The Future of Rust in Academia
Talkat RustConf 2026 · on Wednesday, 2026-09-09· at 14:50· Room 510bd | Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Palais des Congrès de Montréal·
summary
Rust is now mainstream in industry with growing hiring and a surge of research papers, and an initiative called RustEdu is rebuilding curriculum and materials (join the RustEdu.org Zulip). A small team ran a Rust Africa campus tour where many students learn Rust on smartphone-first learners setups. Goal is to shift Rust into the first systems language (make it mandatory by year two), but gaps remain in polished turnkey courses, self-study paths, and hardware internship pipelines.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction and Rust Edu
- 10:06Rust in industry and academia
- 22:27Rust as first systems language
- 30:28Call to action and Rust Edu
- 31:12Q&A session
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