Telerik Academy has received EU funding to develop an AI-powered coding tutor as part of a project aimed at boosting innovation and competitiveness. The initiative, supported by the European Regional Development Fund, will focus on creating a functional prototype, validating the concept, and testing it in real educational environments.
Read the storyIntroducing Katalysta – our new brand for international operations, created to bring our mission of fostering tech talent to communities around the globe. And the first country to welcome Katalysta - Georgia!
Read the storyWe met with Borislava Georgieva, HR Manager to learn more about our graduates' performance, career growth and contribution to the company.
Read the storyAged 21 and studying at university, Krasimir Etov decided to join Telerik Academy Alpha .NET to attain the coding and soft skills companies demand and land his first job in IT. Less than a month after graduating from the program, he jumpstarted his career as a Junior Software Developer at Fourth – a leading provider of cloud-based forecasting and cost control software for the hospitality industry and a Telerik Academy partner.
Internet of Things (IoT) has become an increasingly popular topic both in the tech world and beyond. Companies like our partners from Bosch Software Innovations (Bosch SI) are tapping into its enormous potential. To tell you more about their Bulgarian office and the talent they’re looking for, we sat and talked with Jordan Simeonov, Head of Backend Products at Bosch SI Sofia and Chief Product Owner of the Bosch IoT Manager.
At Telerik Academy we are connecting leading tech companies with Master Junior talent to power businesses and help learners attain the most in-demand skills, realize their full potential and start a successful career in the industry. We’ve built a strong partner network that constantly evolves and develops.
Until 5 years ago, Svetla Ivanova’s educational and professional background had been entirely in the finance sector. After deciding to switch careers, she went from a finance expert to a software developer with the help of Telerik Academy. Shortly after graduating from our professional program for master junior talent, Svetla joined Bede Gaming and has been part of their software engineering team ever since.
An alumnus of the Harvard University and the German Film Academy in Berlin, Ivan Ivanov had a film directing career. When he decided to come back to Bulgaria, however, he realized he needed to pursue a more steady occupation. With previous experience in tech but no real-world programming skills, Ivan joined Telerik Academy Alpha to bring his personal story to a happy end.
Our partners from Leanplum more than doubled their Bulgarian team last year and plan on keeping the growth for 2019. To learn more about the company, its goals and culture, we sat and talked with Vassil Yordanov, Senior Product Designer at Leanplum.
Steven Tsvetkov, our Learning Experience Design Manager, shared more about his role and the development of innovative teaching and learning methods at the Academy. Learn more in the interview with Economy.bg.
In 2021, The European Investment Fund and Telerik Academy signed an agreement for a guaranteed portfolio of up to 2.5 million euros to support students who develop their IT skills. Learn more about the agreement in the article in Offnews.
"Investment in skills development remains the most successful response to the changing environment." shared our CEO, Alexandra Mechkova. In an interview for Ecoonomy.bg, she talked about the current challenges and future trends in the demand for jobs and professionals in the IT sector.
Dev.bg asked a couple of experts in the IT field about the number of people working in the software sector, the growing demand for IT talent and the trends in the industry. One of the answers gave our CEO Alexandra Mechkova.
With the onset of the pandemic, we switched to an online learning format. In 2020, we conducted all 14 programs remotely and prepared over 330 participants, from which we received positive feedback for this format. The new release of Telerik Academy Alpha with C# enables anyone to start preparing for an IT career, regardless of location or previous programming experience. Learn more.