# University proposing Excel training to analyse data :-/
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/university-proposing-excel-training-to-analyse-data/115229
**Category:** Offtopic
**Tags:** excel
**Created:** [June 5, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/university-proposing-excel-training-to-analyse-data/115229 "2024-06-05T12:19:12Z")
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### Author:  [@sylvaticus](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sylvaticus)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/university-proposing-excel-training-to-analyse-data/115229/1 "2024-06-05T12:19:13Z")
From our university newsletter:
“Cette formation s’adresse à tous les personnels de l’Université (doctorants, enseignants-chercheurs, …) qui souhaitent utiliser le logiciel Excel pour le traitement de leurs données.”
Eng:
“This course is aimed at all staff at the University (doctoral students, lecturers, etc.) who wish to use Excel to process their data.”
Aaaarrggghhhhh…
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### Author:  [@LaurentPlagne](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LaurentPlagne)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/university-proposing-excel-training-to-analyse-data/115229/2 "2024-06-05T12:24:23Z")
The problem is that free software do not inflate GDP 😉
Why would you get it for free when you can pay for it !