Almost 400 tech businesses get help from nationwide education and mentoring scheme
Almost 400 tech businesses have received help from a nationwide education and mentoring scheme for Scottish startups and founders. The Scottish Government-backed Techscaler programme has delivered the support to firms…
Tech experts urged to partner with Scottish schools to raise standards of digital education
Tech experts are being urged to partner with Scottish schools to raise the standards of digital education and tackle high computer science drop-off rates among students. The Digital Critical Friends…
Two Scottish universities feature in UK top 10 for spinout companies
Two Scottish universities have featured in the UK top 10 for generating spin-out companies, according to a survey by a leading venture capital fund. Dundee university secured top spot, and…
Female founders’ hackathon event to overcome feeling of “not belonging”
A female founders’ hackathon event is set to be staged to overcome the feeling of “not belonging” in the tech industry. The technical and business-focused event will be organised by…
Students affected by closure of CodeClan will be able to complete courses, says Mark Logan
Scotland’s chief entrepreneur Mark Logan has confirmed that students affected by the sudden closure of CodeClan last week will be able to continue their courses. Around 80 students enrolled at…
Student hits out at “shocking” sudden closure of CodeClan
A student less than a third of his way through a 16-week coding course has hit out at the “shocking” sudden closure of Scotland’s national digital skills academy. Stuart Ure…
Free digital skills courses announced for people across the Tay cities region
Free digital skills courses will be offered to people living and working in the Tay cities region thanks to a government-backed funding scheme. The Digital Skills Project is part of…
Entrepreneurial skills to be taught at Scottish universities and colleges
Entrepreneurial skills are set to be taught at 45 Scottish universities and colleges as part of a 10-year plan to boost business creation. First Minister Humza Yousaf launched The Entrepreneurial…
Scottish digital skills academy partners with New York-based Flatiron School
Scotland’s digital skills academy – CodeClan – is partnering with the New York-based Flatiron School to deliver on demand, self-paced digital courses. The New York coding and programming vocational school…
‘Let teachers lead change, it works,’ says Scotland’s chief entrepreneur
What happens to the quality of education when you trust teachers to lead improvement initiatives, and give them the space to do so? If the early indicators from experiments in…