#54 - MSS with Samir Benmakhlouf

<p>In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we invited Samir Benmakhlouf who is the current CEO of London Academy School and previous Country Manager of Microsoft Morocco</p>
<h2><strong>Guests</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samirben/">Samir Benmakhlouf</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Notes</strong></h2>
<p>0:00 - Introduction and Welcoming. Reminder to register to blablaconf</p>
<p>0:02 - Educational journey + Higher education journey</p>
<p>0:07 - Why going to the US instead of France or other countries to pursue your higher education studies?</p>
<p>0:16 - Why pursuing a PHD ? Is PHD something you advise for Moroccan students?</p>
<p>0:18 - Advantages and inconvenients of education in the USA</p>
<p>0:23 - Doing a Ph.D. directly after a bachelor?</p>
<p>0:33 - Role of the guest within Microsoft Morocco + Missions of Microsoft Morocco</p>
<p>0:36 - Future plans of Microsoft for Morocco</p>
<p>0:37 - Advices for people that want to work within Microsoft</p>
<p>0:38 - Few words about Bill Gates and his style of management</p>
<p>0:40 - WHy aren't there any big technological lab in Morocco ? (Like Google AI center in Ghana)</p>
<p>0:47 - How is Coding teached in london academy ?</p>
<p>0:52 - Guest point of view about how computer science in teached in Moroccan universities ?</p>
<p>0:56 - How were courses handled in London Academy during the Covid 19 pandemic ?</p>
<h2><strong>Links</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://my.gradconnection.com/employers/microsoft/intern-to-mach/">Microsoft MACH program</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Prepared and Presented by</strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeriemZaid">Meriem Zaid</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ismailtlemcani">Ismail Tlemcani</a></li>
</ul>