MicroStrategy Academic Program Accelerates Hands-on Data Analytics Learning at the University of Colorado Denver School of Bu...
June 18 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
MicroStrategy Awards Scholarship to Graduate
Student Enrolled in UC Denver MSIS Program
MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide
provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software, today
announced that the University of Colorado Denver School of Business
is participating in the MicroStrategy Academic Program to provide
free MicroStrategy software licenses, technical support and
training to students in their Master of Science in Information
Systems (MSIS) program. Through this initiative, business school
students at UC Denver are gaining hands-on analytics experience and
practical data skills required in today’s workplace. Students and
faculty from other universities can request access to MicroStrategy
software and resources by visiting the MicroStrategy Academic
Program.
“We’re incredibly grateful for the immense support MicroStrategy
has given University of Colorado Denver School of Business,” said
Jahangir Karimi, Professor of Information Systems, Director of
Information Systems program, UC Denver. “With MicroStrategy’s
software, technical support and training, we’ve been able to
develop a top-ranked BI specialization program that attracts high
caliber students from around the world. This program supports the
University’s mission to be a world-class business school and
showcases the value of our relationship with MicroStrategy.
MicroStrategy has been instrumental in establishing UC Denver’s
academic programs in information science.”
The MSIS program at UC Denver School of Business is one of the
institution’s most popular programs, offering a specialized
discipline in business intelligence. In addition to MicroStrategy
courses designed specifically for the MSIS program, the University
offers a free massive open online course (MOOC) that instructs
students from around the world on MicroStrategy software.
MicroStrategy is a corporate sponsor of the MSIS program and
recently established a scholarship fund to be awarded to a
deserving student of the MSIS program who is using MicroStrategy in
his/her coursework. MicroStrategy awarded this scholarship to Surya
Vamsi Krishna Addala, a graduate student participating in the MSIS
program, who received $1,000 to be applied towards tuition.
“At MicroStrategy, we are in the business of transforming
organizations into an Intelligent Enterprise™ and empowering
individuals across an organization with the data and intelligence
they need to make better decisions,” said Michael J. Saylor, CEO,
MicroStrategy Incorporated. “We also believe it’s important to
prepare future business decision makers. For college students to
succeed in today’s data-driven workforce, they need exceptionally
strong analytical and data literacy skills, as well as experience
using an industry-leading enterprise analytics platform. With the
right skillset and technology know-how, they can play an active
role in collaboratively discussing an organization’s data to find
innovative ways that solve real-world business problems.”
MicroStrategy Academic Program Provides Students and Faculty
with Free Software
MicroStrategy proudly supports the advancement of business
intelligence and data analytics in an academic setting. As part of
this commitment, MicroStrategy launched the MicroStrategy Academic
Program in 2017, which provides free analytics and data discovery
tools to students and faculty for academic use. Through a qualified
academic institution, students can learn practical data skills and
faculty members can incorporate analytics into their curriculum to
teach valuable analytical and critical thinking skills.
MicroStrategy offers two products at no cost to universities –
MicroStrategy Desktop™ and MicroStrategy on AWS. MicroStrategy
Desktop allows students to learn data discovery and MicroStrategy
on AWS can teach students about enterprise analytics and mobility
capabilities, such as automated distribution, data governance,
embedded analytics, cloud and mobile BI.
In addition to free software, the MicroStrategy Academic Program
also provides training resources to both students and faculty
members. Free hands-on workshops, E-courses, events, webcasts, and
in-person classes are available around the world to support the
advancement of analytics within universities. Students and faculty
members can also access multiple datasets and exercises for
practical, hands-on workshops on various topics. Students and
faculty members can download MicroStrategy Desktop or request
access to both products and workshop exercises here.
About MicroStrategy Incorporated
MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is a worldwide leader in enterprise
analytics and mobility software. A pioneer in the BI and analytics
space, MicroStrategy delivers innovative software that empowers
people to make better decisions and transform the way they do
business. We provide our enterprise customers with world-class
software and expert services so they can deploy unique intelligence
applications. To learn more, visit MicroStrategy online, and follow
us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Desktop, and Intelligent Enterprise
are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy
Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries.
Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
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