Young people are the leaders of the future. While the future is full of uncertainties, education is the foundation that allows youth to realize their full potential and prepare themselves to keep moving forward. Being aware of the great importance of education, Samsung has been equipping the young students around the world with future-proof skills and knowledge through Samsung Innovation Campus.

In 2022, Walter Sisulu University of South Africa and Samsung together launched Samsung Innovation Campus with means to boost the nation’s youth employment in the technology sector. In 2023, the students successfully graduated from the program, becoming the first from South Africa to join the global family of Samsung Innovation Campus.

Since the opening of the program, around 20 students from the Faculty of Science, Engineering, and Technology of Walter Sisulu University received technology education focused on critical skills needed for the fourth industrial revolution. The students learned the basics to the advanced fundamentals of coding and programming, as well as artificial intelligence and the internet of things.

After a year of intense training and studying, these students have fully trained themselves to be fluent in the language of technology. What is more important is that they are now feeling more confident than ever as proud Samsung Innovation Campus alumni seeking careers in the world of technology.

One of the lead faculty of the University said, “Samsung Innovation Campus at Walter Sisulu University is one of its kind in South Africa. This flagship partnership with Samsung will contribute to the national imperative of creating work-ready employable students.”

“We are empowering the generation of problem-solvers by equipping them with future-proof skills and giving them practical understanding of the technologies that will shape their future and enrich sustainable growth of the world,” said Hlubi Shivanda, Business Operations and Innovation and Corporate Affairs Director at Samsung South Africa.

More success is to come through the collaborative efforts between the University and Samsung. Learning from the cases of the first batch of Samsung Innovation Campus, more students of South Africa should be able to expand their horizons of study. The students will fulfill their educational needs through the program, and become the core talent of the country’s technology sector. They will be the tech leaders who contribute to fortifying the industry in the region, realizing a meaningful change in their country.