by Sylvester Addo | May 28, 2017 | 4Afrika, app, Developer, General, Microsoft Africa
Microsoft 4Afrika AppFactory Academy launched in Ethiopia. The AppFactory Academy is in partnership with Wollo University, Kombokcha Institute of Technology campus(KIOT) and Tulane University – CGHE.
The Microsoft AppFactory Academy is an internship program that empowers developers and technology entrepreneurs. The 9th of it’s kind in Africa with others already running in South Africa, Egypt, Rwanda,Nigeria and Ghana. It is aimed at equipping young software developers and coders with hands-on experience, while helping them build critical business skills to secure jobs or create their own businesses. Participants will be mentored by senior software architects and application developers on how to design, implement and manage complex projects.
Microsoft 4Afrika has partnered with Wollo University and Tulane University International – Center for Global Health Equity (CGHE), to launch the AppFactory Academy in Ethiopia. Wollo University will host the academy on its campus and Tulane University CGHE will provide technology mentors to work with the interns on contributing to their current healthcare suite and creating new applications.
Wollo University wants the Ethiopia AppFactory to focus on a different sector each year, starting with healthcare. All applications developed in the AppFactory academy will run on Microsoft’s Azure Cloud platform.
The Wollo University AppFactory Academy
The Academy will focus on certain sectors each year to ensure quality graduates in various disciplines are developed. The focus for this year will be in health care hence the partnership with health care research University, Tulane.
The trainees will spend six months working on real-world software development projects under the mentorship of senior software engineers. At the end of the 6 months, graduates will be able to design, implement and deploy cloud-enabled mobile solutions.
Currently the Microsoft 4Afrika initiative has over 300 graduated developers from the AppFactories. With 90% of the graduates placed in jobs.
I’ll do an update on how to join this program if you are in Ethiopia and interested. So look forward to this.
UPDATE:
The first intake of this academy was opened to only Wollo University students. There are plans to expand the program in Ethiopia with other universities.
How does anyone interested in the Appfactory academy get to join the program?
There are 2 possible interested groups – 1. Interns who want to join an AppFactory, and 2. Universities who may want to host an AppFactory.
Students can reach out to Wollo University directly.Institutions which will like to host an AppFactory, should reach out to Microsoft 4Afrika.
Are you excited about the program? Have you been a part of the 4Afrika AppFactory program from Microsoft in your country? Share with us your experience.
?: Wollo University
by Sylvester Addo | Mar 18, 2017 | 4Afrika, Developer, General, Microsoft Ghana
Register to join the Mobile Web Ghana hosted, Microsoft AppFactory and get free training and mentorship in app and web development.
Mobile Web Ghana is accepting registration from interested applicants to the 2nd cohort of the Microsoft AppFactory fellowship. The program under the Microsoft 4Afrika initiative, is a partnership between Microsoft Ghana and Mobile Web Ghana.
Earlier this year the program was officially launched at Mobile Web Ghana’s new campus.
The Microsoft AppFactory is a fully sponsored program where selected applicants get trained in Microsoft Technologies including Mobile Development, Web Development, Windows Development, project management, etc.
The program is also aimed at equipping the young software developers with hands-on experience while helping them build critical business skills to secure jobs or create their own businesses. Head over to the registration page to get started.
Some fellows of the 1st cohort shared their experience about their program;
I’ve been able to learn some valuable ethics and skills needed for the real world working environment; team work, consolidating different concepts together to build useful applications. – Derrick Korku
It’s been very challenging and innovative. I got to interact and learn from some of the industry’s best and dedicated professionals. Now I can tackle and solve problems. I have moved from just building anything to planning, building and deploying scalable applications. – Jeffrey Osei
Don’t forget you’ll need to have some form of knowledge in programming. A candidate must demonstrate the following as well as some of these will be used in determining your qualification:
A basic understanding of the computer science discipline
Coding proficiency in at least one high level language
Be a Logical Problem-solver
Be Passionate about technology
Be a Curious and continuous learner
Have above average communication skills and
Be a Team Player/Collaborator
A limited number will be selected so hurry to process your registration and don’t for get to let a friend know about the program.
Registered for the program, let us know what you think in the comments.
Registration web link http://mobilewebghana.org/ms-appfactory/
Source: Mobile Web Ghana
by Sylvester Addo | Mar 1, 2017 | 4Afrika, Developer, General, Microsoft Ghana
Microsoft Ghana has partnered with Mobile Web Ghana to officially launch, The Ghana AppFactory.
The AppFactory, a Microsoft 4Afrika initiative, was setup to help people with a great idea for an app get it built. The program which has ben set up in South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria finally gets rolled out in Ghana.
Mobile Web Ghana partnered with Microsoft to roll out the program in September 2016 when they opened up applications. The first cohort were received and trained. To crown that, there has been an event at the Mobile Web Campus to officially Launch the program.
What is App Factory Program?
The AppFactory is aimed at equipping young software developers and coders with hands-on experience, while helping them build critical business skills to secure jobs or create their own businesses. Participants will be mentored by senior software architects and app developers on how to design, implement and manage complex projects.
The AppFactory is a four month fully sponsored program. The selected individuals will be trained on Microsoft Technologies including Mobile Development, Web Development, Windows Development, etc.. The program allows fellows at the end to either launch their own businesses or secure placements with affiliate organizations.
Skills development is critical if Africa is to be a key player in the age of digital transformation. Many of our youth have brilliant ideas for apps but don’t have the time or resources to make these ideas a reality.
Through initiatives like the AppFactory we are providing our youth with the support they need to bring these ideas to life and we’re excited about the massive potential we have seen so far,” – Derek Appiah, Microsoft Country Manager Ghana
Application for the second fellows of the program will be announced in the second week of March and closed before April 2017. *We’ll update this page with the application link, so do check back* Also this isn’t going to be a very big class so if you are interested, apply early when applications are opened.
The program requires that you have basic skills in a high level programing language at least. It doesn’t matter which language, whether PHP, C#, Python, etc..
To be eligible for the program a candidate must demonstrate the following:
- A basic understanding of the computer science discipline
- Coding proficiency in at least one high level language
- Be a Logical Problem-solver
- Be Passionate about technology
- Be a Curious and continuous learner
- Have above average communication skills and
- Be a Team Player/Collaborator
For more information about the program contact Mobile Web Ghana;
Call or Phone:030 250 5824
E-mail: info@mobilewebghana.org
Website: http://www.mobilewebghana.org
Interested in being an AppFactory fellow? Been a fellow in another country? Tell us what you’ll be looking forward to, or share your experience with us in the comments.
