Analytical talent showcased at mass student contest
US-headquartered data analysis company SAS says it is committed to nurturing new analytical talent, after hosting its biggest-ever student competition event in China.
The firm has just wrapped up this year's "SAS China Data Analytics Championship", an annual nonprofit competition designed for Chinese college students majoring in analytics related specialties. The competition has been successfully held for six years since 2013, growing from less than 100 participating teams into an industry-education integration and exchange platform recognized by China's education industry and the data analytics sector.
This year's event attracted nearly 1,300 participating teams from famous universities throughout the country, such as Tsinghua University, Peking University and Fudan University, and featured a record turnout of more than 3,600 participating students.
