Apple today announced an expansion of its coding initiatives in Singapore and Indonesia. In a press release, the company says it has expanded the availability of Swift courses in Singapore, while also growing its Developer Academies in Indonesia.
Apple says The Singapore University of Technology and Design and RMIT Online have both launched app development courses based on its App Development with Swift Curriculum. Further, Pathlight School, which is Singapore’s first autism-focused school, will also offer a Swift Accelorator program.
Meanwhile, in Indonesia, Apple is celebrating the graduation of the first students from its Developer Academy in Jakarta. Apple’s Lisa Jackson visited Jakarta to honor the graduates alongside Indonesia’s Minister of Industry, Airlangga Hartarto.
Further, Apple says it is growing its Developer Academies in Indonesia by opening a second Academy in Surabaya. Additionally, the Jakarta location will expand from 75 students to 200 students.
Read Apple’s full press release here.
Here’s Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung with Apple VP Lisa Jackson, asking about an app by young developers from Pathlight School. Looking forward to being a part of the expansion in Apple’s Swift coding programmes in Singapore! pic.twitter.com/X5ODiKB74D
— Tinkercademy (@tinkercademy) March 13, 2019
