Web@cademie
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| Motto | We are coders |
|---|---|
| Type | private nonprofit tuition-free institution |
| Established | 2010 |
Parent institution | IONIS Education Group, Epitech, Zup de Co |
| Location | , 48°48′55″N 2°21′47″E / 48.81528°N 2.36306°E |
| Website | webacademie |
Web@cademie is a private, nonprofit and tuition-free computer programming school created and funded by French IONIS Education Group with several partners including Epitech and Zup de Co association. The school was first opened in Paris in 2010.[1]
Headquartered in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre,[2] the school has branches in Lyon[3] Strasbourg[4] and Nancy.
Web@cademie delivers a two-year program dedicated to people with no degree and no background (without the French Baccalaureate but with a strong motivation in computer science[5]). This is to help dropout students to have a job in a competitive industry.[6]
The school has received the award Grande École du Numérique.[7][8] The school is a non-profit organization and is entirely free.[9] Major company such as Microsoft give financial support.[10]
References
- ^ (in French) La Web@cadémie, l’école d’informatique qui recrute 80% de femmes
- ^ (in French) L'école qui reconnecte les décrocheurs,
- ^ (in French) La Web@cademie ouvrira ses portes à Lyon en avril 2013
- ^ (in French) Web@cadémie : l'informatique comme seconde chance
- ^ (in French) La Web Académie accueille sa troisième promotion d’élèves « décrocheurs »
- ^ (in French) Une école unique en France: la "web académie"
- ^ (in French) Le Kremlin-Bicêtre : le Président inaugure l'école du numérique
- ^ (in French) Le Kremlin-Bicêtre – Le président sur les bancs de la Web@cadémie
- ^ (in French) Web@cademie : l'informatique comme seconde chance
- ^ (in French) Derrière les portes de la Web@cadémie
External links
- Official website
(in English and French)
