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iteration.
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DECODE
NOVEMBER 2022
THE 42 ABU DHABI NEWSLETTER
TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

2. WHAT’S UP AT 42 ABU DHABI?

3. DECODING IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS

4. WHAT’S CODING?  INDUSTRY NEWS

5. CAMPUS LIFE

6. UAE CODE DAY

7. #42ABUDHABI FACTS (DID YOU KNOW)

8. 42 ABU DHABI CODERS SPOTLIGHT

9. UPCOMING NOVEMBER EVENTS

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Marcos Muller-Habig
Acting CEO of 42 Abu Dhabi

A MESSAGE
FROM THE CEO

We are honored to celebrate the first anniversary of 42 Abu Dhabi, which marks
a year of continuous success and immense growth in terms of number of students,
partnerships and career opportunities. This is only the start, and we are very excited
about what the next months have in store for all of us at 42 Abu Dhabi.
We are proud to be an agent of change by breaking the limits of traditional learning
and implementing our peer to peer model, where students acquire coding skills
through a gamified independent learning methodology.
Our success this year is a testament to our students’ capability to excel and achieve
their goals no matter what challenges they face because as we always say, they were
all #borntocode
I also want to extend a warm welcome to all our new pisciners who have
recently started their coding journey at 42 Abu Dhabi. Through our disruptive and
innovative learning model, you will gain valuable coding knowledge that will enable
you to contribute to the revolutionary tech enabled future.
To all our coding heroes at 42 Abu Dhabi, keep up your dedication, hard work
and commitment that you inspire us with every day!
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WHAT’S UP
AT 42 ABU DHABI?

Celebrating a Year of Breaking Limits

through Code
We at 42 Abu Dhabi celebrated our first anniversary,
which marks one year since we opened the doors to students
from all walks of life to become coders of the future.
This is a significant milestone for the 42 Abu Dhabi
community, and we are proud that our school is now home
to 317 students, including 90 UAE nationals. 42 Abu Dhabi
has both a vision and a responsibility for achieving gender
balance and empowering female coders, which is why
we are honoured that 103 out of our current students
are women.
We are also proud to have partnered with major tech giants,
including Mubadala, Department of Energy, BEACON RED,
Department of Government Support, Huawei, Du, Microsoft,
Intel, and Oracle to offer internships, mentorships, and job
opportunities to future 42 Abu Dhabi coders. This year, 358
job and internship opportunities were offered to 42 Abu
Dhabi students, as a result of the lucrative partner network
the school successfully built.
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Fostering Connections with the 42 Network

To ensure that 42 Abu Dhabi is up to date with the 42 Network operations and emerging
developments, Acting CEO Marcos Muller-Habig, and Director of Learning, Dr. Mark,
recently met with leadership colleagues from the 42 Network to discuss strategies to
ensure the current students’ success and growth. The conversation also centred on
ensuring that piscine operations and timings were effective in attracting motivated,
talented and ambitious students in upcoming cohorts.

Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed Lecture

We recently welcomed the Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed
team at the 42 Abu Dhabi campus. The highlight of the
visit was our project-based, gamified and peer-to-peer
learning methodology, which is featured in their latest
lecture, titled "Education & Learning: Positive Progress
together".

Short clips were also filmed starring our Acting

CEO Marcos Muller-Habig, and aspiring future coder
Hamda Al Wahedi.
The lecture was attended by HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed
and delivered by Michael B Horn, Co-founder of the
Clayton Christensen Institute in the United States. Some
of the topics explored in the lecture included developing
education systems that are based on innovation and
technology to meet the rising needs of the technology
based future.

Hamda Al Wahedi
42 Abu Dhabi Student
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BEACON RED Partnership

42 Abu Dhabi recently signed a partnership
agreement with BEACON RED, an advanced
defence solutions provider that tackles complex
national security threats. So, what’s in it for the
students at 42 Abu Dhabi? The agreement aims
to enrich the learning experiences of 42 Abu
Dhabi students in the fields of cybersecurity,
defence and national security. In line with this
collaboration, BEACON RED will offer a
sponsorship programme to the top candidates
of 42 Abu Dhabi piscines.

