The UAE Will Be Offering Free Computer Coding Training For FREE To One MILLION People
The UAE will provide free training in coding and computer programming to one million Arab youth, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister and the Ruler of Dubai, announced on Tuesday.
The One Million Arab Coders initiative is part of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) foundation
The programme will empower Arab youth and will create hundreds of thousands of job opportunities for Arab youths in their own countries.
The best part – coders (and tutors) will be given cash prizes (some worth over US $million!)
MBRGI has launched over 1,400 projects and 33 institutions already
“We will not stop launching projects and initiatives to support our Arab communities because the stability of our region relies on it,”Sheikh Mohammed added.
مبادرة “المليون مبرمج عربي” هدفها تمكين الشباب العربي من تقنية العصر وأداته الأساسية .. وهي البرمجة .. لغة العصر الحديث .. pic.twitter.com/KVfumXh9pf
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) October 24, 2017
