EDIT 2018
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EDIT 2018
Attend #EDIT18 in July in Slovenia!
EDIT is a leading Summer IT school in the South East Europe, created for students who want to strengthen their academic knowledge with practical experience.
The students who join EDIT get an opportunity to boost their IT skills by working on challenging real-world projects. They also get a chance to make meaningful connections and put their teamwork and leadership abilities to the test.
EDIT is not an ordinary Summer School. Here, the participants get to work on the latest technologies, but also learn about:
- the newest IT trends
- challenges facing IT professionals
- teamwork and collaboration.
And there’s plenty of fun along the way!
#EDIT18 is also open for international students from countries beyond Southeast Europe.
EDIT is priceless and free of charge!
The school is completely free of charge and Comtrade provides complimentary meals to students.
The costs of travel and accommodation in Slovenia are not covered. As an international student, you will have a number of accommodation options available, such as renting an apartment on Airbnb and couch surfing.
If you need assistance with accommodation, please contact edit.si@comtrade.com.
TOPIC DESCRIPTION
#EDIT18 Ljubljana 16 – 27 July 2018: Entertain to Win: Build Your Own Passenger Engagement Platform
Modern travelers expect instant access to information and seamless experiences from A to Z. Their time matters. They want to be kept informed, entertained and engaged during long-distanced trips. And that means that travel operators need to step up their game. Here’s how.
Offering new customer engagement offers opens a new window of opportunity. By introducing travel entertainment like game and quizzes, transport providers can uncover new revenue streams by monetizing passenger data. They just need the right technology. Join #EDIT and discover how to build solutions that enable travel operators to expand their offerings.
You will develop your own passenger engagement platform for long-distance travel (train, bus, and plane). You’ll work alongside experienced mentors to create a product with real market potential. The program is designed to help you expand your knowledge of front-end and backend technologies, data mining, admin dashboards and gamification.
Students will also explore how to use the platform to connect with retailers and offer precisely targeted ads to delight their customers during long journeys.
What you’ll learn:
– Data mining
– Clustering and profiling
– Content gamification
– Artificial Intelligence
– User Experience design
Areas of interest: Travel, Big Data, User Experience, Gamification
#EDIT18 Maribor 16 – 27 July 2018: The story behind the data: Building data visualizations for gaming
Casino slot machines are a rich source of information. They hold both quantiative and data: bet placement, play patterns, payback percentage etc. This data has lots of interesting stories to tell. But first, you have to ’make it speak’.
Join EDIT and learn how to uncover the stories hidden within gaming machine data with real-time analytics.
You’ll be involved in the creation of user-friendly data visualizations (casino maps) showing information like ’the hottest’ most popular slots, machine malfunctions, suspicious activity and security risks.
What you’ll learn:
- Gaming machine basics
- How to build casino heat maps
- The fundamentals of data visualization
- How data into business insights
- Critical thinking skills
Areas of interest: gaming, big data, data visualization/processing, statistics
Technologies: REST, front-end technologies, data visualization, Big Data
APPLY 2018
Applications are closed. If you have any questions, please send us an e-mail to edit.si@comtrade.com
2O+ YEARS OF EDIT
Since 1996, EDIT (Education for Innovative Thinkers) has been inspiring innovation and preparing future generations of IT leaders for success. Today, EDIT is the biggest and most sought-after IT summer school in the region, spanning seven locations. Learn more about the history of EDIT.