Accra, May 29, 2017//- As part of the French Digital June, the Hackathon will be held on Thursday 1 and Friday the 2 of June at Lucas College in Accra, Ghana.
The French Digital June forum will start from the 1st till the 6th of June in Accra. This project co-organized by the French Embassy, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana (CCIFG) and the Alliance Française, will consist of several events devoted to digitization.
The competition will be officially launched by His Excellency Mr. François PUJOLAS, Ambassador of France to Ghana, while Mr. Toufic TASSO, Head of Lucas College and Mr. Joshua Mallet, Head of CENDLOS, Centre for national distance learning and open space schooling, Ministry of Education will deliver short speeches.
The Hackathon is the background event and the educational part. It features a competition that seeks to change and modernize the learning of French in Ghana.
The aim of this contest is to develop a useful product for learners in order to promote a more dynamic image of French. It also seeks to sensitize teachers on this digital tool and on diverse teaching practices.
At the end of the competition, a PowerPoint slide of the application would be presented to the jury. The winning team will be awarded 3000 GHS, as well as a possibility of developing the app (possible support from Ghanaian/French companies).
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