IBM Quantum Learning with New Quantum Education Library
IBM Education Quantum
IBM Quantum Learning expands its global quantum education efforts with a new platform and a comprehensive open-access library.
IBM Quantum Learning has completed the first stage of its transfer to the new IBM Quantum Platform on IBM Cloud, as part of its ambition to democratise quantum education. This strategic move improves instructional materials and underlines IBM's longstanding commitment to the quantum community and making quantum education accessible to all.
IBM has spearheaded open quantum education since 2016 when it launched a cloud-based quantum computer. IBM is now offering the global quantum community full access to its learning library as the world moves towards quantum advantage. Olivia Lanes, Borja Peropadre, Abby Mitchell, and Robert Davis recommend this as a beginning step to universal quantum literacy and skill development.
The new IBM Quantum Platform simplifies material discovery, access, and interaction in a more user-friendly learning environment. This new interface promotes user involvement with IBM Quantum's most advanced features. In this comprehensive infrastructure revamp, IBM Quantum Platform, including IBM Quantum Learning, was centralised at IBM Quantum Platform on July 1, marking the sunset of the original IBM Quantum Platform.
The growing variety of tutorials and courses Open Plan users can use to learn basics is a crucial factor. Quantum Diagonalisation Algorithms is a new course. In this course, sample-based diagonalisation and Krylov subspace algorithms are used to uncover quantum advantage in near-term technology. This focus on real-world applications emphasises IBM's goal of users demonstrating quantum advantage on IBM technology.
Qiskit classroom modules and more open-access courses and tutorials are available from IBM Quantum. This cutting-edge, educator-focused resource is flexible and can quickly integrate quantum computing into existing classrooms without requiring teachers to construct new curricula. Students can use Qiskit to explore basic computer science and quantum physics ideas in each module's independent Jupyter notebook.
Flexible modules that take one to two hours to complete offer several learning opportunities, including:
Clear explanations of main ideas
Qiskit coding examples and practise
Check-in questions and video lectures are optional.
Smooth integration into educational frameworks
IBM keeps consumers informed as quantum technology evolves swiftly. Some of the more advanced features and capabilities need a lot of Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) time, but Open Plan users can learn with the new courses and content. Users on the Premium, Flex, Pay-As-You-Go, or Dedicated Service Plans will benefit most from hands-on access to IBM's latest systems and extensive experimentation.
IBM has long offered free, high-quality instructional resources to clients, partners, and consumers to promote large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing. These individuals will likely demonstrate quantum advantage on IBM hardware for the first time.
IBM Quantum Composer, most learning courses and tutorials, and a new GitHub feedback mechanism for content recommendations and issue reporting are all available on the new platform.
The IBM Quantum education team has ambitious goals for 2025 and beyond. Event replays from webinars and major conferences like the Quantum Developer Conference may return later this year along with new lessons, courses, and video content. The quantum education team remains dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible quantum education.
Beginners in quantum computing should visit IBM Quantum Learning to advance into the quantum future. This news coincides with the 5th annual Qiskit Global Summer School, which will take place over the next two weeks and offer potential students another great opportunity to learn about the topic. IBM is striving towards large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing to give a worldwide community quantum edge.
