As part of its ongoing commitment to support entrepreneurs, Microsoft has said it plans to join forces with Majid Al Futtaim to empower regional startups and SMEs through the Dubai-based retail giant’s Launchpad Programme.
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Falmouth University’s venture studio, Launchpad, has partnered with Code First Girls as part of its commitment to support more women into the tech industry. The partnership will offer free part-time remote coding courses for women and non-binary students at both Launchpad and Falmouth University. Launchpad aims to give entrepreneurial candidates an opportunity to work on building the companies of tomorrow with strategic partners supported by experienced coaches and mentors to help create investable companies for positive global impact. Code First Girls is on a mission to help those who identify as women and non-binary to gain the skills, space and inspiration to become the developers and leaders of the future.
It s about addressing the imbalance in term of female coders in the stfware and tech sector
4 March 2021 Falmouth University s Launchpad and Code First Girls have come together to create coding courses for women to encourage more girls and women into the tech and software industry (Image: getty)
Falmouth University has teamed up with Code First Girls to encourage even more women to join the tech and software industry.
Though its entrepreneur incubator Launchpad, the university will work with the community interest company to rebalance the gender inequalities that exist in the tech world.
The partnership will offer free part-time remote coding courses for women and non-binary students at Launchpad and the university in Falmouth, Cornwall.