“We are delighted to collaborate with Penguin Academy to introduce this invaluable academic opportunity to women in Paraguay. The power of code is evident in Latin America where it can act as a powerful tool, especially in the hands of women who are then empowered to build and deploy novel solutions to benefit their communities,” said Claudia Lagorio, the Chief Operating Officer of Bitfinex.
Bitfinex’s support for the program demonstrates its strong commitment towards the use of technology to promote individual freedom across “underserved communities worldwide,” Lagorio added.
Course includes microelectronics, robotics and IoT
The course curriculum, crafted by Penguin Academy, will feature basic Python coding, blockchain and microelectronics. Participants will also benefit from invaluable workshops in web development, robotics and IoT.
Students will also benefit from networking opportunities, with multiple events lined up for this – including meet and greets, career nights and speed dating.
Oganisers have planned for a five-day hackathon to end the bootcamp, with a demo day seeing the top three contenders awarded scholarships for the Plan B Summer School set for Lugano, Switzerland.
The partnership with Penguin Academy is the latest Bitfinex program that champions for individual freedom and financial inclusion via technological innovation. The crypto exchange was founded in 2012.
Penguin Academy, also founded in 2012, has run its coding bootcamp in Switzerland, Germany, Bulgaria, China, and the Philippines. The bootcamp landed in Paraguay in 2019 and has seen over 2000 young people trained.
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