Using the Power of Open Data to Learn: Paving the Path to True Equality and Equal Access in Education

The outcomes of the National High School Big Data Challenge Program — a program that strengthens students’ problem-solving and computational thinking abilities in the real world.

2024 High School Big Data Challenge

HSBDC offers an extracurricular, interdisciplinary, experiential learning program that strengthens students’ problem-solving and computational thinking abilities and introduces them to open science.

HSBDC™

Program Statistics

First Time Project

IUBDC

4/5

participants completed a research project for the first time

98%

success rate in manuscript publication,

90%

increase in event participants

real-world Skills

IUBDC

9/10

participants gained ML/AI skills and applied them in real-world context

Culminating Events

Western Canada Finals

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Winners

Winners of Canada’s National Big Data and AI Challenge

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Special Guests

Provides expertise and fosters connections with government academia, and industry to guide initiatives.

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estern Canada Finals

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Winners

Winners of Canada’s National Big Data and AI Challenge

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Special Guests

Provides expertise and fosters connections with government academia, and industry to guide initiatives.

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CTVNews | Calgary high school students compete in finals of national AI challenge

Ten teams from across the country competed at the University of Calgary Friday for the 2025 National High School Big Data and AI Challenge Finals, with projects aimed at tackling serious problems including youth suicides, teen drug use, and school shootings.

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