Mert Fırat visited Harran University as well in his Şanlıurfa trip. His visit was a boost to the spirits of young people participating in the software development courses delivered at the university with UNDP support, and further promoted the courses.
UNDP delivers coding training to youth at Harran University. The key objective of such training is to enable the youth to learn a universal language, paving the way to equipping with a vocation.
The Android coding training has been ongoing for seven months in cooperation with Re:Coded, a non-profit innovation entity and Bilgi University, in the lead of UNDP Turkey. Fırat conversed with trainees and delivered motivational messages to students to develop themselves.
The Android Basics Nanodegree training designed by Google and Udacity, a distance learning portal, enables the refugee and disadvantaged youth to be equipped with future professions. A total of 28 young people including Syrians participate in the course conducted in English, develop mobile applications on the basis of actual requests from companies, and enrich their theoretical and coding knowledge with practical exercises.
Seven mobile applications were developed in the end of training which invested in the youth’s creative capacities and supported their access to decent work and revenues.
Universal language of coding brings youth together
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