Course/Event Calendar and Application

To establish and maintain a long-term relationship with both university students and industrial partners, we hold a series of external and internal online and offline events to disseminate the latest information of Digital Talent Academy.

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Unlock the Future of Chatbots with AI

- Discover the transformative potential of AI in chatbot development with Alibaba Cloud Model Studio. This course empowers you to:

- Gain a strong foundation in Generative AI, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and chatbot technologies.

- Build and integrate intelligent chatbots using Botpress and Alibaba Cloud tools.

- Engage in hands-on demos and practical exercises to master AI-driven solutions.

Whether you're a beginner or tech-savvy, this course unlocks the secrets of Generative AI and equips you to create advanced chatbots. Join us to shape the future of conversational AI!

Year 2025 Training Date: 11th February

Registration Link: Click here

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Python is a general-purpose programming language that is becoming ever more popular for data science. Companies worldwide are using Python to manage, integrate and harvest data to gain business insights and leverage their competitive edge.

We are offering a 2-day intensive training course of Python programming to bring you from either from a novice or intermediate user to be capable of programming a working solution in Python.

After completing the course, you will be able to:

• Understand basic syntax of Python programme
• Master the skills of importing and implementing Python library packages for file management and data analysis
• Develop your good understanding and skills of using Python automation to manage data from multiple office files, such as Excel files integration, split, and query
• Complete a capstone project with the obtained Python programming skills.

*No prior knowledge or experience of programming is required. All programmes and code will be provided, and we will teach you to make use of them, instead of coding them line by line.

This pilot course is sponsored by the World of Work Institute at Henley Business School. The £199 tuition fee is being waived and only a £25 registration fee will be charged. The maximum number of students is 25, and this will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Year 2025 Training Date: 4th to 5th February

Training Fee: ￡25

Venue: LG01, Henley Business School (2025-02-04); Room 175, Edith Morley (2025-02-05)

Registration Link: Click here

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DTA offers executive and technical trainings for specialised certificates authorised by Huawei and accredited by Henley Business School and the University of Reading.

• Short-term Digital Skill Training Courses
• HCIA Certified Training Courses - accredited by Huawei ICT Academy
• ACA Certified Training Courses & Clouder Courses - accredited by Alibaba Cloud Academy

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For requesting further information or registering in our courses, please feel free to contact dta@reading.ac.uk or jin.jin@henley.ac.uk.