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Microsoft student hackathon kicks off, seeks Climate Change solutions

Microsoft Africa Development Center (ADC) is launching the 3rd season of its sponsored Game of Learners (GOL) student hackathon competition. The GOL initiative aims to improve digital and coding abilities among African university students. The Microsoft student hackathon participants will seek to find solutions that address the effects of climate change

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Microsoft Hackathon Game of learners Africa

60 students across Nigeria and Kenya participate in Microsoft Hackathon

12 teams made up of 60 university students across Kenya and Nigeria are participating in the second season of the Microsoft Africa Development Center, Game of Learners (GOL) virtual hackathon. Over five weeks, the teams will take on the challenge of solving the education accessibility problems in Africa using technology.

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digital skills

Kenyan graduates, interns to receive Microsoft training and certification

Microsoft Kenya announces that over two thousand three hundred Kenyan graduates and interns will receive Microsoft training and certification by the end of this month. The initiative by the company is aimed at closing the skills gap. As well as prepare the students for the world of work after college.

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Tuition Scholarship

Microsoft Global Tuition Scholarship for Students in Nigeria

Microsoft opens up its student scholarship program globally. Students in Nigeria can now apply for a Microsoft Tuition Scholarship. The Microsoft scholarship program is an initiative to encourage students to pursue computer science and related STEM disciplines. Microsoft awards this to students who demonstrate passion for technology, academic excellence

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Mahala initiative offering South African students free Microsoft Office 365 and 1TB of OneDrive

Mahala is a Microsoft education initiative that provides students with access to free Microsoft Office 365 and 1TB of OneDrive   Speaking at LEADEREX 2017 event, Microsoft South Africa MD spoke about many initiatives including Mahala.  Mahala is an education partnership between Microsoft South Africa and 2enable. The initiative seeks to offer

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World Championship

#ImagineCup 2017 World Championship Finals

Follow all the action from the Imagine Cup  2017 World Championship Finals.  The Imagine Cup competition is Microsoft's global completion for student developers. It empowers the next generation of computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications that shape how we

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