Announcing Azure Machine Learning scholarships and courses with Udacity

The demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and data science roles continues to rise. According to LinkedIn's Emerging Jobs Report for 2020, AI specialist roles are most sought after with a 74 percent annual growth rate in hiring over the last four years. Additionally, the current global health pandemic has powered a shift towards remote working as well as an increased interest in professional training resources. To address this demand, we're announcing our collaboration with Udacity to launch new machine learning courses for both beginners and advanced users, as well as a scholarship program. Through these new offerings, Microsoft aims to help expand the talent pool of data scientists and improve access to education and resources to anyone interested.