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## Program Overview This highly competitive winter training program bridges classroom learning with practical engineering design. Hosted by the **Ethiopian Science Academy**, the bootcamp provides high-achieving high schoolers with direct access to advanced lab hardware. Students spend their break working in a collaborative team environment, translating foundational science concepts into functioning electronic prototypes and software scripts. ## Core Learning Modules **Applied Electronics:** Building and troubleshooting circuits, reading schematics, understanding voltage/current interactions, and working with hardware components. **Computer Science Foundations:** Developing logical thinking and practical coding fundamentals through hands-on software development exercises. **STEM Center Lab Work:** Moving past textbook theory to run physical tests, measure data, and engineer working hardware prototypes. ## Strict Eligibility Rules **Academic Level:** Open exclusively to high school students currently in **Grades 10, 11, or 12**. **Performance Criteria:** Candidates must have a proven record of **high academic achievements** and strong performance in science and mathematics. ## Practical Logistics & Timeline **Program Duration:** **2 consecutive months** of intensive instruction. **Timeline:** The bootcamp officially kicks off on **July 14, 2026 (ሐምሌ 7/2018 ዓ.ም)**. **Program Cost:** **FREE** (Fully covered by the Academy). ## Venue Location & Details **Training Hub:** **Ethiopian Science Academy STEM Center** **Campus Address:** Located in Gullele Sub-City, Woreda 8, Addis Ababa. **Direction Landmarks:** Situated near the **St. Paul's Hospital** area. Pass the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) Gullele Branch, and turn inward at the **Woreda 8 Police Station** office block. ## How to Register **Registration Method:** **In-person registration only**. Interested students must physically walk into the registry desk located on the main Ethiopian Science Academy Campus to fill out their entry forms.

Ethiopia's first innovation hub and tech startup incubator, established in 2011. iceaddis is a co-creation space that accelerates high-potential startups, facilitates technological innovations, and works with a multi-partnership approach to activate youth for economic empowerment.