Join the Global AI Bootcamp meetups in Nigeria

Join the Global AI Bootcamp meetups in Nigeria

Global AI Bootcamp is here again. Interested in learning about artificial intelligence(AI) and Microsoft Azure? Then the Global AI Bootcamp presents you with that opportunity. Join others learners worldwide in the one day, free event at a local meetup near you.

The Global AI Bootcamp is a free one-day event. Organized by local communities all over the world that are passionate about Artificial Intelligence on the Microsoft stack. The next event takes place on the 14th of December 2019 on venues all over the world, supported by Microsoft.

There are Global AI Bootcamp meetups taking place all over Nigeria. Know of other Global AI Bootcamp meetups in Nigeria we haven’t included? Share them with us.

Meetup at University of Lagos, Lagos.

Meetup at LASU CBT CENTER (EIGHTEEN IT), Lagos.

Meetup at Umuahia, Abia State

Meetup at Nccf family house, Bauchi, Abia State

Don’t forget to join the communities for updates on future events.

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Learn about Artificial Intelligence, join the Global AI Bootcamp meetups in Ghana

Learn about Artificial Intelligence, join the Global AI Bootcamp meetups in Ghana

Global AI Bootcamp is here in Ghana. Interested in learning about artificial intelligence(AI), and Microsoft Azure? Then the Global AI Bootcamp presents that opportunity. Join others learners worldwide in the one day, free event at a local meetup near you.

The Global AI Bootcamp is a free one-day event. Organized by local communities all over the world that are passionate about Artificial Intelligence on the Microsoft stack. The next event takes place on the 14th of December 2019 on venues all over the world, supported by Microsoft.

There are three meetups taking place in Accra. Know of others we haven’t included? Share them with us.

Meetup at NIIT, Nkrumah Circle, Accra.

https://www.meetup.com/Accra-NET-User-Group/events/266469731/

Meetup at Microsoft Office, Accra.

https://www.meetup.com/Microsoft-User-Group-Ghana/events/265822954/

Meetup at Zongovation Hub, 37, Accra.

https://www.meetup.com/mspinspire/events/265937845/

Don’t forget to join the communities for updates on future events.

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Microsoft opens application for 2nd cohort of LEAP Engineering Acceleration Program in Nigeria, Apply!

Microsoft opens application for 2nd cohort of LEAP Engineering Acceleration Program in Nigeria, Apply!

Are you a female developer living in Nigeria? Apply to participate in the second cohort of the Microsoft Nigeria LEAP Engineering Acceleration Program.

Microsoft Nigeria lunched the first cohort of the apprenticeship program in October this year. With ten selected female developers from across Nigeria participating in the Program. They received sixteen weeks of training in technical support software engineering roles.

The second cohort of LEAP program in Nigeria will have two tracks. Tracks in Software engineering and support engineering.

The Software Engineer track application opens from December 2nd and closes on the 9th. Whilst the Support Engineer track application opens December 16th and closes on the 3rd of January 2020.

The LEAP Engineering Acceleration Program is a Microsoft initiative that tries to increase diversity. Bringing more women into software engineering roles. By providing them with real world experience through development and project management apprenticeships with hands-on projects.

Speaking to me about the program, Princess Anya, shares that the ladies will undergo four weeks of classroom and labs training. After which they will proceed to do twelve weeks of hands-on project sessions. Where they handle projects with guidance from mentors.

In a prelude to the first cohort, Microsoft hosted thirty female developers in a hackathon event in Lagos.

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Microsoft launch first LEAP Program cohort in Nigeria

Microsoft launch first LEAP Program cohort in Nigeria

Ten female developers will participate in the first cohort of the Microsoft LEAP Program in Nigeria. They will recieve sixteen weeks of training in technical support software engineering roles.

LEAP Program Microsoft Nigeria
Microsoft Leap Hackathon in Nigeria

This is part of Microsoft‘s plans to encourage diversity and inclusivity in software engineering roles in Nigeria. Microsoft LEAP has started in Nigeria with the intention of getting more females into technology. Princess Anya, Microsoft Business program Manager, Global talent Innovation in charge of Microsoft Leap Program West Africa, tells me.

The LEAP Engineering Acceleration Program is a Microsoft initiative that tries to increase diversity. Bringing more women into software engineering roles. By providing them with real world experience through development and project management apprenticeships with hands-on projects.

Speaking to me about the program, Princess Anya, shares that the ladies will undergo four weeks of classroom and labs training. After which they will proceed to do twelve weeks of hands-on project sessions. Where they handle projects with guidance from mentors.

At the end of the 16 weeks LEAP apprenticeship program, the ladies will join Microsoft partner Tek Experts as full time employees. Where they will work as support Software Engineers, supporting customers with Microsoft Solutions.

In a prelude to this program, Microsoft hosted thirty female developers in a hackathon event in Lagos.

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Learn .Net, C#, Xamarin, Docker, ML.NET with free videos from Microsoft

Learn .Net, C#, Xamarin, Docker, ML.NET with free videos from Microsoft

Today marks the beginning of .Net Conf 2019 and global release of .Net Core 3.0. .NET Core 3.0 is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. It now includes support for WPF and Windows Forms, Full stack web development with C# and Razor and more. Find full release notes and downloads here.

In addition to the virtual event that you can follow live here. You can now learn a host of open source developer tools and platforms from over 80 free videos from Microsoft. The beginner videos series are available on the .Net learning site and hosted on YouTube.

These include;

Learn C#, .Net Core, ASP.Net Core, Xamarin, Containers and Docker, Entity Frame Work, Intro to Visual Studio and Machine Learning with ML.Net.

Microsoft has also recently released an introduction to python video series on YouTube.

Share your thoughts with us on the free videos from Microsoft.

Microsoft Women in Tech Launch, Strathmore University, Nairobi

Microsoft Women in Tech Launch, Strathmore University, Nairobi

Microsoft Women in Tech

Are you a female interested in becoming a software developer or already a developer? Microsoft Tech community Kenya invites you to the launch of its female community on October 5, 2019. 10 am at Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.

The invitation reads;

We will be launching the Microsoft Women in Tech community at Strathmore University, Nairobi Kenya.
Come ready to learn and network with successful ladies in the tech industry and know what is in store for you.

Join a platform of like minded people to learn, teach, mentor and network.

Click to register and plan to be at the launch event. Don’t forget to share this with anyone who might benefit from this.

Strengthening the place of women in technology

In recent months, Microsoft has announced various projects strengthening the place of females in technology. These include the Microsoft Leap hackathon and Codess Kenya event. Microsoft has also extended the Women In Software Engineering Mentoring Program into Africa.

So far, 30 female students are receiving coaching from fellow female engineers and executives. They will recieve in-person and virtual training and coaching over nine months. Thirty two women developers have also participated in the Microsoft LEAP Hackathon in Nairobi.

We look forward to updating this post with more details about how you can join the community after the launch event.