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<title><![CDATA[Heard about the IBM Destination z scholarship?]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This scholarship is currently available at a limited number of campuses. If you have any questions, or would like your school to become an IBM Destination z academic institution, please contact the IBM Destination z academic liaison, Mike Todd, at todd@us.ibm.com.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Take the IBM CEO student survey]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Please share with us your thoughts on the biggest challenges and opportunities facing businesses, and whether or not you think your educational institutions are preparing you with the skills necessary. The results of the survey will be posted on the Student Portal during the second quarter.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[zConnections: Profiles of zNextGen mainframe professionals]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read the profiles of zNextGen mainframe professionals across the industry who have volunteered to connect with students.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Serious games for smarter skills]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn why gaming technology will change how you learn and how IBM is focused on serious games.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Discover a smarter planet]]></title>
<pubDate>Tues, 03 Nov 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If we connect the systems that run our world, then we make our planet smarter with less taffic, healthier food, cleaner water, and safer cities. How will you contribute to create a smarter planet?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Serious games for smarter skills]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Learn why gaming technology will change how you learn and how IBM is focused on serious games.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why study engineering?]]></title>
<pubDate>Thur, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why Engineering? IBM Fellow Grady Booch explains the practical value of science and engineering. Find out where we have been and where are going with innovation in the science and engineering world and how you can be part of it.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ten tips for finding an IT job]]></title>
<pubDate>Thur, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read what industry experts are saying about today's IT job market.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Download DB2 Express-C book at no charge]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Getting Started with DB2 Express-C is ideal for developers and students who want to start exploring DB2.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ask your professors about Innov8]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Watch this video and then ask your professors to join the IBM
    Academic Initiative. After joining, they can download the Innov8 simulation for you to use.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Skills you need for today's job market]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Watch this video on skills necessary to help you get hired.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ten tips for finding an IT job]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read what industry experts are saying about today's IT job market.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Virtual workshop: Cloud computing for developers, students and professors - 1 Oct 2009]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Enroll in our cloud computing virtual workshop on 1 Oct 2009. Hear from IBM and Amazon Web Services experts on how to use cloud computing so you can focus on designing innovative applications.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DB2 On Campus webcast on DB2 and PHP]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Raul Chong, of the IBM Toronto Lab, gives an in-depth lecture on DB2 and PHP at the National University of Singapore.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Winners of the 2009 Australian Master the Mainframe are announced]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With more than 320 students participating across Australia, the 2009 contest was a huge success! This year's winner was David Wright of Western Australia.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gain valuable skills and compete for prizes in Master the Mainframe contest]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[College and high school students who are looking for a challenge can take charge of a world-class system in this hands-on "big iron" contest. No experience necessary. Prizes include T-shirts, prepaid debit cards, Lenovo netbooks and Samsung HDTVs. Registration opens on September 8 for USA and Canada (excluding Quebec).]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/university/students/contests/mainframe/index.html?ca=drs-sp]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Faculty and students from 40 countries collaborate to build a smarter planet]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly 2,000 students from more than 200 universities in 40 countries around the world took part in an online forum showing that they are eagerly seeking opportunities to work together with industry to create a Smarter Planet.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/university/smartplanet_jam/index.html?ca=drs-sp]]></link>
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<title><![CDATA[Marist survey shows U.S. college students want technology skills to compete for jobs]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2009 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A survey of more than 1,600 college students conducted by IBM and Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY reveals that more than 50 percent are seeking to improve their own technology skills before they graduate. Eight in 10 expect to encounter new technology that they will need to learn, adapt to and master once they enter the workforce.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/26893.wss?ca=drs-sp]]></link>
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