# Educational Initiatives Education is central to the Cardano mission. That’s why IOG, the Cardano Foundation, Emurgo and other Cadano participants are all committed to upskilling developers to build on Cardano blockchain. Through this education outreach, the Cardano community is being equipped with the essential skills they need to build on Cardano. An empowered community means a stronger ecosystem. During 2021, IOG launched the [Plutus Pioneer](https://testnets.cardano.org/en/plutus-pioneer-program/) and [Atala Pioneer](https://atalaprism.io/pioneers/) programs. Together, these programs saw over 3,500 participants trained on Plutus and Atala and were very well received amongst the community. A Marlowe Pioneer Program will launch mid 2022. Earlier in 2022, IOG launched the [IOG Academy](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX9j__vYOJu00iqBrCzecVw), a library of educational videos and materials covering Haskell, Plutus, and Marlowe. IOG also recently established a partnership with the European Business University of Luxembourg (EBU), with the goal of making education accessible for everyone in developing countries. EBU has so far rolled out courses on Haskell and Plutus. Also, IOG works [with a number of universities](https://github.com/input-output-hk/essential-cardano/blob/main/essential-cardano-list.md#education-institutions-and-blockchain-labs) worldwide. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://cardano-wiki.gitbook.io/cardano/cardano-ecosystem/ecosystem-contents/projects/educational-initiatives.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.