# Supabase Partners With Strive School To Help Teach Open Source

[Supabase](https://yomu.fyi/company/supabase) · Rory Wilding · Dec 2, 2020

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Supabase has partnered with fellow Y Combinator Summer 20 alumni Strive School to teach upcoming software engineers open-source development practices. Strive School operates an eight-month training program in Europe covering full-stack web and artificial intelligence engineering, with students paying tuition only after securing employment. Through this collaboration, Supabase aims to improve relational database instruction using Postgres while producing exclusive educational content for the program. In addition to creating learning materials, Supabase is hiring a Strive School graduate as an intern to integrate new engineering talent into its team. Supabase is also introducing a Student Developer Pack offering two years of free platform credits, Slack community access, founder office hours, and merchandise.

## Context

Early-career developers often lack practical experience with open-source software development and relational database management, as these skills are rarely taught in traditional computer science degree programs.

## Approach / What changed

Supabase teamed up with Strive School to produce exclusive curriculum content, hire a program graduate as an intern, and launch a Student Developer Pack providing platform credits, founder office hours, and community access.

## Takeaways

- Strive School trains engineers in Europe over eight months in full-stack web and AI engineering, requiring payment only after students secure employment.
- Supabase is collaborating with Strive School to teach students relational database implementation and open-source development practices.
- The Supabase Student Developer Pack provides students with two years of free credits, Slack community access, founder office hours, and merchandise.

**Tags:** [Hiring](https://yomu.fyi/topic/hiring), [Open Source](https://yomu.fyi/topic/open-source), [Postgres](https://yomu.fyi/topic/postgres)

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