Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa Training Program Class of 2023 (Fully-funded)

March 3rd, 2022 at 01:20 pm

Applications for the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa Training Program Class of 2023 are now open. 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.

The successful world-class training program is run with the help of an internationally recognized faculty. They also offer their entrepreneurs-in-training (EITs) the opportunity to be mentored by real-life Entrepreneurs, CEOs and other executives from all over the world. Guest lectures have been with executives of Uber, Facebook, Safaricom, Samsung, Interswitch, and many more.

Curriculum Overview

• Building Sustainable Teams
• Market Research
• Product Development and Innovation
• Revenue and Business Modeling
• Branding and Communications
• Marketing and Growth Hacking
• Financial Management and Investments
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance
• Metrics and Measurements
• Sales and Traction (achieving product/market fit)
• Preparing for investments

Cost

• The MEST Training Program is fully-sponsored and requires no financial payments to MEST. This is a full-time program that requires you to be available to attend all classes and sessions.

Eligibility

• Applicant must have a degree from a 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 crazy about tech and entrepreneurship, and how to use technology to achieve business results;
• Should be ready to commit to a full residential program for a whole year;
• Disciplined, motivated self-starter who can work and deliver on assignments and projects – demonstrate this by completing the required Pre-Learning courses and MEST’s rigorous recruitment process;
• An entrepreneurial spirit and strong desire to start a company;
• 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.

Application

The application process:

• Complete Pre-learning courses
• Take an aptitude test
• Fill and submit the MEST Training Program application form
• Interviews with the recruitment team
• Offer

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Deadline: April 20, 2022

For more information, visit MestAfrica.

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