{"id":172,"date":"2020-12-11T15:09:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T15:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/?p=172"},"modified":"2020-12-11T15:09:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T15:09:22","slug":"ibm-z-challenges-and-opportunities-cash-prizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/2020\/12\/11\/ibm-z-challenges-and-opportunities-cash-prizes\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM Z challenges and opportunities- cash prizes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>1. What\u2019s Your Coding Story\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwall.io\/tags\/codingstory\">\u00a0ibm.biz\/gw-coding-story<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0This is a 6 day campaign encouraging students to submit videos in social media and the Goodwall platform to share their coding story (what inspired them to learn to code\u2026why did they decide to study computer science?). Winner gets $1K in education expenses from Goodwall. Launches December 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and goes through December 13<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>2. #DoubleTheMeal<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<strong>Social Media Campaign \u2013 Tech4Good<\/strong> \u2013 goes from 23 November to 26 December<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0#DoubleTheMeal Blog to learn more:\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/ibm.biz\/double-the-meal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">http:\/\/ibm.biz\/double-the-meal<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0For every student who finishes level one (one hour of work for beginners), IBM donates 4 meals to feed children in need to World Food Programme via their #ShareTheMeal campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. What\u2019s the IBMZ-4-Good Ideathon?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re inspired by the power of Tech for Good to bring communities together and help make the world a better place\u2026.and want to share\u00a0<strong>your<\/strong>\u00a0vision with a global audience, check out our IBMZ-4-Good Ideathon and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ibm.biz\/z-ideathon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register today<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>By taking part, you will be part of something bigger and create solutions that enable you to use your passion for digital skills to grow as a leader and changemaker. Oh, and you can even have an opportunity to win $1,000, present on a global, virtual stage, and see receive mentorship from IBM for one year!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know\u00a0<\/strong>that according to the United Nations, there\u2019s a massive disconnect between the skills required to be digitally literate and reality on-the-ground? This is well noted in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uis.unesco.org\/en\/blog\/global-framework-measure-digital-literacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By participating in the IBMZ-4-Good Ideathon, you\u2019ll hear from student speakers and industry subject matter experts on each of the key skill-building topics below. We look forward to sharing ideas, collaborating with you and empowering students from across the globe with the skills necessary to pay your passion for technology forward in your local community and around the world.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>IDEATHON<\/i><\/b><b>\u00a0\u2013 \u00a0<\/b><b><u><a href=\"http:\/\/ibm.biz\/z-ideathon-blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">http:\/\/ibm.biz\/z-ideathon-blog<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Master the mainframe with IBM Z +VS Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join our Master the Mainframe coding competition.<\/p>\n<p>Skill up on JCL, Ansible, Python, Unix, COBOL &amp; REXX.<\/p>\n<p>3 levels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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