One of the biggest challenges for young developers is getting the chance to shine and getting that first ‘big break’ can be tough. One way is to achieve this work on a joint project with a well-known brand. Two Finnish students were given just that chance, when they were recently asked to create a Window Phone app for Finnair, Finland’s leading airline. The opportunity was set up by Drazen...
In the midst of European Youth Week 2013, the normally calm Esplanade of the European Parliament was taken over by the sounds, the scenes and the excitement of Europe’s youth finding their voice and building their futures at Yo! Fest. Everywhere you looked, the youth generation of European citizens were debating, engaging with one another, and enjoying themselves with friends, music and food.
Driving Digital Jobs in Europe’ is an invitation only event hosted by Microsoft, June 18th, 2013 in Dublin. The event will bring together a group of 60 youth ambassadors from countries hardest hit by youth unemployment in Europe for a focused workshop looking at a number of challenges under the title ‘Driving Digital Jobs in Europe’.
With the YO! Fest2013 taking place in Brussels this week, we took the opportunity to interview both Giuseppe Porcaro, Secretary-General of the European Youth Forum and Sylvie Laffarge, Director Community Affairs EMEA at Microsoft. Read on for more.
It is time we begin to celebrate the impact of IT on education. Earlier this year, I wrote an opinion piece for IDG Connect about the increasing importance of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) qualifications. But even if we manage to attract greater numbers of STEM students, there is a growing gap between academic knowledge and the type of role-specific knowledge that makes it easy for...
The spirit of entrepreneurship in Finland is strong. No longer do ambitious youngsters automatically think about getting a job. Creating a start-up straight out of college is now seen as a valid and exciting career choice.
Putting technology in the hands of individuals who make a difference, is always inspiring. Alfred Nobel, himself would have been impressed to hear the youth gathered in his home town of Stockholm recently to share their innovative, change-making ideas to take on some of society’s tougher issues. Microsoft Innovate4Good is a global initiative that aims to empower youth to change their world and...
Microsoft OneNote has helped reduce student drop-out rates in Norway. The country has made large investments in ICT education in recent years. What are the effects of these investments? How have they provided optimal learning and better outcomes for students?
Traditionally, young people are educated to become competent employees. This has been the goal for many years and has proved to be essential for the development and growth of modern society. For many years the educational systems has fostered an increasing number of educated and trained individuals for the benefit of the individual and society.