1000 Students Strong and Climbing Together!
In September 2022, The Educational Equality Institute (TEEI) and DataCamp Donates began partnering to provide new online learning opportunities to Ukrainian students who had been displaced following the Russian invasion. We are proud to announce the continued success of our impactful partnership with DataCamp!
After almost two years of collaboration, we recently surpassed a significant milestone. We now have over 1,000 Ukrainian students accepted for DataCamp scholarships who are actively advancing their studies across multiple learning trajectories! This achievement marks a substantial step forward in our mission to empower Ukrainians through data education, building on the success of our previous collaborations for an even greater impact.
Through our program to offer DataCamp access to Ukrainian refugees, we have witnessed this platform’s remarkable capacity to bring about positive change in our learner communities. Henrik Røine, Founder and Managing Director of TEEI noted, “The feedback we get is fascinating. It’s not only about the students because those close to them also see significant changes over time. If students are improving skill sets and expanding their data knowledge, they can then inject improved income, employability, and positive experiences they’ve had with the platform back into their families and communities at home. We’re happy about the real-world progress we’re seeing in this specific learning community.”
That couldn’t be more true and we are excited to see those changes happening! More than simply underscoring the significant impact DataCamp has on enhancing our students’ skills and employment prospects, feedback from our students has also strengthened our resolve here at TEEI. We have an ultimate goal to onboard 10,000 DataCamp learners over time, so we are more committed than ever to facilitating quality education for underprivileged communities, especially those displaced by conflict.
Here are a few words from our learning community:
Oleksandr K. - DataCamp Learner since January 2024
“I’m thrilled to share that I’ve successfully completed nearly 18 courses on the DataCamp platform. Choosing the most enjoyable one is quite challenging because each course offers a long list of benefits, but I’d like to highlight the quality of the speakers – their engaging delivery are among the most enjoyable aspects. Intermediate Python is a great class, for example! The materials and the style of sharing information are outstanding. Importantly, completing the Data Analyst track helped me secure a job offer and of course I’m really happy about this! I continue to use DataCamp to stay updated and expand my knowledge of data engineering tools and I’m currently learning with the dataset’s onboarding analyst and preparing mappings. It’s really nice!”
Yaroslava V. - DataCamp Learner since January 2024
“I’ve been learning Python for Data Science for about four years now. I was doing it simultaneously with a non-related full-time job, and the last five months since I attended DataCamp have been responsible for about 60% of my improvement. The way the courses are structured, the system that encourages you to stay on track, the suggestions and tips, and the “recaps” if you took a break from learning, all helped me gain the necessary practical experience and, just as important as the skills, the courage to start looking for a job as a data scientist!”
Pavlo Z. - DataCamp Learner since April 2024
“I joined the TEEI DataCamp initiative in April 2024. I’m a Full-Stack developer with 8+ years of experience, but technologies like ChatGPT still looks like magic to me. Thanks to Datacamp’s courses in AI, I started to understand how everything works under the hood. Lessons are well-sized, speakers are engaging and exercises right after the lessons allow you to check your understanding. My goal now is to develop Python skills in Statistics and AI/ML directions. I’ve finished 13 courses and almost 14. Thanks so much for your diligence and initiative with this project. Currently, for me, this is much more than an education, it is an opportunity to survive and thrive!”
DataCamp is focused on offering interactive courses covering topics from beginner to advanced levels in data science, machine learning, data visualization, and more. They offer practice opportunities to reinforce coding skills and assessments to evaluate and test your skills to understand your current level. They can also curate learning paths that group related courses together to help learners achieve specific career or skill goals, and they offer real-world projects that allow learners to apply their skills and gain practical experience.
Marianne Gillogly, Project Manager at TEEI, shared with us her thoughts: “I came on board the DataCamp project in the spring and I’m already impressed by how it truly is an ideal platform for distance learners – the impact on students’ growth is significant! Data expertise sets professionals apart in today’s job market, making high-competence data employees invaluable across all industries. The tech and start-up world is a given, but from finance to governments and NGOs, healthcare, communications, and marketing agencies – everyone needs skilled data scientists today. I see DataCamp learners continuously practicing and mastering complex skills, and demonstrating their ability to navigate and analyze data to make informed decisions. We are seeing proof that our scholarship students can contribute significantly to any organization’s success, so we’re really pleased to be able to help them succeed along their journeys.”
TEEI and DataCamp created and developed this partnership to assist Ukrainians whose lives are disrupted by conflict and empower them to rebuild and contribute to a brighter, more data-driven future. DataCamp serves up an industry-leading curriculum for beginners to experts that covers a wildly diverse and extensive 450+ courses and projects, using real-world data sets and scenarios, equipping students with the skills and confidence to address future career challenges. They emphasize real-world applications in their data science projects, provide a dynamic and supportive learning environment with daily challenges and prompts to keep up with evolving trends, and they offer all of this through an extremely accessible and user-friendly platform.
Ready to embark on your data-driven journey?
Apply now for the DataCamp scholarship, available to all Ukrainians eager to enhance their data skills and chart a brighter future.
