Zaka is on a journey to democratize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and is accepting nominations of student candidates for Zaka's AI Ready Academy in partnership with Microsoft. Faculty are welcome to nominate 10 students from UoN that will be given priority of acceptance into the program. Please send your nominations to ai.ready@zaka.ai by Friday, November 20.
If you are interested in the fields of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI), eager to prepare yourself with industry-ready skills, and excited to work with people from different backgrounds and cultures, this academy is for you
This program is selective where only 200 students will have the opportunity to participate from all across the Middle East and Africa region! We encourage you to circulate this program across your student body and give your institution a higher chance in participating in this prestigious and limited cohort.
Participation as an Educator
Zaka would be delighted to have Faculty on board the AI Ready Academy as a mentor for students during the program. You can find more information about the role you can play and share your interest by filling this form.
How can students apply to the AI Ready Academy?
You can find below a downloadable program brochure with all details of the program. Please feel free to circulate this program brochure to your students. The brochure includes all program information along with a link to the application form.
You can also invite students to apply by sharing this application form. Please note that a student's nomination is put on hold until they complete the application form.
Important Dates
- Application Deadline: Friday, November 20
- Acceptance Notification: Wednesday, November 25
- Fall cohort start date: Monday, November 30, 2020
- Fall cohort end date: Monday, March 8, 2021
If you have any questions regarding the AI Ready Academy program, please feel free to reach out at ai.ready@zaka.ai. You are also welcome to discover the Zaka curation of Frequently Asked Questions.
Zaka looks forward to working with UoN students to prepare them with future-ready skills in Data Science and AI!
