TELERIK ACADEMY Svetlin Nakov Manager, Telerik Academy Innovation in Business, Transformation in Education

TODAY’S CHALLENGE

THE GLOBAL ICT INDUSTRY NEEDS HIGHLY-SKILLED PROFESSIONALS 3.2-trillion dollar industry 900,000 unfilled ICT jobs in Europe alone 3-percent increase in ICT jobs each year Global ICT industry 2013* Lack of free and quality software education Insufficient practical skills Outdated teaching practices The challeng e Shortage of talented workers Hindered development of the ICT sector Negative impact on economy The result *Sources: The Computing Technology Industry AssociationThe Computing Technology Industry Association Neurope.eu

THE SOLUTION

Free online courses by a private organization World-class trainings tailored to the industry needs Video lectures accessible to everyone Scalable and sizeable educational initiative TELERIK ACADEMY - REVOLUTIONIZING EDUCATION

TELERIK’S BUSINESS WITH A CAUSE

A BUSINESS NEED LEADS TO #1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION IN SOFTWARE EDUCATION Founded Just 1 trainer 96 students 25 hired at Telerik 2 trainers 115 students 40 hired at Telerik 3 trainers 300 students 70 hired at Telerik 5 trainers 1600 students onsite 3 lecture halls

TODAY - #1 ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTION FOR SOFTWARE EDUCATION IN BULGARIA Courses 35 Majors 13 Online videos 1,000+ Bulgarian users 10,000 Online views 550,000 Telerik Academy in

TELERIK ACADEMY GROWS IN SIZE AND IMPORTANCE

Telerik Academy Growth (number of students)

EXPANDING OUR OUTREACH TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE Telerik’s Kids Academy Encouraged 600+ students to begin programming Created 25 schools in 17 cities Tripled the number of NOI competitors – from 21 in 2011 to 76 in 2012 Many Telerik Academy students are 1 st prize competition winners

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION Awards for “Corporate Social Responsibility” and “Contribution to IT Education” by the Bulgarian IT Association

BRINGING A MEANINGFUL CHANGE

TELERIK ACADEMY’S IMPACT Access to free world-class software education Development of the software industry Increase in Bulgaria’s competitiveness

FREE WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION

TOP-NOTCH MODERN TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE = Fundamen tal theoretical knowledge Real-world practical skills Top-notch education Most up-to- date technologie s Extensive video library Business and soft- skills lessons

WIDE RANGE OF FREE ONSITE AND ONLINE COURSES

BOOST SOFTWARE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

TRAIN TALENT FOR THE ENTIRE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY 1500 onsite attendees 5000 online students 150 hired at Telerik onsite students online students planned hires Telerik hires only 10% of all Telerik Academy graduates and about 3% of all Academy students.

INCREASE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS

TELERIK ACADEMY’S ROLE IN THE FUTURE  Future growth in size, scale, geography will:  Contribute further to the entire industry progress  Create even more top software engineering specialists  Increase GDP  Achieve a significant competitive advantage

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