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DSA 2026 Summer School Draft Schedule
Welcome to the DSA 2026 Summer School Schedule, taking place from 20–24 July 2026 at the historic Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
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TRAVEL & LOGISTICS: Practical information to help you travel to the Pearl of Africa for DSA 2026
As we plan to host you at Makerere University, Kampala, from July 20th to 24th, 2026, for DSA 2026, we want to ensure your journey to Uganda is as smooth as possible. Below you will find essential information regarding visas, health requirements, flights, and accommodation.
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Google DeepMind AI Research Foundations Curriculum with Data Science Africa (DSA)
Data Science Africa (DSA) is proud to partner in delivering the Google DeepMind AI Research Foundations curriculum as part of our strategic commitment to strengthening AI capacity across the continent.
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Data Science to Advance Women’s Health (DSAWH) Fellowship Program 2026 Cohort, Eastern and Southern Africa
Data Science Africa (DSA) is pleased to announce the 2026 cohort of the Data Science to Advance Women’s Health (DSAWH) Fellowship Program, welcoming 24 outstanding early-career women researchers from Eastern and Southern Africa.
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DSA 2026 Workshop
DSA 2026 workshop will take place at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda (23-24 July 2026). As part of the conference program, we invite submissions to a workshop on: Foundational and Practical Data Science in the Age of Generative AI.
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: DSA 2026 Summer School
We are pleased to announce the Data Science Africa 2026 Summer School, an intensive 3-day program designed to equip students and early-career researchers with practical and theoretical foundations in modern data science.
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A DECADE OF IMPACT: 10 Years of Data Science Africa
Since the first summer school in 2015, held in Nyeri, Kenya, Data Science Africa (DSA) has grown from a small gathering into a pan-African movement for capacity building in data science and artificial intelligence (AI). In a decade, DSA has reached participants in 34 African
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DSA Founders' Quick-Fire Question and Answer
As Data Science Africa (DSA) marks a decade of impact, its founders reflect on the moments, meanings, and milestones that shaped a movement. In this quick-fire Q&A, DSA’s pioneers share personal insights into what the community represents to them, from nurturing the next generation of
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“Data Science Africa gave me the courage to found my startup”
I never imagined a 20-hour bus ride could change my life. In 2016, as a PhD student in Tanzania, I had no idea how data science could shape my future. My mentor, Morris Agaba, urged me to attend the Data Science Africa (DSA) summer school
- Dina Machuve, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of DevData Analytics.
"You don’t have to know everything to give back"
I first heard about Data Science Africa (DSA) through a friend, Dr. Sekou Remy, who thought I’d find the community interesting. At the time, I was searching for spaces that aligned with my interests. Sekou, who was then at IBM, introduced me to DSA and
- Elaine Nsoesie, Data scientist and global health researcher at Boston University, United States.
“I grew from writing code to data policy. I trace everything back to Data Science Africa.”
When I started out, I was just a software engineer trying to write cleaner code. Data, policy, AI weren’t part of my plan. But life has a way of changing direction and for me, that turn began with Data Science Africa (DSA).
- Morine Amutorine, Africa Sandboxes Forum Lead at the Datasphere Initiative.
“Data Science Africa taught me anything is possible”
I first saw the call for the Data Science Africa (DSA) summer school back in 2017. At the time, I was just finishing my undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Lagos in Nigeria, dabbling in front-end software development, and teaching myself Python
- Tejumade Afonja, Co-founder of AI Saturdays Lagos and PhD researcher at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security and Saarland University, Germany.
