{"id":11733,"date":"2022-09-28T11:04:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T11:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kood.tech\/uncategorized\/meet-the-sprinters-v3\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T09:58:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T09:58:44","slug":"meet-the-sprinters-v3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kood.tech\/en\/selection-sprint-en\/meet-the-sprinters-v3\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Sprinters! v3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019ve made our way to the last Selection Sprint of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does this mean? After this 3-week Sprint, we will have chosen the best applicants who have the opportunity to start their 2-year coding journey in kood\/J\u00f5hvi! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a long application period with about 700 people trying their hand in coding and therefore taking part in the Selection Sprint process to see if kood\/J\u00f5hvi is for them and if they make the cut. This year we also have a lot more international students. During the first step of application, the Online Test<\/strong><\/a>, people from 77 different nationalities<\/strong><\/a> took part! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new application period starts from 2023, so keep an eye on our social media channels<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>and newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to be up-to-date with everything happening! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But now, let\u2019s get an understanding of who exactly took the 3-week long leap to the world of kood\/J\u00f5hvi\u2019s Selection Sprint: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jelisaveta<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I am Jelisaveta from Serbia, currently obtaining my Master’s degree in Bioengineering at the University of Tartu. Since my thesis is more close to bioinformatics and genomics, I know the basics of Unix, R and Perl. I enjoyed my programming tasks so much that now I want to explore more and maybe do a career change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a full-time nerd that is always studying something. I speak Serbian and French and am currently learning Estonian and Turkish. I love traditional Turkish archery and playing airsoft and video games.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jelisaveta is a fan of precision shooting! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I am happy to be part of the Selection Sprint and I hope I get through to the school\u2019s full program!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anton<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I am actually a lawyer by training and most recently worked as a legal counselor for applicants of international protection and asylum with the Estonian Police and Border Guard department. Outside of that, I am an event and press photographer at Ekspress Meedia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve also started a few websites (I am a complete amateur webmaster though, knowing only the absolute basics of HTML, CSS, MySQL, Perl, Unix\/Linux etc), written a book, been a teacher, done public speaking, been in a Hollywood movie, acted onstage at the Estonian National Opera, travelled to a few dozen countries (mostly couchsurfing), done travel vlogging on Youtube. And a lot more! I\u2019m also a fan of board games and movies but also creating different content myself.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anton and his camera!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I have worked as a voluteer for Syrian and Ukranian refugees at refugee centres, currently working as a volunteer for a startup called Fudloop<\/strong><\/a> fighting food wastage (we collect expiring food from shops, saving it from being sent to the garbage dump and redistributing it via a smartphone accessible high-tech fridge in the city center). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now I\u2019m here at the Selection Sprint. Let\u2019s try this out and see where everything goes on from there!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agnes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I’m from L\u00e4\u00e4nemaa, Estonia. (Interesting that we seem to be a minority in this course.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to learn programming this year, and after I had selected my university and course, I heard about kood\/J\u00f5hvi. And because I couldn’t choose which road to take, I took both. So now I’m also a student at Tallinn University – Haapsalu College. Hoping that the two courses complement each other.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Agnes hiking in L\u00e4\u00e4nemaa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018About me – I’m a bit into everything, from politics to art. That’s also part of why I’m here. I’d like to learn practical skills so I can contribute to my favourite projects. I’m rather outgoing, crazy about my cats (like all people who have cats).\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I’m very open to new challenges and opportunities. To confirm that I have been studying in Estonian Military Academy, I took a leap into unknown waters, and went to study in Wales to get my BSc and now I am here with you guys to take on another challenge! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, everything related to rap music and dad jokes, I’m excited to listen to.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Martin at Mount Vitosha in Sofia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018More about my educational and work background – I have been to European Championships with the Estonian youth basketball team and I am currently coaching athletes from various other sports such as Golf and Handball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In relation to coding, I don’t have any previous experience but I see it as an upside as I’m a completely clean sheet.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So many interesting people and stories! We\u2019ve gathered some of them in our blog – check it out in the \u2018Meet the Students<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 section.<\/p>\n

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