UAE: Youth hone technical skills at virtual boot camp

UAE: Youth hone technical skills at virtual boot camp

1800 students from across the country attend Summer Coding Programme

Published: Wed 3 Aug 2022, 3:45 PM Last updated: Wed 3 Aug 2022, 3:46 PM

The second edition of the Summer Coding Programme in the UAE has successfully concluded with an awarding ceremony for the best coding talents.

The programme which was organised by Alef education in collaboration with Coders HQ, attracted more than 1800 participants from schools across the country in its second summer programme.

The virtual initiative was launched to showcase coding as an attractive career choice. The seven-day summer programme included virtual lessons and two days of practical workshop for the top 30 students. A total of 15-hour lessons were covered with three one-hour-long sessions daily between 10 am to 2 pm.

The assessment on the fifth day determined the top 30 students, who then visited the Coders HQ for a meet and greet with coders followed by a tour of the Dubai Future Labs on the sixth day.

This was followed by an award ceremony where Saqr Binghalib, Executive Director at the Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Office, and Geoffrey Alphonso presented the students with their certificates of program completion.

The virtual boot camp, that ran from July 25 to