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Background
The Centre of Excellence for Information and Communication Technologies in East Africa (CENIT@EA) is a regional innovation hub offering skills for the digital transformation in the East Africa Community. The centre entered its second project phase in the summer of 2021 with “Digital Skills for an Innovative East African Industry, dSkills@EA – CENIT@EA”.
CENIT@EA incorporates applied-oriented training modules and linkage to industry, as well as a strong focus on technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The main academic aim of this project is to strengthen teaching and research in Embedded and Mobile Systems in East Africa. A high industrial relevance is ensured by the Excellence Centre at NM-AIST and thereby strengthens the employability of graduate.
To respond to the concrete needs of the digital transformation in the region, the project partners established a market-driven master’s programme in Embedded and Mobile Systems (MSc EMoS) and offers short-term technical trainings for ICT professionals, unemployed graduates and university lecturers to provide them with the relevant digital skills. The trainings are offered throughout the EAC on topics such as Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Machine Learning and Electronic Systems.
CENIT@EA alumna Zuhura Msisi, Tanzania
Objectives of the centre
CENIT@EA is a regional innovation hub that provides the skills for the digital transformation in East Africa. It addresses several target groups with its activities and offerings: first of all it offers a sophisticated Master`s programme for undergraduates from the EA region. Secondly, the centre connects academic, economic and political stakeholders in the region and outside of it to the benefit of regional development in ICT. Thirdly, it broadens the access to high-level ICT trainings for professionals and university graduates from different fields.
During the second project phase, dSkills@EA – CENIT@EA, the project partners continue to pursue the overall objectives set up during the initial phase. In addition to this, particular emphasis is put on quality assurance, innovation transfer and career services.
CENIT@EA Offers:
- Applied Master’s of Science in Embedded and Mobile Systems (MSc EMoS).
- Demand – led short courses on advanced digital skills.
- Regional networking and linkages between industry and CENIT@EA.
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