83% of instructors
found teaching and engaging with the students to be the most meaningful part of their trip
June 16 to July 12
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR SUMMER 2019.
If you have interest in participating in future programs or are interested in developing a new track (e.g. UX Design), please email bootcamp@visitPalestine.tech
The PalTel Group Foundation will be hosting their annual Code + Design Bootcamp this summer in both Ramallah, West Bank and Gaza City, Gaza.
The Bootcamp enrolls top Palestinian undergraduates studying CS and combines four weeks of intensive in-person instruction by industry professionals with Udacity Nanodegrees in two tracks: Android (West Bank & Gaza) and Data Science / Machine Learning (West Bank only).
The Data Science / Machine Track is a new program being piloted for exceptional Palestinian undergraduate students with a long term interest in the field.
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING WITH AN ALL-EXPENSES-PAID TRIP TO PALESTINE?
We are recruiting instructors to teach for a 2-4 week commitment in the following areas:
CS / Programming (i.e. Android development and professional coding practices)
Data Science / Machine Learning
Product Design (i.e. Design Thinking)
"Startup culture" (based on YC's How to Start a Startup / Stanford CS183B)
Past instructors have included PMs from Snapchat, WhatsApp, and Amazon; Software Engineers from Facebook, Uber, Dropbox, and Squarespace; and Machine Learning PhD candidates from UC-Berkeley and Stanford.
“I couldn’t imagine having a better way of experiencing Palestine.”
"Really, it changed the way I think so much."
Read one student’s journey
Bootcamp
Mission
Create a culture that embodies a strong work ethic, a willingness to take risks, and a critical mindset -
in order to empower students to challenge their circumstances.
And to ultimately train graduates to be readily employable as software engineers at local, regional, and global technology firms -
or become relentlessly resourceful entrepreneurs.
Especially since I was in Gaza:
Teaching gave the trip an importance and meaning that I’ve really never experienced before. It’s a very special opportunity to be able to visit a place where people are so thankful to have you.
G. Peniche, Android Engineer
Instructor, Gaza, 2018
I felt the impact being made:
During the final presentations, I caught myself second-guessing whether these were the same students that walked through the door a couple of weeks earlier.
O. Abboud, Data Scientist
Instructor, Ramallah, 2018
Applications for 2019 are now closed.
Questions? Email bootcamp@visitPalestine.tech
Instructors enjoy the opportunity to experience Palestine through their teaching engagement and local partners, including tourism to sites such as Jerusalem and Bethlehem, along with engaging in a vibrant community of young people in Ramallah or with the tech community in Gaza.
"The students demonstrated such a genuine desire to learn. As an instructor, I ended up learning just as much from them and was truly inspired by the whole experience."
Z. Khan - Product Manager, WhatsApp; former Software Engineer, Google