Radiant Earth’s introduces online machine learning course for Earth observation with an African focus
The ML4EO course, which comprises lectures and exercises, is available on Atingi, a digital learning platform.
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South African National Space Agency opens postgraduate bursary applications for 2022
SANSA offers the bursaries for Hons, MSc and PhD degrees ranging from R90 000 to R130 000 per year.
Free GIS course empowers unemployed youth in South Africa
Esri South Africa is offering free access to Esri geospatial technology for one year through a special offering for unemployed youth (18 – 35 years old).
Esri offers students free access to GIS software and lessons for one year starting September 2020
From 1 September 2020, the Learn ArcGIS Student Program will provide free access for one year to software, lessons, and a community of learners to qualified students globally.
German Chancellor fellowships now open to South Africa
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced during her visit to Pretoria that the sponsorship programme for young professionals is now open for 2021 applications. Young professionals from South Africa will be able to apply for a German Chancellor Fellowship starting in March 2021.
Data science partnership establishes platform for social benefit
The new data.org seeks to build the capacity of non-profit organisations with training resources, access to datasets and open-sourced tools that help these organisations harness the power of data insights and analytics to enhance their efforts. This will be done in a way that brings more people and organisations together to effect social change, all while adhering to principles of responsible data use.