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UB–KAUST–Partanna AI Micro-Course Sends Five Bahamian Students on Fully-Funded Saudi AI Scholarships

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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 89% 27/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

The University of The Bahamas ran a 10-day AI micro-course taught by KAUST faculty for Bahamian students in April-May 2024; the five top performers won fully-funded scholarships from Partanna and KAUST to study AI in Saudi Arabia that summer.

5 students
Scholarship recipients (April-August 2024)
UB–KAUST–Partanna AI Micro-Course Sends Five Bahamian Students on Fully-Funded Saudi AI Scholarships

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
University of The Bahamas
Period
April 2024 – August 2024
Keywords
higher education, AI skills training, public-private partnership, international scholarship

Context

In April-May 2024, the University of The Bahamas partnered with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Bahamian-founded materials company Partanna to deliver a 10-day artificial-intelligence micro-course to Bahamian university students, taught by KAUST faculty.

Activities

The five top-performing students received fully-funded scholarships covering tuition, housing, meals and flights to continue AI studies at KAUST in Saudi Arabia during July-August 2024. The programme was sponsored by Partanna co-founder Rick Fox and publicly endorsed by the Bahamian Prime Minister at the graduation ceremony.

Conclusions

Public reporting documents this as a single pilot cohort; no information is available on whether the course has been repeated or scaled to further cohorts, and there is no independent measurement of learning outcomes beyond course completion and scholarship selection itself.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Short (< 1 year)
Staffing & skills
University of The Bahamas (host institution), KAUST faculty (instructors), Partanna (private sponsor)

Conditions for success

  • High-profile private sponsorship (Rick Fox/Partanna) funding full scholarships
  • Government endorsement (Prime Minister at graduation)

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