What is the Citrix Academic Network?
The Citrix Academic Network offers global programs that provide students and educators with access to virtual computing training and resources based on Citrix technologies. Through partnerships with learning institutions, students can learn and prepare for Citrix certification through their official IT curriculum.
In addition, an open online community providing free tools and resources for anyone interested in virtual and cloud computing and interacting with other learners and educators is coming soon!
Who can join?
Whether you are a college student, a potential career changer, an educator or simply an IT enthusiast, the Citrix Academic Network can help you learn more about virtualization, access free resources, and connect with others with your same interests.
Why learn about Citrix?
As you plan for your career, Citrix training and certification is a market differentiator that opens the door to opportunity. With a focus on building the hands-on skills most relevant in the workplace, training and certification can provide real value to organizations and individuals in the job market. In fact, Citrix certifications are ranked among the highest paid IT certifications according to the Foote Partners IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index.
Start learning now!
- Free training courses
- In less than hour, get an overview of how Citrix products work and the benefits they provide. Technical overviews are available for most Citrix products.
- Learning Bytes
- Citrix TV contains numerous videos on virtualization, and cloud computing technology plus and specific Citrix products. Use the search function or click on "Browse by Tags" and look for videos related to a specific subject category. Top picks include:
Why teach Citrix?
Incorporating Citrix virtualization technologies in your existing IT curriculum, research or projects will help you better prepare your students for the opportunities in the field and distinguish yourself in a fast-growing area of IT.
Instructors who teach at a Citrix IT Academy can become certified as a Citrix Academic Instructor (CAI) and gain the following benefits:
- Opportunity to learn and teach the latest and hottest technology
- Access to self-paced online courses with remote labs
- Instructor training and certification program
- Teaching resources
Start learning now!
- Free training courses
- In less than hour, get an overview of how Citrix products work and the benefits they provide. Technical overviews are available for most Citrix products.
- Learning Bytes
- Citrix TV contains numerous videos on virtualization, and cloud computing technology plus and specific Citrix products. Use the search function or click on "Browse by Tags" and look for videos related to a specific subject category. Top picks include:
What is a Citrix IT Academy?
A Citrix IT Academy is an accredited, degree granting, higher education institution that has applied and been accepted to become a Citrix IT Academy. Citrix IT Academies can offer Citrix training that prepares students for certification as part of their official IT curriculum. Program benefits include:
- Curriculum for Citrix server, desktop and application virtualization technologies, designed to prepare students for certification
- Certification exam vouchers for students who successful complete each Citrix course
- Citrix product software and licenses for teaching Citrix courses
- Access to self-paced online courses for teaching faculty at the college or university
- Program news, updates and event invitations
- Job opportunity program to connect students with Citrix partners and customers
How can you benefit from the Citrix Academic Network?
A key objective of the the Citrix Academic Network is to prepare IT learners to power the world's transformation to virtual computing. As a Citrix partner or customer, this means a growing pool of talented IT professionals with the skills that can help your organization meet its goals.
Through the Citrix IT Academy program, students gain access to hands-on training designed to prepare them for Citrix certification and develop the know-how for success on the job.
Organizations can tap into the talent from the Citrix Academic Network by creating an apprenticeship program, employing Citrix graduates and partnering with local learning institutions.
Free Resources
- Setup a Virtual Computing Demo
- Free Software
- Download free trial versions of XenDesktop, XenApp and XenServer by selecting the product from the list of Citrix products and clicking the "try it" button.
- Cloud Computing Resources for Research and Projects
- Cloudstack is an open source cloud computing platform sponsored by cloud.com that is now part of Citrix. It contains developer information for Citrix virtualization and cloud products.
- SDK Central contains Java, C, Python, C#, Powershell SDKs plus a Linux-based development environment Virtual Machine and a XenServer simulator.
- Access Xen.org for the open source Xen Hypervisor, Xen Cloud Platform and XenServer plus information on projects such as the Xen ARM project.
- Case Study Library
- Find out how 230,000 customers are transforming their business. Case studies are searchable by industry, solution or product.
- Citrix Product Resources
- Select Products & Solutions, choose a product, then select Resources and Support tab to: download software, read blogs, attend webinars, access white papers and more.