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Apple to open app-developer school in Italy
Students who are interested joining will have to take part in a nine-month curriculum, designed and supported by Apple, with a dedicated facility at the new campus in San Giovanni a Tedducio. The facility will have the latest Apple hardware and software.
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Students who are interested in joining will have to take part in a nine-month curriculum, designed and supported by Apple, with a dedicated facility at the new campus in San Giovanni a Tedducio. The facility will have the latest Apple hardware and software. (Università di Napoli Federico II/-)
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ech giant Apple has partnered with University of Napoli Federico II in welcoming more than 200 students taking part in the first year of the iOS Developer Academy program in October 2016. The program also expects 400 students from the second year on as soon as all the facilities are available.
Apple planned the partnership earlier this year, after the company struck a deal with the Italian government after the profit-shifting case it faced last year. According to Italian authorities in December 2015, Apple has agreed to pay 318 million euros in taxes for several past years to the government. Aside from which, Apple also worked out a deal to cover its future tax liabilities for its business in Italy, and many suspected the app-development center is part of it.
(Read also: Apple agrees to pay $350 million in Italian tax case)
In its January 2016 release, Apple announced the plan for iOS App Development Center in Italy. “Europe is home to some of the most creative developers in the world and we’re thrilled to be helping the next generation of entrepreneurs in Italy get the skills they need for success,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “The phenomenal success of the App Store is one of the driving forces behind the more than 1.4 million jobs Apple has created in Europe and presents unlimited opportunities for people of all ages and businesses of all sizes across the continent.”
(Read also: Apple to open app development center in India in early 2017)
Students who are interested in joining will have to take part in a nine-month curriculum, designed and supported by Apple, with a dedicated facility at the new campus in San Giovanni a Tedducio. The facility will have the latest Apple hardware and software.
To apply, applicants must take an online test at unina.it, in Italian or English. Successful candidates will shift into the interview stage. While the program is currently only available for those in Europe and Italy, Apple plans to open up development centers in India and Brazil, as well as Indonesia.
