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MIT xPRO to upskill Indian professionals with in-demand Data Engineering Skills

Dec 22, 2021 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Abel Sanchez, #Data Engineering Skills, #Indian professionals, #Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), #MIT xPRO

MIT xPRO, a professional education program from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)— ranked as the number #1 University in the world according to QS World Rankings, 2021 and affiliated with 98 Nobel Prize winners— has launched a ten-month Post Graduate Certificate in Data Engineering program. This is the third program from MIT xPRO in collaboration with Emeritus in India and is most suited for mid-career professionals looking to acquire data engineering skills to effectively govern their organization’s data strategy, accelerate their career in data engineering and become a key decision-maker within the organization.

Companies today are being forced to respond faster and with more precision than ever. Data engineers are responsible for innovating and building pipelines that can turn raw data into a business advantage. Companies like Airbnb, Uber, and Robinhood are masters of leveraging real-time data, and many others are trying to understand how to do this. Data engineers are the problem solvers of the cyber-info world. The MIT xPRO Post Graduate Certificate in Data Engineering has been designed for participants to learn data engineering essentials: from building effective data architectures and warehouses to designing data models, streamlining data processing, automating data pipelines, data wrangling, and big data engineering. MIT xPRO’s immersive learning experience includes a mix of live weekly sessions and recorded lectures by global faculty and industry leaders. The program, spread over ten months, will also offer learners personalized feedback and the opportunity to develop a GitHub portfolio to excel in their career as data engineers.

Commenting on the launch, Dr Abel Sanchez, Research Scientist and Executive Director of MIT’s Geospatial Data Center said, “There is a rising demand for data engineers and their specialized expertise across industries. In fact, data engineering was the fastest-growing tech occupation last year (DICE Tech Job Report, 2020). We are pleased to extend MIT xPRO’s global collaboration with Emeritus in India to help empower professionals to thrive in the data age with the MIT xPRO edge.”

Advancements in data capture technologies estimate that by 2025, 463 exabytes of data will be created each day globally (TechJury, 2021). Data has evolved into a true strategic asset, and data engineering, being a core component of today’s data infrastructure, has emerged as a high-demand career. This program is best suited for mid-career professionals looking to advance their careers and move to key data engineering roles with a certificate from a globally recognized school. The program is delivered through Emeritus, a global leader in making high-quality education accessible and affordable, offering a seamless high-impact learning and engagement experience. This cutting-edge online program begins on December 30, 2021, and has a program fee of USD 3,500, with flexible payment options and discounts for multiple enrollments. Interested applicants should visit the program page for more details and apply by December 29, 2021.

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MIT xPRO introduces Full Stack Development to create a future-ready workforce in India

Dec 20, 2021 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Full Stack Development, #future-ready workforce, #John R. Williams, #Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), #MIT xPRO

MIT xPRO, a professional education program from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)— ranked as the number #1 University in the world according to QS World Rankings, 2021 and affiliated with 98 Nobel Prize winners— has launched a one-year Post Graduate Certificate in Full Stack Development. This is the second program from MIT xPRO in collaboration with Emeritus in India and is most suited for graduates and early career professionals in India to help develop their coding skills using MERN stack.

The demand for full-stack developers has increased by 30% in the past year in India, as per a report from the National Skill Network this year. The MIT xPRO Post Graduate Certificate in Full Stack Development is designed to paramount the ever-increasing demands in the IT field and skill professionals as per the demands of the industry. According to a LinkedIn report, this year, India expects a 40% growth in MERN stack development jobs in 2021.

MIT xPRO’s immersive learning experience includes a mix of live weekly sessions and recorded lectures by global faculty and industry leaders. The program, spread over a year, will also offer learners personalized feedback and the opportunity to develop a GitHub portfolio to excel in their careers as full-stack developers.

Commenting on the launch, John R. Williams, Professor of Information Engineering in MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, said, “The top IT companies are expected to increase their hiring by over 150% this year.  We are pleased to extend MIT xPRO’s global collaboration with Emeritus in India to help reach a wider group of professionals and young graduates interested in careers as full-stack developers.”

