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Etisalat University College, the academic arm of Etisalat, has organized recently, in collaboration with Nokia World, a free training program for the participants of the second National Mobile Phone Application Contest.The training was held at the Etisalat University College premises, Sharjah. The program will include workshops on Java2 ME/Symbian, and other programs used in mobile application programming.
The session comes as a preparation for the 2nd Mobile Competition which will take place on 12th May, 2007 under the patronage of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Nokia, and Etisalat, and organized by the Engineering Department at the Etisalat University College. The aim of the workshop is to enhance the participants experience in services provided by telephone networks currently, and with services that may be applied in the future.
Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Manager of Etisalat University College, said: ‘This session provides an excellent opportunity for students to enhance their computing and mobile programming skills, which will guide them to deliver better quality projects in the contest and further enable in bringing advanced mobile phones applications to meet the growing demands of business and individual mobile phone users.’
Mohammed Essawi, Head of Technology Marketing and Business Development, Nokia Middle East and Africa, said: ‘Nokia is always keen on supporting the skills of students to get them involved in scientific competitions like this, because such competitions contributes in creating a community that can develop unique mobile applications that enrich mobile devices platforms with content relevant to the regional and local culture.’
Teachers teach Counter Strike?
I never knew Nokia was this dedicated to education; it is very nice to know that.
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
