Microsoft Challenge | Academic Partners Foudnation

What is the Microsoft AI Upskilling program?

This is a joint initiative by Microsoft and the Academic Partners Foundation, aimed at rapidly developing your technological skills in the field of AI.

You choose how you want to learn - we've prepared two simple development paths that can be pursued simultaneously:

Path #1

Challenges (Online Tutorials)

Complete the selected practical online tutorial (depending on the course, from 30 minutes) within the specified deadline.
Gain practical technical knowledge.
Receive a personalized certificate endorsed by Microsoft and Academic Partners.
Additionally, get a chance to win tickets to top IT and Data Science conferences.

Take the challenge

Path #2

Inspiration (VoD Presentations)

Watch recordings of presentations from leading technology conferences (about 35 minutes each).
Complete a short quiz.
Receive a personalized certificate endorsed by Microsoft and Academic Partners.

Watch VoD

Why join?

Completely free

Access knowledge and certifications at no cost, with the highest level of expertise guaranteed directly by Microsoft experts.

Content for everyone

With a wide range of materials, regardless of your interests or level, you will find tutorials and presentations tailored to your needs.

Valuable knowledge without marketing

We focus on substantive content and practical tool application, without promotional material.

Latest technologies

Learn about the latest technologies and approaches currently shaping the IT market.

Maximum knowledge in minimal time

Learning takes 30 minutes to a few hours, depending on your chosen path and how deeply you want to explore the topic.

Full flexibility

Learn when and how you want, choosing between an interactive challenge (online tutorial) or a video resource.

Valuable certificates

For each completed online tutorial and VoD course, you receive an official document signed by Microsoft and Academic Partners, enhancing your professional profile and validating your acquired skills.

Take the challenge

Path #1
Take the challenge

Step 1

Select a course (challenge) from the list below and complete the online tutorial within the given timeframe.

Step 2

Gain practical skills through professionally and accessibly prepared content.

Step 3

Complete a short survey after finishing the course.

Step 4

Receive a personalized certificate confirming your skills, signed by Microsoft and Academic Partners (survey completion is required to receive the certificate).

Step 5

Win tickets - each month we select winners who will receive tickets to a conference of their choice from the Academic Partners portfolio:

Step 6

Increase your chances - for each course completed from the list below, we select 1 winner. The more courses you complete, the higher your chances!

Current challenges run until 31.03.2026

Each month we publish new courses and new pools of tickets to win.
Time remaining for the current challenge pool:

DAYS

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

The contest has ended.

Check back soon for new challenges

Collect the certificate of course completion

Is your username on the list of winners? Contact us to claim your prize! Send an email to hello@fundacjaap.org.pl

Meet the Academic Partners Foundation

Since 2005, we have been supporting the Polish IT / Data Science community in their development. We are not only organizers but also initiators of many significant events for professionals and students in the field, such as: Warsaw IT Days, Data Science Summit, The Hack Summit, Ya!vaConf, MS Tech Summit, IT Job Fairs, and numerous meetups. We also assist companies and organizations in organizing IT and Data Science conferences.

Discover the events
we initiate

19.03.2026
Online

20.03.2026
PGE Narodowy, Warsaw

JUNIOR MID SENIOR MANAGER

New Technologies Cybersecurity / Hack / Defend / AppSec GenAI / LLMs / AI Agents / AI-Assisted Dev. Data Science / ML / Data Analytics Business Analysis Programming, DevOps & Architecture (Python, Java, .NET) Frontend Dev. Testing / QA Tech Project / Product Management IT Career Women in IT

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15.06.2026
Online

16.06.2026
Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw

MID SENIOR MANAGER

Trends & New Technologies .NET Azure AI Low Code Team Leadership Cybersecurity Intelligent Data Platform Architecture Application Tunning & Performance DevOps

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16.06.2026
Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw + Online

MID SENIOR MANAGER

Governance Risk Compliance National & EU laws Guidelines Data protection Technical cybersecurity Supply chain risks and challenges Attack Defense AI cybersecurity Secure software development Best practices

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18.06.2026
Online

19.06.2026
Palace of Culture and Science, Kinoteka, Warsaw

MID SENIOR MANAGER

Artificial Intelligence Trends in ML / AI LLMs GPT Claude Gemini RAG MCP A2A AI Agents NLP Computer Vision Reinforcement Learning Deployment / MLOps Predictive Analytics AI Use Cases AI Business Transformation

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05.11.2026
Online

06.11.2026
PGE Narodowy, Warsaw

MID SENIOR MANAGER

AI & Trends in Cybersec Hacking Defending Deep dive SoftwareDevSec SecOps CloudSec ProductSec Forensics OSINT Strategy Governance Audit Risk Legal & Compliance Data Protection

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26.11.2026
Online

27.11.2026
PGE Narodowy, Warsaw

MID SENIOR MANAGER

AI Machine Learning LLMs & Gen AI AI Agents GPT NLP CV Deep Learning Predictive Modelling AI in Healthcare Earth Observation AI Business Transformation Data Strategy Data Management AI Regulations Data Analytics Business Intelligence Big Data Data Platforms Deployment & MLOps

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19.10.2026
Online

20.10.2026
Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw

MID SENIOR MANAGER

GenAI LLMs RAG MCP AI Agents GitHub Copilot Claude Code Cursor Tabnine Amazon Q Developer

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19.10.2026
Online

20.10.2026
Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw

MID SENIOR MANAGER

Tools & Best Practices Deep Dive / Scaling / Performance Web Testing Embedded DevOps & Cloud Architecture Optimization IoT Low Power Data Science AI Data Engineering Cybersecurity Applied Python (Industrial / Business Use Cases) Agents LLMs Computer Vision Research

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19.10.2026
Online

20.10.2026
Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw

MID SENIOR MANAGER

Java Architecture Performance Tuning Deep Dive DevOps Cloud Cybersecurity AI Trends

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Expand your technical knowledge for free
by joining
the Microsoft AI Upskilling program

What is the Microsoft AI Upskilling program?

Challenges (Online Tutorials)

Inspiration (VoD Presentations)

Why join?

Completely free

Content for everyone

Valuable knowledge without marketing

Latest technologies

Maximum knowledge in minimal time

Full flexibility

Valuable certificates

Path #1
Take the challenge

Current challenges run until 31.03.2026

The contest has ended.

Path #2
Get inspired by watching VoD presentations

Meet the Academic Partners Foundation

Discover the events
we initiate

Want to gain even more
practical knowledge?

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Winners of previous challenges

Expand your technical knowledge for free by joining the Microsoft AI Upskilling program

What is the Microsoft AI Upskilling program?

Challenges (Online Tutorials)

Inspiration (VoD Presentations)

Why join?

Completely free

Content for everyone

Valuable knowledge without marketing

Latest technologies

Maximum knowledge in minimal time

Full flexibility

Valuable certificates

Path #1 Take the challenge

Current challenges run until 31.03.2026

The contest has ended.

Path #2 Get inspired by watching VoD presentations

Meet the Academic Partners Foundation

Discover the events we initiate

Want to gain even more practical knowledge?

Have questions?

Expand your technical knowledge for free
by joining
the Microsoft AI Upskilling program

Path #1
Take the challenge

Path #2
Get inspired by watching VoD presentations

Discover the events
we initiate

Want to gain even more
practical knowledge?