[ICESCO Chair Women in Science: AI and the Future] more than 100 primary school girls from the Fès-Meknès region discover AI during the Coding Bootcamps

The ICESCO Chair “Women in Science: Artificial Intelligence and the Future” of UEMF, the company ALTEN Morocco, the Regional Academy of Education and Training (AREF) and the Fès-Meknès region join forces to provide a training activity that is both fun and innovative in the field of Artificial Intelligence to more than 100 primary school girls in the provinces of Moulay Yacoub and Taounate on March 15 and 16. 

Inspired by the approach already carried out by the Women in Science Chair, these workshops, called Coding Bootcamps, promote inclusion and introduction to the field of AI by encouraging young women to later move towards studies in digital engineering and artificial intelligence. Pr. Maha Gmira, holder of the chair, a recognized AI expert and lecturer at the UEMF School of Digital and Artificial Intelligence Engineering, works to set up these training programs to involve students in various aspects of AI, such as robotics, modeling and simulation, gaming and machine learning.

During this edition, which will take place in the Fès-Meknès region, ALTEN Morocco as well as the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports contribute strongly by providing material and logistical support to this operation. Thanks to smart kits composed of 36 educational tablets provided by the said Ministry, and a donation of computers and IT equipment by ALTEN MAROC, students will be able to more easily consolidate the knowledge acquired during the Bootcamp by discovering the varied uses of digital technology up close.