-paced training modules, live workshops, and test drives of the Denodo Platform. The Program launched its first University Challenge in 2023, dedicated to improving the air quality in Europe.
“Participating in the Denodo University Challenge was the best decision ever. Not only because I won, but also because I got to learn about the climate situation of Europe. We hear a lot on news sites and from politicians, about how climate change is going, so it was really interesting to dive deep into the actual numbers. It was a short week to prepare everything, but it was very rewarding,” said Manuel Rodriguez, an ex-student from Boston University and currently, Manuel employed as a product developer at Denodo.
This Challenge encompasses the typical phases in a data project: Integrate, Manage, and Deliver. In the Integrate phase, participants will use Denodo Express, the free version of the Denodo Platform, to connect the datasets and start to create virtual views of the connected data. In the Manage phase, participants will then start to build data governance rules around these views, and in the Deliver phase, participants will leverage the data to solve the challenge, delivering the data in the optimal format and method, and justifying their decisions. Participants will be judged by their ability to integrate, manage, and deliver the data in the most efficient manner to serve the goal of improving life expectancy.
“I am continually impressed by the level of ingenuity and technical prowess displayed by University Challenge participants, particularly the winners,” said Alberto Pan, chief technology officer at Denodo. “In this next challenge, I’ll be very curious to see how participants will leverage data to make impactful statements on the issue of longevity.”
Members of the winning team will receive access to unlimited on-demand Denodo training courses and certification exams for six months, worth up to $7,000, an exclusive Denodo Winner Badge, communicating proficiency to potential employers, and an invitation to assist at a local Denodo DataFest event.
