Exploring computer science and getting hands-on experience in the field.

8 Jul 2024 · 17 min

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For this first episode of GenZinsights, we are joined by a computer science student(Subhangini Sarathy) who has been involved in various projects in the field . She studies at KIIT in India and is working on her own project linking computer science and financing. We dive into what studying computer science is all about, how to get experience further than theory and advice to get support in the field.

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THROUGH THIS PODCAST, find out about all the secrets and information on navigating a career in science,technology,engineering,mathematics(STEM). I’m from GENZ, the generation who is at the front of the frontline of change. There is a lack of resources and information on women inside the field as wel

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