SAP Young Thinkers

Enabling youth to shape the world

SAP Young Thinkers provides students knowledge, skills, methodology and technology to inspire a lifetime love of learning and the ability to impact the world.

SAP Young Thinkers community

Started in 2015 as a grassroots movement, the SAP Young Thinkers community is more of a mindset than a program – made to inspire young people at secondary and vocational schools and curious IT beginners to learn about computer and data science, as well as economy. The Young Thinkers mindset embraces empathy, exchange, experimental learning, and experience.

Teamwork is the foundation of this community – it's why we work with SAP colleagues, ambassadors, and a global network of diverse institutions including schools, universities, not-for-profits, start-ups, ministries and corporate organizations to provide students the opportunity to learn and practice 21st-century skills.

Our mission is to:

Create: We share knowledge, skills, methodology, and technology to excite and motivate youth to explore, experiment, and become experts who create and invent the world.
Collaborate: Join our community as a member institution or ambassador to collaborate, exchange best practices, and increase the impact. Learn more about our member community.
Celebrate: We like to share our spirit and encourage Young Thinkers to celebrate learning together. Browse virtual and physical events.

Check back often for new information on online courses, event opportunities, learning activities, and inspiration for your young thinkers on our community page.

Visit the SAP Young Thinkers community

We encourage students to create and invent

We run a wide range of events, programs, and opportunities designed to help students explore the possibilities of the digital world.

Our approach to learning

The challenges of today‘s world require new ways of learning to achieve digital skills and foster holistic, critical and solution-oriented thinking. Freedom and fun is the philosophy behind our learning opportunities.

Step 1 - Get Excited: Experience how exciting it is to discover something new. Participate in one of our learning parties #Learning Festivals. Explore our online tutorials and courses or try Snapcloud at your own pace.

Step 2 - Explore: Find your topic of interest, start to experiment your own way, and practice as much as you can – just like in sports – the more you try, the more fun it will be. Uncover your own talent in creative spaces real or virtual and give room to your creative ideas.

Step 3 - Experiment and build expertise: Expand your knowledge and skills, become an expert, and create or invent something completely new.

Beginners: Get excited

Experience how exciting it is to discover something new. Participate in one of our learning parties #Learning Festivals, explore our online tutorials and courses, or try the Snapcloud at your own pace.

Computer and Data Science with Snap! Programming

Snap!, a cloud-native graphical programming environment and online community, has been translated into more than 40 languages and is used around the world – from Auckland to Walldorf – for teaching and research. Snap! has been designed for inclusion. Its low floor welcomes beginners and its multi-media capabilities invite creative thinkers of all ages. At the same time, Snap! offers sophisticated abstractions that are otherwise only found in the most advanced programming languages for artificial intelligence.