Qlik Academic Program

Creating a data-literate world, one student at a time

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Qlik gives qualified university students, educators and researchers free Qlik software and resources to prepare students for the data-driven workplace.

  • Students

    Be ready for the digital workplace with free software, training and qualifications from Qlik.
    • Go beyond theory. Analyze real-world information.
    • Gain the skills, training and tools you need.
    • Increase your marketability to employers.

  • Educators

    Enhance your classroom and virtual teaching. Give your students hands-on experience with industry-leading analytics software.
    • Enrich your courses and teaching with powerful tools and resources.
    • Encourage creative thinking with innovative, visual analytics.
    • Jump-start your curriculum development.

What’s included for free?


Students Educators
Analytics Software X X
Product Training X X
Product Qualifications X X
Theoretical Data Analytics Curriculum X X
Data Literacy Self-Paced Learning X X
Certifications in Data Literacy and Analytics X X
Educator Toolkit (Guidance for incorporating Qlik into classes) X

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Student Program

Whatever you’re studying—from business to biology, or data science to digital marketing—upskill in analytics and data literacy to make yourself more employable. Our flexible online training means you can learn wherever and whenever suits you best.

  • Analytics and data literacy skills help you stand out

    Employers are looking to recruit people that can ask the right questions of data, make decisions and communicate meaning to others. New graduates must have these skills to compete in the job market.

  • All the software and training you need

    You get free access to Qlik software and resources including our extensive library of training materials. Let our data literacy and data analytics content help you learn in your own time, at your own pace.

  • Qualifications to showcase your skills to employers

    Show off your newly acquired Qlik and analytics skills with our free qualifications and certifications. Boost your job and internship prospects and outshine your competition at interviews.

Educator Program

Better prepare your students for the modern workplace with our industry-leading technology. We provide all of the resources you need to easily integrate Qlik into your curriculum.

  • Why Qlik?

    We serve over 50,000 clients globally and have been continuously recognized as a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Analytics and BI. Knowledge in Qlik will help your students secure jobs and enable them to thrive.

  • Free industry-leading analytics software

    Access easy-to-learn, industry-leading data analytics products to help your students rapidly create visualizations, explore data and instantly reveal connections.

  • All of the teaching resources you need

    Discover all of our training and teaching materials to quickly and easily integrate Qlik into your course work. We offer both Qlik specific and theoretical training resources in analytics. Take advantage of our Educator Toolkit materials, including example syllabuses.
“Easy to understand, very comprehensive, a useful tool for professional, educational and personal use.”
Pauline Guillet, Student, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France
“Embedding Qlik into courses like this is a great way to improve students’ confidence of working with data, while also getting them hands on with an industry leading solution. We are all making increasingly more data-driven decisions, so university experiences like this help to prepare students for the digital workplace and enable them to thrive.”
Richard Wilkinson, Senior Lecturer in Computing, University of Worcester, UK
“The Qlik Academic Program, with its online coursework, is ideal... Qlik enables students to learn at their own pace and discuss ideas with experts.”
Dr. Vinay Kumar Pathak, Vice Chancellor, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, India
“The Qlik Academic Program gave me the foundation required to establish myself as a Business Analyst professional.”
Shinjini Datta, Student, St, Joseph’s University, USA

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