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Samsung Innovation Campus — AI, Coding & IoT Training at Lerotholi Polytechnic, Lesotho

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A six-month Samsung-funded programme at Lerotholi Polytechnic in Maseru trains Lesotho youth in coding, AI-enabled software, IoT and Big Data; by its third cohort in November 2025, 145 students had graduated cumulatively, with 14 in the AI track.

145 graduates
Cumulative graduates at Lerotholi Polytechnic since 2023 (as of November 2025)
41 graduates
Third-cohort graduates (November 2025)
27 graduates
Third-cohort Coding & Programming graduates (November 2025)
14 graduates
Third-cohort AI track graduates (November 2025)
23 graduates
National University of Lesotho cohort graduates (2025)

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Samsung Electronics & Lerotholi Polytechnic
Period
2023–2025 (ongoing)
Keywords
ICT skills, TVET, youth employment, coding

Context

The Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) is a corporate social-responsibility programme launched by Samsung Electronics in partnership with Lerotholi Polytechnic in Maseru, Lesotho, in 2023, later extended to the National University of Lesotho. The six-month course trains young people in coding and programming (Python), AI-enabled software development, the Internet of Things and Big Data, aiming to build Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skills and improve graduates' employability.

Results

By its third cohort, marked at a graduation ceremony on 14 November 2025, 41 students completed the programme (27 in Coding & Programming, 14 in the AI track), bringing the cumulative total to 145 graduates across the Lerotholi Polytechnic site since 2023. A separate cohort of 23 students also graduated through the National University of Lesotho partnership.

Conclusions

Public reporting to date covers enrolment and completion figures rather than post-programme outcomes such as employment or further study; no independent evaluation of learning gains or job placement was found. As a vendor-funded CSR initiative, its continuity depends on Samsung's ongoing sponsorship rather than institutionalised public funding.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years)
Staffing & skills
Samsung Electronics CSR programme staff, Lerotholi Polytechnic instructors, National University of Lesotho partnership staff

Conditions for success

  • Vendor (Samsung) sponsorship and curriculum provision
  • Host institution partnership (polytechnic/university) for delivery

Common failure modes

  • Programme continuity depends on Samsung's ongoing sponsorship rather than institutionalised public funding

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