Two (2) Members of #GDGEKSU wins Udacity Nanodegree Scholarships worth $2000 from Google

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Ayoola Oluwatosin -a.k.a Otunba (Left), a 400 level student of Electrical Electronics Engineering, and Ayodele Oluwaseyi (Right), a 200 level student of Computer Science in Ekiti State University;
 participated in the 2015 Android Fundamentals Study Jams and built Q-Basic For Beginners and Catholic Prayer Guide which was reviewed amongst other over 50 submitted apps from across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and selected as a high-quality app made during the Study Jams series in SSA for the 2015 series.

 They both won Udacity Android nano-degree scholarship worth USD$ 2,388 (equivalent to 0.7 Million Naira) each from Google. The “scholarship” grants them access to the course for one year, so there
should be enough time to finish off and be certified.
Also, Udacity currently runs a career advisor program that provides immediate employment to users. These two (2) are already on their way to achieving a great milestone in their programming career.


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