Education and research with SAP Next-Gen
What is SAP Next-Gen?
Learn. Research. Innovate.
SAP Next-Gen is a global community for students, universities, schools and educational partners, who are passionate about innovation and technology. Our community leverages more than 2,800 educational institutions in over 100 countries. Our goals are to:
Stimulate learning around digital technologies, twenty-first century skills and business applications
Enable research together with universities and organizations in the SAP ecosystem tackling industry use cases
Inspire to innovate with SAP to create a meaningful impact on the world
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Explore our programs and initiatives
Students and recent graduates
Learn about technology and innovation that can help you shape the future and use your skills and certifications by joining SAP or our ecosystem of partners and customers.
Universities and academia
Get access to SAP software, teaching materials and related support as member of SAP University Alliances.
Teachers and schools
Get access to learning content about twenty-first century skills and first insights into IT and SAP solutions as a member of SAP Young Thinkers.
Education and industry partners
Join forces with us to educate and innovate with the next generation. We work on projects with industry partners, start-ups, NGOs and NFOs.
Business Builders: Empowering students with gamified learning
Business Builders is a new gaming platform that gives business students a competitive edge in the job market by providing practical experience in SAP Analytics Cloud. This innovative platform helps students enhance their analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making skills with interactive learning scenarios on topics such as sustainable business practices, supply chain resilience, and international business expansion.
Students compete with their peers to become the top business builders in their group while learning how to work with large business datasets, employ appropriate data visualization techniques, and extract valuable insights. Their rankings appear on the platform’s leaderboard. Developed in collaboration with HEC Montréal, Business Builders was created by faculty for faculty and is available at no cost for educators.
Connect with us
Follow us on social media under #SAPNextGen #UniversityAlliances and #YoungThinkers
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