The MEST Training Program (class of 2025)

MEST Africa is happy to announce that applications are open for the Class of 2025! Get access to world-class education in Software development, Business and Communication Skills from MEST Africa’s 12-month Training Program. Apply now to be a part of the next class of innovative technology entrepreneurs! MEST has confirmed to start the new cohort for its core Training Program in August 2024. Applications open 11th January 2024 and close 18th March 2024. Apply ahead of the deadline to get faster updates and feedback on your application status!

Details

About the MEST Training Program MEST offers a 12-month graduate-level training to aspiring entrepreneurs across the African continent. The entrepreneurial training program in business, communications and software development includes extensive hands-on project work, culminating in a final pitch and the chance to receive seed investment and grow businesses. We also offer our entrepreneurs-in-training (EITs) the opportunity to expand their network and receive feedback and mentorship from real-life Entrepreneurs, CEO and other executives from all over the world. We also offer our entrepreneurs-in-training (EITs) the opportunity to expand their network and receive feedback and mentorship from real-life Entrepreneurs, CEOs and other executives from all over the world. Our quarterly Guest Lecturers have been executives of Uber, Facebook, Safaricom, Samsung, Interswitch, MTN, and many more. Since its inception in 2008, MEST has invested over $30m in training 2000+ individual entrepreneurs and funded 90+ software companies across Africa. MEST entrepreneurs have developed solutions addressing local, regional and global markets, received follow-on funding from global investors, and gotten into top accelerator programs such as Y Combinator, 500 Startups and TechStars. Curriculum Sample

• Core Programming Languages
• Web and Mobile Development
• UI/UX
• Forming Culture Driven Teams
• Business and Revenue Modeling
• Branding and Communications
• Market Research
• Product Development and Innovation
• Marketing and Growth Hacking
• Financial Management and Investments
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance
• Metrics and Measurements
• Sales and Traction
• Preparing for investments
• Branding and Communications
• Marketing and Growth Hacking
• Investor Pitching
• Team Management and Leadership

 Opportunity is About

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Computers & IT Economics & Business

Eligibility

Candidates should be from:

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Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo: Democratic Republic Congo: Republic Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Western Sahara Zambia Zimbabwe SHOW MORE

Description of Ideal Candidate

Candidate Profile

• A strong entrepreneurial spirit and a deep desire to start a software company
• A degree from a top university or Technical College or equivalent experience with at least two (2) years corporate and startup experience (preferred)
• Deep skills in either communications, business or software development
• Young persons between the ages of 18-35, who are passionate about tech and entrepreneurship
• Should be ready to commit to a full-time, fully residential program for 12 months in Accra, Ghana
• Disciplined, motivated self-starter who can work and deliver on assignments and projects – demonstrate this by completing the required assessment and MEST’s rigorous recruitment process
• Ability to communicate candidly and persuasively
• Ability to work well in teams, proven academic or professional excellence
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Confident and independent thinking
• Excellent people skills

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Dates

Deadline: March 19, 2024