E is For Eskwelabs Issue 015 - An Ode to Today's Changemakers ❤️🌎
In our fifteenth issue, we compile Eskwelabs news, event invites, sale announcements, and more as an ode to the changemakers who make meaningful steps towards changing their lives and the world.
We created this newsletter to keep our alums, partners, and anyone interested in learning skills for the future of work updated and connected to our ever-growing family. If you want to read our previous issues, you can check them out here.
Hi, Francine here! 👋 We dedicate today's issue to those whom we call, "Changemakers." These are individuals who come from all walks of life who may seem like everyday ordinary citizens but are in fact extraordinary in their own ways. We've compiled Eskwelabs news, event invites, sale announcements, and more in this newsletter as an ode to these people who make meaningful steps towards changing their lives—and consequentially, impacting the world.
What's in this newsletter:
Changemakers who are willing to take action on their data scientist dreams
💌 You're invited to Eskwelabs' Data Science Demo Day!
👋 Meet a few of our Fellows from Manila Cohort V.
📋 Cohort VI Application Process 101—admissions are on a rolling basis, cut-off for Cohort VI is November 30th!
Changemakers who are determined to make an impact on society
📽️ Rewatch the "Ask Me Anything" livestream of Albert Yumol, Eskwelabs' Data Science Education Team Lead and tech for good activist.
Changemakers who work to solve real-world problems using data
❤️ Launching our partnership with Omdena
Changemakers who believe in upskilling the "me" for the "we"
🛍️ Aral-Aral+ is 50% OFF for 1 week!
Changemakers who are bold enough to imagine a world where everyone has access to education
🤗 Team Eskwelabs wants to hear from you—new world, new learning formats
⭐ Changemakers who are willing to take action on their data scientist dreams
📌 Join us for our Cohort V Data Science Fellowship Demo Day
Any K-drama lovers watch the explanation of machine learning on the Netflix show Start-Up? 💖 We saw it too!
The 11.21 Eskwelabs Data Science Demo Day is inspired by the show and how it's democratizing our understanding of what AI can do. So come support your oppas and noonas (Eskwelabs Data Science Fellows) for the free event by registering here.
💼 Here are the projects that they'll be presenting:
Bouncing Back from COVID
💙 Assessing Mental Illnesses using Social Media Posts Pre- and During Quarantine
💙 Comparing the State of the Data Job Market Post-Covid across Southeast Asia
💙 Exploring the Geographical Accessibility of Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities in the Philippines
Improving Innovation & Competitiveness
🧡 Forecasting the Power Generation of Luzon's Electrical Grid
🧡 Advancing PH Innovation Through Physics Research
And just in time for the holidays
💝 Building a Gift-Recommender System on Shopee
📌 Meet a few of our Fellows from Manila Cohort V
As we count down to our K-drama “Start-Up” inspired Data Science Project Showcase, let’s meet the “stars” of the show—the Eskwelabs Data Science Fellows!
We will take you on a behind-the-scenes look on who they are and why some are saying the revamped online Eskwelabs experience is a game-changer! In this “Meet the Cast” edition of “Fellows In Their Words," get to know eight of the Cohort V Eskwelabs Data Science Fellows who will present their projects on the 11.21.2020 Demo Day! Who is your bias?
📖 Read more about our Fellows here.
📌 Learn about the admissions process
The next Cohort of the Data Science Fellowship will start their 12-week learning journey on January 11, 2020 via "Data Sprints," a series of 2-week projects mimicking how real tech teams run and present them to the industry!
Kick-off of your application process by first signing up here.
✉️ For more questions on admissions send us an email at admissions@eskwelabs.com
⭐ Changemakers who are determined to make an impact on society
📌 Discover what it means to be a data scientist for social good
Can data science change the world? The same algorithms used by companies can be used for social impact like predicting diseases, monitoring our planet and beyond. This is the Data for Good movement that you can be a part of! 🌎 ✊
We are a leading data upskilling school and we are looking for our next Data for Good Data Science Fellow, who will receive a full-ride scholarship to apply data science solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges. If you are working on any initiatives that can improve the state of your community, tell us how data-driven decision-making can accelerate your work in your Fellowship application.
Application deadline: Rolling Basis with cut-off dates for each Cohort. 💡
🎥 Watch the replay of our last Ask Me Anything livestream for the year with our resident tech for good activist and data scientist, Albert Yumol, to learn more about using data for good here.
⭐ Changemakers who work to solve real-world problems using data
📌 Stay tuned for our collaboration with Omdena
We will be launching an exciting partnership with Omdena, a collaboration platform where a global community of changemakers builds innovative and ethical AI solutions to real-world problems. Each Omdena project involves 60 AI experts, data scientists, and domain experts. Join us with Omdena Head of Community Lucie Schnitzer alongside Eskwelabs’ Albert Yumol on 11.21 to get involved!
📋 Register here.
⭐ Changemakers who believe in upskilling the "me" for the "we"
📌 Celebrate the "11.11" holiday with Aral-Aral+ going on sale for 1 week
If you have been online lately, you will have been bombarded with 11.11 promos—a catchy jingle here and there and now 11.11 feels like a holiday of its own! So speaking of holidays, we wanted to announce good news: Aral-Aral+ will be 50% OFF for 1 week. Give yourself the ultimate gift that keeps on giving: data skills.
Use this PROMO CODE: lv2rTO when you checkout. What's more fun than a one-day 11.11 sale? A one-week 11.11 sale! 🎉
😍 Aral-Aral+ learners receive a tuition rebate when they join our Data Science Bootcamp!
⭐ Changemakers who are bold enough to imagine a world where everyone has access to education
📌 Be a co-creator of future Eskwelabs learning experiences
We’re developing new learning formats for Eskwelabs, and as a member of the Eskwelabs community, we’d love to get your feedback and let you influence our future design. Basically, we want to get your input on how we could help you learn better. Please take 3 min for this survey, which we will use to reach out for user design (UX) interviews next week. We will compensate your time by raffling off a P1,000 gift card for Grab.
That’s it for our fifteenth issue of the newsletter! Thank you for reading. ❤️
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💌 Cheering you on always,
Francine
Community Producer at Eskwelabs