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42 Wolfsburg
42 Wolfsburg is a private, non-profit and tuition-free school based in Wolfsburg (Germany), where software engineers are taught. The school is run by the association 42 Wolfsburg e.V.

The training is based on the model of 42 (School) Paris, which was founded in 2013. Schools based on this model have been opened in over 20 locations worldwide.

The 42 Wolfsburg school is located in the Wolfsburg market hall. It will start welcoming students early 2021. Presidents of the association are Ralph Linde and Ralf Brunken. CEO and principal of the school is Max Senges.

Application process
The application procedure of 42 Wolfsburg is divided into 4 steps:


 * Any person over the age of 18 can register as an applicant* on the 42 Wolfsburg website, regardless of educational and professional background. No previously acquired degrees or previous programming experience are required for admission to the school.
 * After registration on the website, the selection process begins with a two-hour online memory and logic test. In this test, basic skills such as algorithmic thinking and problem-solving are assessed.
 * People who have successfully completed the online test register for an introduction. During the introduction, applicants get to know the team of the 42 Wolfsburg school and get to know the training model.
 * In the last step of the admission procedure, the applicants take part in the so-called Piscines (French for "swimming pools"). The 4-week boot camp is designed to give applicants an insight into the teaching program and programming. Applicants who pass the piscine will receive a letter of acceptance or rejection for admission to 42 Wolfsburg.

Lesson design & course of training
The training model consists of peer-to-peer pedagogy, level- and project-based learning and help for self-help. There is no uniform curriculum for all students; instead learning occurs by completing projects.

The IT training at 42 Wolfsburg lasts between one and five years. The completion of the first year of training and an internship enables students* to be hired as junior developers. With continuation of the studies, the selection of specializations and a second internship, there is the possibility to work as a software engineer within the selected specialization.

At the beginning of the training, the focus is on careful command line interaction, elementary C programming and elementary algorithms. Students begin with the C language. As the curriculum progresses, other programming languages are added. After completing first projects, further projects follow, e.g. in the fields of programming algorithms, C-Unix programming and web programming.

After the first year of training, students can choose between different focus areas, e.g. AI, functional programming, data security, graphics programming or network and system administration. 42 Wolfsburg also offers a specialization in automotive IT.