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<p>“Podium overall is focused on bridging the gap between college and career by bringing the real world to college. And we design all of our programs to be as accessible and scalable as possible but still have that essence of like: how do we make sure students get real-world experience during the course of their degree?” says Dan Blue, vice president of product at Podium Education.</p>



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<p>Intel will recognize the program credential, he says—adding that it will hopefully be an attractive way for students to prove their skills to future employers.</p>



<p>At each school that is offering the GTX, the program may be slightly catered to students’ needs. Other details like number of credits, cost, and enrollment processes may also depend on the university, but because it’s for credit, the program is financial aid eligible, Blue says.</p>



<p>Some of the other partner universities include the University of Michigan, New York University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-blew-away-our-expectations">‘Blew away our expectations’</h2>



<p>This summer, Podium piloted the program for over a thousand students. At <a href="https://www.globaltech.vcu.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virginia Commonwealth University</a>, the school planned to include a dozen students. But, according to Garret Westlake, associate vice provost for innovation at VCU, over 400 students expressed interest.</p>



<p>“It totally blew away our expectations on what the pilot was going to look like,” Westlake says. “And students had a great experience; students really enjoyed the intercultural piece.”</p>



<p>So far, students from over 50 different majors have participated in the GTX at VCU. Westlake says the program is a great way for students across disciplines to gain experience—especially since it can be difficult for those outside of tech, say an English major, to gain access to learn data or coding skills.</p>



<p>“We’re seeing this show up for students in their own career aspirations—where the ability to talk about what you’ve done in the context of the real world like that makes a big difference,” Westlake says.</p>



<p>And since the program is online, students are mixed from across university partners across the world. Parrish says he hopes the program continues to grow over the coming semesters.</p>



<p>“The reality is those students, the context that they come into the class with their backgrounds, are extraordinarily different. So the type of intercultural skills, things like social capital, that you can build, when you’re mixing students from those very different backgrounds is noteworthy and I think, a particularly unique part of the platform,” Parrish says.</p>
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