Open IT — a series of free educational workshops on careers in IT

Open IT is a series of free educational workshops on IT careers led by instructors with hands-on experience in various IT fields.

We’ve created a space where experienced professionals from IT companies openly share their expertise, and where students, high schoolers, and beginners can learn about different careers, understand the demands of today’s job market, and find their own path forward.

Who is Open IT for?

This project is designed for those who:

• are in high school or college;
• are just discovering the IT field;
• want to figure out which path to choose;
• aspire to grow and build a career in the tech industry.

Whether you already have technical experience or are just getting started in IT? Open IT will help you better understand the professions, market demands, and your own potential.

What do participants get out of it?

During Open IT, participants:

learn about the most popular technical professions in IT;

• discover modern tools, technologies, and approaches to work;
• receive practical career advice from experienced professionals;
• have the opportunity to ask experts questions and talk with representatives of IT companies;
• become part of an active educational community that brings together future IT professionals.

Open IT by the Numbers

Since the project’s inception, we have:

• held over 50 free workshops;
• brought together over 4,000 participants from across Ukraine;
• invited experts from leading Ukrainian and international IT companies;
• organized presentations by international speakers from the U.S. and the U.K.

Exclusive benefits for participants:

• a certificate of participation (provided you attend 80% of the semester’s events);
• the opportunity to join the community;
• access to workshop recordings;
• new connections, professional contacts, and inspiration for growth.

Open IT is more than just an educational project. It’s a space where an introduction to IT turns into a deliberate start to a career.

Join the new season and discover the opportunities of the tech industry together with Kharkiv IT Cluster.

Project Results

• Open IT Certificates, First Semester of the 2023–2024 Academic Year
• Open IT Certificates, Second Semester of the 2023–2024 Academic Year
• Open IT Certificates, First Semester of the 2024–2025 Academic Year
• Open IT Certificates, Second semester of the 2024–2025 academic year
• Open IT Certificates, First semester of the 2025–2026 academic year
• Open IT Certificates, Second semester of the 2025–2026 academic year

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Do you have an interesting topic for a workshop or want to join the project as a speaker? Email us at edu.team9@it-kharkiv.com—together, we’ll create a lecture that will inspire a new generation of IT professionals.

Together, we’re building a strong IT community where the experience of practitioners serves as a starting point for future professionals.

Communication, workshops, experience—it’s all you need!