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Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) was established in Accra, Ghana in 2008, by Meltwater Group and its non-profit Meltwater Foundation.〔http://www.aftenposten.no/jobb/article3504675.ece〕 The school trains young Africans to become software entrepreneurs through a two-year curriculum. Students work with business executives, university graduates and current MBA students to develop software applications and prepare them for launch in the global marketplace. == Timeline == * 2007 * * January * * * Meltwater Group announces plans to establish an entrepreneurial training program in Africa. * 2008 * * February * * * MEST opens in Accra, the capital of Ghana, with the first class of Entrepreneurs In Training (EITs). * 2010 * * February * * * The first class of EITs graduates from the MEST training program. * * * The MEST Incubator launches and provides seed funding for first group of incubated companies which are former MEST EITs. * 2011 * * March * * * Nandimobile Ltd, a technology startup founded by MEST graduates, receives an award at the LAUNCH Conference in San Francisco.〔http://ghtech.info/2011/03/08/meltwater-foundation-startup-nandimobile-named-“best-business”-at-launch-conference/〕 * 2012 * * February * * * Dropifi, a technology startup founded by MEST graduates is listed as one of the top 20 tech startups in Africa.〔http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2012/02/13/top-20-tech-startups-in-africa/〕 * 2013 * * February * * * Dropifi joins as member of Batch 6 of the 500 Startups program in California, USA. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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