Future Partnerships
The way forward for 42 Abu Dhabi

42 Abu Dhabi is currently venturing into

exciting collaborations with organizations
and companies from all industries and
sectors to foster the students’ knowledge
and provide unparalleled career growth
opportunities in vital fields. Stay tuned to
find out about our upcoming collaborations
with partners in several sectors who will join
forces with 42 Abu Dhabi and shape the
future of young coders.
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DECODING IMPORTANT
DEVELOPMENTS

The 42 Network
The 42 network recently announced the
opening of a new campus in Antwerp,
Belgium in October 2022. A new
campus signifies a bigger and more
diverse student community, and we are
proud to see more passionate learners
and tech enthusiasts joining the 42
coding journey!
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WHAT’S CODING?
 INDUSTRY NEWS

Fashion Designers in the Future won’t just be Sewing,

They'll be Coding
Over the past few years, fashion has been booming with technological innovations.
Digital designers, for example, are using 3D modelling and AR to outfit avatars and
humans alike. However, physical fashion produces a lot of waste and is one of world's
largest polluters. This is why women entrepreneurs like Karlie Kloss are using digital
technology to change how fashion is made, sustained, and accessed, while also
empowering more women to work in tech.
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A Dubai Based Young Coder

Receives an Email from
Apple’s CEO about her App

A Dubai based 9 year old has gained worldwide recognition after an app she created recieved
appreciation from none other than Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. To develop the storytelling app,
which allows parents to record stories in their own voices for their kids, Hana handwrote more
than 10,000 lines of code. She said she hit upon the idea to create the app while watching a
documentary about the importance of parent-child relationships.
What an inspiring young genius!
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CAMPUS LIFE

Data management Self

Assessment Report
42 Abu Dhabi recently conducted an
audit to identify their potential risk exposure
through a self assessment audit based on
Abu Dhabi’s government Data
management policy and standard version
2.0, by evaluating internal controls,
processes, and procedures in place.
This audit also provided reasonable
assurance to top management that the
42 Abu Dhabi Data management
governance and controls are designed
adequately and operating effectively.

A yummy not so sugar free

bake sale
Although our students might be busy spending
most of their days working on their coding skills,
there is always room and time for
dessert...right? Last month, our students
enjoyed all kinds of sweets at the bake sale at
42 Abu Dhabi’s campus, where they were able
to network with their peers and take a break
from their studies. We also got to discover that
not only are our students coding geniuses, but
they also bake some truly delicious treats!
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TIG Got Talent

We’ve all heard of the saying
“consequences of your actions” right?
So, what’s the best way to remind students
not to forget their IDs or to log out of their
accounts? Enter TIG Got Talent where
our guilty students must carry out a
performance, showing their hidden talents
to their peers. In our recent September
edition, our guilty students put on wonderful
performances! Looks like even penalties at
42 Abu Dhabi are revolutionary!
We don’t think anyone is going to be
forgetting to log out of their accounts or
losing their IDs any time soon!

Indoor Sports Competition

Our coders spend long hours sitting
behind their computers every day, so we
decided that they needed some movement
every now and then.
That is why we started our monthly Indoor
Sports Competition, which includes table
tennis, foosball and even PlayStation
games such as FIFA.

Bullet Train
Movie Night
42 Abu Dhabi students love our monthly
movie nights, especially when a huge
popcorn machine is involved! 42 Abu Dhabi
future coders enjoyed watching
Bullet Train to take some time off from
their coding missions.
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Town Hall Gathering

Last month, we hosted our monthly
town hall meeting, and updated the
42 Abu Dhabi students on the latest
news, as well as newly available
opportunities, such as internships and
sponsorships.
The meeting was also a way for students
to share their suggestions and concerns
to ensure that they are having a smooth
learning experience, and an enjoyable
time on campus.

