With the rapid development of technologies to capture and transmit human, sensor and machine-generated data, the opportunities for data scientists are rapidly growing. This course is for beginners in data science interested in understanding the main concepts, methods and tools behind big data analytics and its applications. The aim is to cover the entire data science pipeline and to provide an integrated view on databases, data mining, machine learning and data visualization. The program includes lectures and practice problems using real-world data and case studies.

Despite all the irresistible academic activities we have planned, you will also have the opportunity to visit the beautiful city of Aveiro and the surrounding areas, such as Praia da Barra and its charming beachside. You can also enjoy great parties, get to know amazing people from every corner of Europe and have lots of fun. Combine all this, and you have the recipe for the best eight days of your summer! Are you ready to accept this challenge?

Survival Guide

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Schedule

The Schedule may help you reach all that we have to offer you on time, making sure everyone gets where they need to go without being late.

Syllabus

In this document you can find everything you need to know about the academic activities you will be experiencing.

BEST Aveiro

BEST Aveiro is one of the 85 local groups of the Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) and one of the most active organisations in the University of Aveiro.

The main goal of BEST is to develop students of technology, bringing closer our three stakeholders: students, universities and partners, therefore providing three main services: complementary education, educational involvement and career support.

The organisation aims to develop students and their working capacities on an international level, creating opportunities and empowering diversity.

To fulfill this purpose, the 20 members of BEST Aveiro strive to organise about 12 events per year, including an Engineering Competition, a Symposium on Technology, a Seasonal Course and much more, reaching more than 800 students.

Aveiro

Known as the Venice of Portugal, Aveiro is surrounded by salt-flats, beaches and lagoons and dominated by the Central Canal running through town, the Ria de Aveiro. Once a big sea port, Aveiro lies in a region of valleys cut by mountains and fertile lagoon plains.

The city of Aveiro is crossed by canals, which give it quite an individual character, and of all the boats seen in the area, the moliceiro is the most elegant, being perfectly lined, painted with bright colours and with often ingenious and humorous decorations.

For those who love sweets, Aveiro has a well known pastry called ovos moles, made from egg yolks and sugar.

Aveiro also has a rich culture and throughout the city, there are various museums, cathedrals and other monuments representing the beautiful history of the city and even Portugal.

Ronaldo

Known as the Venice of Portugal, Aveiro is surrounded by salt-flats, beaches and lagoons and dominated by the Central Canal running through town, the Ria de Aveiro. Once a big sea port, Aveiro lies in a region of valleys cut by mountains and fertile lagoon plains.

The city of Aveiro is crossed by canals, which give it quite an individual character, and of all the boats seen in the area, the moliceiro is the most elegant, being perfectly lined, painted with bright colours and with often ingenious and humorous decorations.

For those who love sweets, Aveiro has a well known pastry called ovos moles, made from egg yolks and sugar.

Aveiro also has a rich culture and throughout the city, there are various museums, cathedrals and other monuments representing the beautiful history of the city and even Portugal.

inova-ria

With the BEST Course "Data Science: How to become a Data Wizard" right around the corner, it's time to meet our partners. Our main sponsor is Inova-Ria.

With 10 years of existence, it has been having an active role in the creation of technological companies, promoting and developing knowledge and qualifications.

Moreover, it’s once again organising the Genius Camp project, from 3rd - 7th September, regulated by young university students, for a “hands-on” learning of science and technology, in an effort to stimulate the interest and develop skills in areas such as programming, electronics, robotics and gamification, while also learning concepts of physical computation, sensors, actuators and how “something” connected to the internet can be used in an infinite number of ways. On one of those days, there will also be a visit to Golabs.IoT, a lab dedicated to the Internet of Things.

Connected to Inova-Ria we have Altice Labs, an ally to technological advances since 1950, offering advanced services of quality and innovation to their customers and users, supported by an ecosystem of strong and dynamic innovation.

All in all, it’s a fundamental piece of our BEST Course.

nokia

With its current slogan “We create the technology to connect the world” we unveil another one of our partners… Nokia!

Nokia provides equipments, technological and communicative services of the highest quality, with the goal of a union on a social level, allowing people communications from anywhere. We can say that Nokia, indeed, changes the human experience.

We hope this partnership will be successful, in every way.

fraunhofer

Fraunhofer is the largest organisation of investigation oriented research in Europe.

Recognised for their creativity, technology and vision, their studies are generated taking into account people’s needs, such as health, safety, communication, amongst others, making a significant impact on people’s lives.

Therefore there’s no doubt it makes a great asset for our Course!

dellent

Within our networking partnerships, we present to you Dellent!

Acknowledged for connecting the best talents to the best projects, this company bases its work on four core pillars: technical proficiency, assessing the knowledge level of a candidate; training, in a real context; guarantee, for a mutual satisfaction of both parties; and finally, networking.

The company works with specialised consultants in the areas of Information and Telecommunications Systems, allowing several kinds of services, undertaking the development, maintenance and support of IT needs for its partners while also supervising its installations, guaranteeing the success of the same projects.

olisipo

Olisipo’s world is like the ocean, with unpredictable waves, and innovative challenges.

Hence being one of our choices as a partners for our BEST Course. With 24 years of experience in the portuguese IT sector, it is the main national reference with specialization in the recruitment of professionals in IT and exclusive technical training, hiring on average 200 IT consultants every year.

Olisipo’s courses and academies are in line with superior quality, wide offer, competitive prices and excellent formative experiences that increase the professional success.

One can indeed say that working at Olisipo is the same as embracing a new world.

outsystem

Recognised for being the no. 1 platform in digital transformation and low-programming app development, we present to you one of our partners, Outsystems.

With a community of over 167k members spreading across 52 countries, it allows their customers to visually develop their entire app. It easily integrates into pre existing systems, and when necessary, allows the addition of custom built codes.