Codam, located in the heart of Amsterdam, is a place to learn, socialize, and build life-long friendships. It is a melting pot of students from diverse backgrounds. The thread that brings all Codam students together is the goal of becoming a software engineer from scratch. Codam has an inclusive, engaged, and active student community that understands learning should not only be an everyday experience, but also an enjoyable one. Every month a series of events are organized by both staff and students. Codam’s expanding and multifaceted community offers everything students need to work and socialize.
High Quality
Codam’s curriculum consists of high quality peer-to-peer projects with a set of instructions that puts students at the center of the learning process. These projects offer an exciting challenge while remaining accessible.
Financial security
The tech industry continues to grow rapidly and, each year, more skilled programmers are needed. As a result, many students are attracted to Codam for the prospect of a successful and well paid job after graduation.
Flexibility
People work best at different times. Some are night owls, others are early birds. Codam is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to grant its students the freedom to make their own schedule, and to work when they feel most productive.
Community driven
Thanks to the strong community and peer-to-peer curriculum, students are very proactive and engaged. Whether it be helping a friend, arranging an event, or giving a tour, there is always someone to help with ideas and projects.
Codam measures student satisfaction yearly to understand how students feel across a range of topics. Here is a summary of the survey findings.
*Results 2021 Student Satisfaction Survey.How likely students are to recommend Codam to others
How welcome students feel at Codam
What students think of the Codam facilities
How students rate Codam events
We host various events in the auditorium, from CodamXs, masterclasses, company presentations, talent days, and movie nights to student organization gatherings.
Our clusters are the most important part of the facilities at Codam. They are designed to optimize peer collaboration and communication. We have 2 clusters in total, each having 120 iMacs ready for all our students.
In the lunch area, students can enjoy lunch, socialize with their peers or play board games. In addition, every day, the school serves fresh fruits and coffee/tea for free.
On the first floor, we have a library where students can sit back and enjoy reading. This library often gets filled up with new books by students, guests, and visitors who drop by Codam.
Codam is located on the Marineterrein in the heart of Amsterdam, where there are plenty of opportunities to engage with innovation, sports, recreation and education. There is always something to do on the terrain!
Cetus
Vela
Pyxis
Codam has three houses (Cetus, Vela, and Pyxis) that each student is randomly sorted into at the start of their study. These houses, also called Coalitions, compete against one another throughout the year for the title of House of the Year.
Each student can earn points for their coalition by being an active member in the community. Validating projects, evaluating peers, and helping out around the school are a few of the many activities that reward students with points that go towards their coalition.
Codam has a fully equipped music room where students can plug in and learn to play instruments and jam together whenever they want.
On the ground floor, we have a giant chess board. Throughout the day, students play against each other, and the battle builds an audience throughout the building! This larger-than-life chess set ensures tons of king-size fun.
We're big believers in the importance of play and that is why we have an entire room dedicated to games. It is a great way to blow off some steam, but most importantly, it's a way for students to relax and enjoy themselves.
Dive into virtual reality! With our headset and motion tracking, students can look around a virtual space as if they are there, or play a game as though they are really in it.
While programming intensively, a mind can get tired. By taking some time out to meditate, students can refresh their minds, relax, and begin working on their projects again with a recharged mind.
Lego is a powerful way to develop creativity, imagination, and curiosity. Some of the most significant ideas come about when someone sees a problem from a new angle!
