Kood/Jõhvi is a coding school in northeast Estonia which was established by several Estonian startup founders, including Martin Villig and Taavet Hinrikus. Today we are joined by it’s Co-director Karin Künnapas as well as two students - Gunta Klava and Georgi Suikanen.In this episode we talk about the history and reasons behind the establishment of the school, the practicalities of getting admitted, student life, professional growth as well as the future of the school and its funding model. We also talk a lot about making the leap into coding at different points in our careers.The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps[03:20] - THE ORIGINS OF KOOD/JOHVI SCHOOL8 Estonian founders set out to solve lack of tech talentSchool with no teachers and no classesThe learning methodologyRemote vs. on-site studyingChoice of school locationHow the school is defined[09:45] - STUDENTS SHARE WHY THEY DECIDED TO JOINCoding school vs. university for high school graduatesJumping into coding from a different careerCombining Kood with full-time job[15:40] - LEARNING TO CODE CAN BE A CAREER CHANGEVarious backgrounds and previous experiencesAll ages welcome above 18Multiple coding languages and platformsSpeed of studies[19:05] - LIFE OF A STUDENT AT KOODTeacherless studiesReal-life like study processMatching of flexible schedules between studentsCampus atmosphere[23:45] - HOW TO GET INTO KOODFirst step - game/testSecond step - 3 weeks selection springPersonality fitDemand for women and international students[28:45] - WHY THE SCHOOL IS FREESchool is free for studentsStudents pay for food and accommodation40+partners pay the school to hire students at graduationPossible to work also not for the partnersExpected salary for graduates[32:50] - HOW SOON CAN YOU CODE SOMETHINGGetting to practical tasks from day 1Main mission and side questsEncouragement for other studentsReinventing yourself during increasing length of careers[39:00] - FUTURE OF KOOD AND ROLE OF ITS FOUNDERSExpanding in size and geographyContinuous support for regional developmentHow Karin got to become Co-Head of KoodFounder engagement - heart project[44:15] - PRACTICAL DETAILS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO APPLYWebsite: https://kood.techTo reach out to Karin use: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunnapas/Find out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Support for this episode comes from Nexpay > https://paynexpay.com/Support for this episode comes from Venetor > https://www.venetor.co/ ===See the video content exclusively on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show

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