UAE Business: Geek Express champions tech education in the Mena region – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Geek Express champions tech education in the Mena region – Gulf Digital News

Online technology school Geek Express is providing young students from across the Mena region a chance to bring their technology dreams to life with ‘The Silicon Valley App Development Competition’.

Powered by Geek Express, the 2nd annual edition of the competition is an opportunity for tech enthusiasts ages 8 to 15 to learn and develop their coding skills through app development courses available in Arabic, English, and French.

Students from schools, STEM academies, and activity centers can compete in a fun and engaging environment, putting their coding and design skills to the test to win the ultimate tech prize - an all-expenses paid trip to technology hub Silicon Valley.

3-level programme

Students enrolled in Geek Express’ app development track, can participate and submit their entries by May 29. The app development track is a 3-level programme that helps students prepare for the competition. Microsoft-certified Geek Express trainers support and guide the young minds until participants can fill in their entry forms. Registrations for the competition open in April 2023 and will close on May 2.

The top 10 entries will be shortlisted and given the opportunity to present their final pitch based on a theme, in Abu Dhabi on June 8, 2023. The final pitches