Apple Celebrates First Graduating Class Of The Pioneering Apple Developer Academy In Naples

Apple VP Lisa Jackson has tweeted a photo of the first graduating class from the Apple Developer Academy in Naples …

The Developer Academy is a partnership between the University of Napoli and Apple. The initiative was first announced in January of last year as the European iOS App Development Center, and opened in October of that year.

Apple sponsored the entire cost of the nine-month program, making it completely free of charge to students, who also each received the latest MacBook, iPad and iPhone. It was open to students from around the world, with lessons conducted in English.

The academy is one of a number of initiatives Apple has created, another high-profile one being the Development Accelerator in India which opened earlier this year. Apple is also offering introductory coding classes through its Today at Apple workshop program in Apple Stores.

Congratulations 🍾 to the first ever graduating class of the Apple Developer Academy in Naples @UninaIT #tuttappost pic.twitter.com/In9KzherGw

— Lisa P. Jackson (@lisapjackson) June 29, 2017