The Raccoons is an online community that empowers students who are eager to learn by providing an environment for them to explore, learn, build, and create. With the sudden changes our world is facing, now it is more important than ever to facilitate a general knowledge of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills, as those are increasingly important to almost all fields.
The Raccoons team has decided to bring an online experience aimed at youngsters with any level of experience and tries to foster an environment for curiosity towards tech and exploration by organizing workshops around STEM and technology sector, hosting hackathons, and providing online content to learn more about the variety of tech fields.
With the initiative of The Raccoons, the company Helve in collaboration with RTU and with the support of Tet are running a STEM lecture series with the aim to showcase the variety of exciting and interesting professions in tech and engineering.
The lecture series will run from the 15th of April till the end of May and will cover a variety of interesting fields and topics. Tune in for the lectures below.
Until the end of July everyone is invited to test their knowledge here by answering a multiple-choice test. Go to the tests section below to find out how you can fill in the test and compete for the prize.
WEB DEVELOPMENT
DATA
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
PHYSICS AND PHOTONICS
CREATIVE COMPUTING
CYBERCECURITY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AUTOMATION AND PRODUCTION
MEDICINE AND CHEMISTRY
SUSTAINABILITY
In order to see our latest lectures please follow our YouTube channel:
Challenge yourself and test your knowledge!
Listen to the lectures and afterwards fill out the multiple-choice tests. If you will listen carefully the test will be a piece of pie for you.
A good job always pays off and this time is not an exception, so fulfil the test and get your prize!
How It Works?
- Watch the lecture
- Below each lecture, look for a link to the test
- Before taking the tests, enter information about yourself so that we know who to send prizes to and how to contact you. *
- When you're done, wait for the results.
All those who will finish correctly the tests will receive prizes from The Raccoons!
Stories on Web development
Stories on Data
Stories on Product Design
Stories on Creative Programming
Stories on Machine Learning
and Quantum Computers
Stories on Physics and Photonics
Stories on Product Development
Stories on Product Development
Stories on Product Development
Stories on Product Development
Stories on Product Development
Stories on Product Development
* The data provided by you will be used only for the ERDF co-financed project no. 1.1.1.3/18/A/001 "RTU Innovation Grants for Students" and we will always protect your information and take appropriate measures to ensure that the processing of personal data takes place in accordance with the applicable legislation on the processing and protection of personal data.
We are a student organization with a keen interest in the latest technology and science. We believe that technology should be known to everyone, regardless of industry, so we have created different types of activities that allow you to get to know technology and science better, try your hand at programming.
HACKATHONS
A 48-hour event during which a student splits into teams and works on creating a new website, application or game. Workshops also take place during the hackathon, where you can learn programming and apply the newly acquired knowledge during the event.
WORKSHOPS
Workshops on the basics of programming, various computer principles, such as computer vision and machine learning.
STORIES
Inspiring stories from developers, scientists and technology executives about how their daily lives in this environment are and how they got there.
Site to our previous event
