Bertelsmann awards 50,000 scholarships at Udacity online academy

Bertelsmann is running an extensive image campaign to highlight the opportunities offered by digital change and the increasing importance of technological expertise. In TV commercials, print, online advertisements and social media, the international media, service and education company will highlight the importance of digital knowledge for individuals and an increasingly digital society as a whole.

Bertelsmann Business Podcast - Creativity and Entrepreneurship

Episode 9 with Sebastian Thrun

A conversation about artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, and the Bertelsmann digital education initiative #50000Chances. Isabelle Körner speaks with Sebastian Thrun in episode nine of the Bertelsmann Business Podcast.

TV Spot 1

The TV-spot for our global education initiative featuring Thomas Rabe, chairman an CEO of Bertelsmann, and Sebastian Thrun, chairman and co-founder of Udacity.

TV Spot 2

The TV-spot for our global education initiative featuring Thomas Rabe, chairman and CEO of Bertelsmann, and Laura Weil, graduate of the Udacity online academy.

50,000 chances with Udacity

Applications for the first 15,000 tech scholarships are open until 6 November 2019. To be considered, applicants must focus on one of three subject areas: Cloud (online-based IT infrastructures), Data (analysis and interpretation of large volumes of data) or Artificial Intelligence (machine learning and intelligent algorithms).

About Udacity

Udacity is regarded as Silicon Valley’s own university and is one of the world’s most innovative providers of online training. The company partners with leading tech companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon.com to develop online training courses. Students can systematically prepare for jobs in the tech sector by acquiring job-specific certifications (“nanodegrees”).