MEET & CODE

Ιmpact Hub Athens in collaboration with TechSoup Europe launches a new call for a series of virtual educational events around the themes of technology & coding for youngsters!

The program invites non – governmental organisations which are already focusing their actions on children & youngsters to develop educational virtual events on coding & robotics!

The goal of Meet and Code is to introduce children and young people between the ages of 8 and 24 to the world of technology and coding. The events are designed to show young people how much fun coding can be and how it can help bring ideas to life. They should learn how technology works and how IT affects our daily lives. By exploring a broad range of technology and digital topics and creative coding, they will be encouraged to develop the digital skills they need in today’s world.

Behind Meet and Code are SAP, Haus des Stiftens gGmbH and the respective country partners of the TechSoup Europe network.

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