hi, The idea is really great.. Im a college going student just entering 3rd semester in Computer sciences .. and am already looking for programmes and training to add to my CV for a better job.. My college, Manipal Institute of technology, Manipal, India, has just recently become a part of the Sun academic Initiative, which has some perks.. Such an educational programme from Fedora would be more than a dream come true.. A lot of us go through books and material but teaching yourself is not as efficient as a mentor telling you what to do and helping you apply your knowledge practically.. Please give this programme thought.. A few hours a week will be enough from the mentors and there will be plenty of students who are interested and want to learn and contribute.. Ankur --- On Wed, 18/6/08, susmit shannigrahi <thinklinux.ssh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: susmit shannigrahi <thinklinux.ssh@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Student partnership program. Extending fedora mentor program to students. > To: "For discussions about marketing and expanding the Fedora user base" <fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx>, fedora-ambassadors-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Cc: "Sankarshan da" <sankarshan.mukhopadhyay@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wednesday, 18 June, 2008, 8:14 AM > Hi all, > > In our previous APAC ambassadors meeting we were discussing > about this idea[1]. > > Generally the final/pre-final year engineering students > need to do > some project work on a topic. > What I personally saw that they desperately search for one. > > we can make a lot of new contributors if we provide them > with a > project to work, some guidence > and may be a certificate at the end. (As they say, target > this segment :)) > > This way we can make much more widespread effect as the > student > partners themselves will spread Fedora within their peers > and their > college. > > Also we may talk about officially tie-up with some > colleges. > > The basic idea is here[2]. > > Now the question id if this is worth taking up. > If yes, lets refine it here. > > > > [1]https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-ambassadors-list/2008-June/msg00241.html > [2]http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora-Student_Mentor_Programme > > -- > Regards, > Susmit. > > ============================================= > ssh > 0x86DD170A > http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/user:susmit > ============================================= > > -- > Fedora-marketing-list mailing list > Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/ -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
