Dagster University is a new resource introduced by the Dagster team to empower users with in-depth, self-guided learning. The first course, Dagster Essentials, provides a solid foundation for beginners and covers essential concepts to building in Dagster. The course includes detailed explanations, quizzes, and practice problems, and upon completion, users receive a certificate of completion. Additionally, the Dagster Open Platform is now available as an open-source project, providing guidance and references for users months into using Dagster. This platform applies best practices in data engineering and Dagster to build complex asset-based pipelines. The Dagster team also offers other resources, including Python for beginners, a data engineering glossary, and access to the Dagster documentation.