Vodacom’s AI Lab, UJ Centre for Applied Data Science and AWS Team Up to Build South African AI Talent Pipeline From Short Courses to PhD

Vodacom’s AI Lab, the University of Johannesburg’s Centre for Applied Data Science (CADS) and Amazon Web Services have launched a joint programme designed to build a South African AI talent pipeline that runs from short-term courses through to PhD-level research — with students working on live Vodacom projects rather than academic simulations. The collaboration co-develops curricula, short-term learning programmes, postgraduate diplomas and dedicated master’s and PhD research streams.