Ice Cream Day

We know how hot the weather can
get so every month our guilty pleasure is
to treat the students at 42 Abu Dhabi
with refreshing ice cream to boost their
mood and cool off the summer heat.
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The Most Creative Award!

Ihab Hormi, a 42 Abu Dhabi student, won
an all-expenses paid trip to London after
presenting a most impressive concept to
GITEX’s Global Dev Slam. Be sure to wish
him safe travels whenever you run into him
on campus!

42 Abu Dhabi’s Own

Most Valuable Player
Have you met Abu Baker Alseri, the MVP?
Abu Baker came up with an awesome
business model, so awesome that it won
him $10,000 worth of prizes. He was also
placed in DevSlam Talent where he’ll get
the opportunity to land full-time positions
with some of the largest tech companies.
Congratulate Abu Baker if you see him
on campus!
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UAE CODE DAY

The UAE celebrates “Code Day” on the 29th of October annually, as it marks
technological achievements and anticipates future developments. It aims to motivate the
youth to use coding and AI technologies in future projects, enhancing their capabilities,
and supporting their talents to design a better future for the UAE. At 42 Abu Dhabi, we
LOVE UAE Code Day…for obvious reasons. It’s what we’re all about: Teaching the
future generation of coders how to code.
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#42ABUDHABI FACTS
(DID YOU KNOW)

A Journey through time

Have you ever wondered about the FIRST code
ever created? If you have, then keep reading to
learn some fun facts about where it all started.
Let’s travel back to 1843, when Ada Lovelace, a
mathematician and writer who lived in England,
created the first code.
In 1833, Ada Lovelace first met Charles
Babbage, a mathematician who was working on
a prototype of a calculating machine known as
the "Difference Engine".
In 1843, Lovelace translated a paper produced
by Italian mathematician Luigi Menabrea
describing Babbage’s second project, the
“Analytical Engine” in French. She also added
thousands of words of her own notes to the
paper, in which she showed that Ada recognized
the machine's potential to perform a lengthy
series of mathematical calculations. Computer
historians consider her description of how to
calculate Bernoulli numbers as an example of one
such sequence to be the first computer program.
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42 ABU DHABI
CODERS SPOTLIGHT

Interview with Nouf Alshebli

Nouf Alshebli, a passionate business owner,
photographer and horseback riding enthusiast, started
her ice cream business back in 2020 while also learning
how to code and working towards obtaining a Pilot
License. Talk about multitasking!
When we asked Nouf about her experience with learning
how to code as a beginner at 42 Abu Dhabi, she said:
Coding helped me develop a strong mindset especially
that I had to take the hard path of learning a new skill
from zero. I am so grateful for choosing to embark on this
journey, and I cannot wait to start sharing my coding
knowledge with others and set an example for other
women who were also #borntocode.
We also asked Nouf to share some tips for 42 Abu
Dhabi’s future coders and female entrepreneurs in the
coding field. Here’s some of the most valuable advice
that she shared:
My biggest advice is for people to never compare
themselves with others because every person will have a
different learning curve, and it’s important for each one of
us to focus on building our coding skills no matter the
challenges that we face. Another important advice is
especially relevant for future coders, and that is to keep in
mind that coding skills can be learnt by everyone from all
Nouf Alshebli
42 Abu Dhabi Student walks of life.
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NOVEMBER EVENTS

1. PARENTHOOD THE
UNCONFERENCE
2. TIME MANAGEMENT &
ORGANISATION SESSION
3. STRESS, ANGER & ANXIETY
MANAGEMENT SESSION

By having the fundamental and in demand coding skills that are essential in the job market
today, you can take advantage of 42 Abu Dhabi’s internships and job opportunities offered
by our lucrative partner network. Visit our website to explore several exciting internships and
career opportunities available to 42 Abu Dhabi Students.