This Week at Udacity, August 3 edition
An all-expenses paid trip to Germany for a robotics student, a new AI for Trading Nanodegree program, the secrets to blockchain career success, and more!
Wow, what DIDN’T happen at Udacity this week?
Did we just launch our Artificial Intelligence for Trading Nanodegree program? You bet we did!
“Our research found that there is massive interest in learning how to build financial models for trading, particularly among data analysts, software engineers, and programmers with Python skills. This is why we’re so excited to announce our new Artificial Intelligence for Trading Nanodegree program! We’re especially pleased to have partnered with WorldQuant, a global quantitative asset management firm, to build this program, as it brings together our groundbreaking learning platform with one of the true pioneers in the quantitative trading space.” —Roshni Jain, Director of Learning Products, Udacity
Did we just launch a robotics challenge, with the grand prize being an all-expenses paid trip to Germany to visit the KUKA-Udacity Learning Lab at KIT? That’s right, we did!
“The opportunity to test code on real hardware is one of the most unique features of the Robotics Software Engineer Nanodegree program, and it is our partnership with KUKA and KIT that makes it all possible. Students are able to write code, test their code in simulation, then watch as their code is deployed to a real industrial robot, in a real lab, via video feed. The challenge is a natural extension of our partnership with these two robotics innovators, and it represents a special opportunity to go behind-the-scenes and learn about some of the most exciting advances in the field.” —David Silver, Product Lead, School of Autonomous Systems, Udacity
And was Udacity just featured in Forbes, talking about “initiatives to upskill American workers in line with changing technology and globalization?” You bet we were!
“We fundamentally believe that every company, no matter what industry they are in, is a tech company in part of its operations. In this day and age, having tech skills is akin to being able to speak another language fluently. For example, just about any company values skilled workers who are able to understand and analyze data. Whether you’re at an architecture firm or working in the fashion industry. And in the marketing world, where I built my early career, I know that digital marketing, the ability to use Google Adwords effectively, the ability to know how to A/B test, these are all new skills that impact small business owners to large consumer companies.” —Clarissa Shen, COO, Udacity
Did we just interview Aaron Brown, the VP of Engineering at blockchain company MadHive, and did he just share the secrets of what you need to succeed as a blockchain developer? Yep, that happened!
What a week, right? Well, it’s not over yet! It’s not over, until …
The Tweet of the Week!
Pretty hard to resist the power of THIS tweet! Talk about outcome-oriented learning!
And THAT … is This Week at Udacity!
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This post was written by Christopher Watkins, Senior Writer and Chief Words Officer, Udacity