This program is best suited for graduates and early career professionals looking to launch and accelerate their careers by starting early in a high-growth field and gaining exposure to the entire development lifecycle from a globally recognized school. The program is delivered through Emeritus, a global leader in making high-quality education accessible and affordable, offering a seamless high-impact learning and engagement experience. This cutting-edge online program begins on December 30, 2021, and has a program fee of USD 4,000, with flexible payment options and discounts for multiple enrollments. Interested applicants should visit the program page for more details and apply by December 29, 2021.

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MIT COVID-19 Challenge hackathon, India: Turning the Tide, invites the broader community to take action on the coronavirus crisis in India

Aug 22, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #a postdoctoral fellow at MIT and event organizer, #Freddy Nguyen, #Geethanjali Gopal (MIT Sloan EMBA ’20), #India: Turning the Tide challenge, #Kushal Gohil (MIT Sloan EMBA ’20), #Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), #Prashanth Prasanna (MIT Sloan EMBA ’20), #Rao V. Mantri (MIT Sloan EMBA ’20), #Saurabh Awasthi (MIT Sloan EMBA ’22)

On August 28-30, 2020, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will host India: Turning the Tide challenge, the seventh in a series of MIT-led hackathons designed to create solutions to address critical needs during the COVID-19 crisis. The challenge is open to the public and the deadline to apply to participate is Monday, August 24, 2020, before 9:29 a.m. IST.

During MIT’s India: Turning the Tide challenge, teams from around the world—drawing from universities, private sector, government, and NGOs, among others—will collaborate, ideate and help create solutions to address the most critical unmet needs that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak across the country.

“India, with its population density and the scale of its informal sector is facing some unprecedented and unique challenges that call for extraordinary leadership from the community. Many of the strategies that have been adopted at a smaller scale or in the early stages of the pandemic become practically impossible to sustain long-term, without trade-offs,” said Rao V. Mantri (MIT Sloan EMBA ’20) and Geethanjali Gopal (MIT Sloan EMBA ’20), organizers of India: Turning the Tide.

The hackathon sourced problem statements in collaboration with partners to address this unique situation and will structure the hackathon around four themes: 1) promoting effective and practical solutions to support underserved populations; 2) reviving the informal economy while mitigating the risks of the spread of the virus; 3) strengthening healthcare systems for all while improving the lives of healthcare workers; and 4) curbing the spread of misinformation and fraud while expanding the dialogue to make critical information available on time. “Participants do not need coding experience. We are looking for a diverse set of participants from various industries. The will to make a difference and a creative mindset are all you need,” say Mantri and Gopal.

Participants will form teams on Friday, August 28, 2020, to hone in on the problem statements and generate solution pitches, followed by an opportunity to develop solutions, including proof of concepts, prototypes, and a preliminary vision for execution. On Sunday, August 30, teams will reconvene to present their work after refining their pitches with the help of mentors and the winners will be announced. After the weekend, the teams judged as having the most promising ideas will have the opportunity to co-develop and implement their solutions with the support of a growing list of collaborators.

“We strongly believe that good ideas really thrive in sustainable innovation ecosystems. The MIT COVID-19 challenge creates such a platform by bringing together innovators, mentors and partners all in one place. Together, we can and we will beat this virus,” said Kushal Gohil (MIT Sloan EMBA ’20) and Ananthi Rathinam (MIT Sloan EMBA ’20), also part of the event’s organizing team.

The challenge is designed to have outcomes that last beyond August 30, both for implementing scalable solutions in India and helping spur new hackathons for other regions. Previous MIT COVID-19 challenge events have been incredibly successful in amalgamating diverse perspectives to create efficient and sustainable solutions from multi-disciplinary volunteer experts from different countries and backgrounds.

Freddy Nguyen, a postdoctoral fellow at MIT and event organizer, says “A number of solutions borne out of these hackathons are being implemented, one such example is wePool, an innovative, intelligent pooled testing mechanism for efficient COVID-19 screening (https://wepool.ai). We look forward to similar success with this event.”

Saurabh Awasthi (MIT Sloan EMBA ’22) and Prashanth Prasanna (MIT Sloan EMBA ’20), both on the organizing team, say they are humbled by the positive responses they have received from both partners and participants and want to encourage aspiring participants to apply soon, and—in the true spirit of MIT—bring an innovation mindset, challenge the status quo and help India to turn the tide against the coronavirus.

Please visit https://covid19challenge.mit.edu/india for more information and to apply to participate. For sponsorship and collaborative opportunities, email covid19india@mit.edu.