{"id":2237,"date":"2025-11-14T20:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:59:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:59:16","slug":"unesco-quantum-course-for-women-scientists-in-africa-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=2237","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO Quantum Course for Women Scientists in Africa 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-166342\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: August 31, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are open for the UNESCO Quantum Course for Women Scientists in Africa 2025. Quantum\u00a0science and\u00a0technologies are rapidly shaping the future of science, security, economy and society. Yet women, especially those from the Global South, remain underrepresented in this critical field. To address this gap, UNESCO, in collaboration with leading quantum educators, is launching an open-access introductory course on quantum computing, paired with a selective training and mentorship programme for women PhD students in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Dr. Maria Longobardi from the University of Basel and Dr. James Wootton from Moth Quantique, this free online course offers a step-by-step introduction to the fundamentals of quantum computation.<\/p>\n<p>Through\u00a0a series of lecture videos\u00a0created by Dr. James Wootton while at IBM Quantum, the course explores key concepts such as single and multi-qubit systems, quantum circuits, and foundational algorithms like Shor\u2019s and Grover\u2019s. Based on the open-source textbook\u00a0Learn Quantum Computation using Qiskit, the course is open to all and taught in English.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Participants who complete at least six sessions will receive a certificate, with the top three students awarded a\u00a0dedicated\u00a0training opportunity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open to female PhD students from Africa in STEM fields;<\/li>\n<li>Must be familiar with linear algebra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The deadline for application is August 31, 2025.\u00a0Candidates will be selected based on their CV and a short motivation letter, with priority given to those who would most benefit from foundational quantum training.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/surveys.unesco.org\/838661?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/articles\/unesco-empowers-african-women-quantum-science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UNESCO Quantum Course<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadline: August 31, 2025 Applications are open for the UNESCO Quantum Course for Women Scientists in Africa 2025. Quantum\u00a0science and\u00a0technologies are rapidly shaping the future of science, security, economy and society. Yet women, especially those from the Global South, remain underrepresented in this critical field. To address this gap, UNESCO, in collaboration with leading quantum [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow1K2_DA:productID":"","tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-short-courses"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}