The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) is accepting applications for Digital Egypt Builders Initiative (DEBI) for the academic year 2022-2023.

DEBI is a free scholarship aimed at creating a skill pool in frontier technologies and developing youth’s innovation capabilities. The initiative is carried out in collaboration with international universities and multinationals specializing in ICT, leadership, and language skills development.

MCIT, through the initiative, targets training 1,000 graduates of the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Computers and Information, who hold a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, electronics, and communications engineering, computers and information, or computer science.

Training tracks include data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, robotics and automation, digital arts, and FinTech. DEBI also covers training in leadership, management, and English language skills, as well as teamwork skills and activities.

The course of study is completed in eight months. Learners spend four more months working on their graduation projects. By the end of the training, trainees earn a professional master's degree granted by a partner university. They also receive a certificate from international IT companies, a certificate in leadership and management skills, and a certificate of proficiency in English.

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