Amazon Launches its Global Computer Science Education Initiative, Amazon Future Engineer, in India
In its first year, the initiative will enable access to computer science learning and career opportunities for more than 1 lakh students from 900 government schools across 7 states Amazon today announced the launch of Amazon Future Engineer, its global computer science (CS) education program, in India. The program will enable access to quality CS education and career opportunities for students from underrepresented and underserved communities. In the first year of its launch, Amazon aims to enable and deliver CS learning opportunities to more than 1 lakh students from 900 government and aided schools across seven states in India. While a million students enroll in CS engineering courses annually in India, the participation of students from underserved and underrepresented communities remains significantly low on account of multiple factors, including l ow exposure to CS-related career opportunities, lack of inspirational role models in their community, and language barriers to ac