Belatrix Software Joins Forces with Top Local University to Give High School Students their First Contact with Programming
Mendoza, Argentina (PRWEB) September 22, 2016 -- Belatrix Software, a leading software development company in Latin America, joined forces with Aconcagua University to hold an ambitious initiative to introduce high school students into the world of computer science college degrees.
The program organized a hackathon called “Tech-day.” Belatrix invited students in their final years of high school who have not had any formal training in software development. The students used Scratch, an educational platform designed by MIT to provide a stepping stone into computer programming. With guidance from Belatrix volunteers, the students were challenged to build a functional game by the end of the day.
Awards for those who completed the challenges included scholarships to study at the Aconcagua University.
“We are experiencing a paradox where the technology world is struggling to find people, but at the same time overall unemployment remains high. Companies need to hire more and more people with technical skills and programming abilities. But not enough young people are choosing these degrees, creating a gap between supply and demand.” shared Luis Robbio, CEO and Co-founder of Belatrix Software. “What we want to show with this initiative is how easy and fun programming can be and encourage students to start a career in technology”.
About Belatrix Software
Belatrix Software helps clients achieve the full impact of their R&D capabilities developing high quality, innovative software, QA, testing and mobile solutions that enables clients to generate best-in-class software products, decrease time to market, and gain competitive edge.
Belatrix's clients include both established Fortune level and emerging, venture backed firms. Some of the firm's clients are Disney, Adobe, SiriusXM, mFoundry, and Chatham Financial. Belatrix is a South American company with offices in Naples, New York, San Francisco, Mendoza, Buenos Aires and Lima. For more information, please call +1 (855) 521-4533 or visit http://www.belatrixsf.com.
Press contacts: Fernando Gonzalez Aguirre press(at)belatrixsf(dot)com
Fernando Gonzalez Aguirre, Belatrix Software, http://www.belatrixsf.com/, +1 (617) 608-1413, [email protected]
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