Bjorn Wiedow - Teaching Youth Coding, Design & Digital Fabrication with ROBOT School Namibia
AfricaX Podcast20 Sep 2022

Bjorn Wiedow - Teaching Youth Coding, Design & Digital Fabrication with ROBOT School Namibia

In this episode, meet Bjorn Wiedow, the co-founder of ROBOT School Namibia. So at the ROBOT school Namibia the from about eight year olds are being taught the the curriculum from university in software, coding, design, robotics and digital fabrication.

In the interview Bjorn shares:

- How the Robotschool business model works and how they came up with the idea

- How they launched the business

- And why he would prioritize practical experience of a university degree

He also shares how they marketed the idea differently to parents and teachers vs. the kids and what his advice for young Namibians is.

There is a lot of good stuff in this interview and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. And now, without further ado, enter Bjorn Wiedow.

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