Infinix, a number one smartphone model in Nigeria, has partnered with UNESCO to supply sensible coaching in synthetic intelligence (AI) and robotics to over 30 college students from the College of Ibadan (UI).
The workshop which befell on Saturday, November 16, 2024, on the Infinix ICT Useful resource Centre on the College of Ibadan. goals to encourage younger Nigerian innovators by way of new CogLabs modules.
“We’re thrilled to have fun our partnership with this college and assist the expansion of the ICT Centre alongside UNESCO and our technical companions. By means of this workshop, we introduce new CogLabs modules in AI, robotics, and programming to empower Nigeria’s youth because the innovators of tomorrow,” mentioned Oluwayemisi Ode.
Public Relations Supervisor for Infinix Nigeria. Dr. Eugene Masinde, a coach for UNESCO CogLabs, emphasised the workshop’s aim of creating STEM schooling accessible.
Joan Nadal, founding father of E3BOT and Grasp Coach for UNESCO CogLabs Workshops, added, “We purpose to deliver STEM schooling and robotics to everybody. Thanks, Infinix, for making this potential.”
Contributors acquired coaching in programs resembling AI with Teachable Machines, coding with Scratch, and smartphone sensor testing.
Representing the College of Ibadan, Dr. Demola Lewis, described the occasion “a dream come true” and praised Infinix for his or her dedication to AI coaching.
“Anybody not aligned with AI will develop into irrelevant within the subsequent decade,” he said.
Group Supervisor Olumide revealed that the workshop aimed to coach 30 members, with 20 chosen as peer trainers. These trainers had been supplied with Infinix smartphones, branded objects, money stipends, and sources to assist proceed coaching others.
Laptop science pupil Ruth Tijani highlighted how smartphones would improve members’ studying and productiveness.
“It’s one factor to know, and one other to have the instruments to use it,” she famous.
The highest 20 members had been awarded certificates, Infinix smartphones, and branded presents, enabling them to coach others of their communities. This occasion reinforces Infinix Nigeria’s dedication to advancing STEM schooling and AI in Nigeria.
