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Introduction to Fab Academy

The Fab Academy is a 6-month diploma program in digital fabrication awarded by the Fab Foundation, MIT. The program is offered at the ECAE FabLab Node, Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Program Overview

The Fab Academy program focuses on digital fabrication, providing students with hands-on experience in using digital fabrication machines and software. The program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to become proficient in digital fabrication.

Admission Criteria

To apply for the Fab Academy program, students must provide the following information:

• Email address
• Name
• Current profession or activity
• Birth date
• Nationality
• City of residence
• Gender
• Phone number

Educational Background

Applicants must also provide information about their educational background, including:

• Degree level (primary, secondary, university, master's, technical, PhD, or other)
• Areas of study (architecture, arts, chemistry and biology, business, communications, computer science and engineering, electrical engineering, graphic design, humanities, industrial design/engineering, information technologies, mechatronics, other engineering, physics, teacher, telecommunications, visual design and UX/UI design, or others)

Additional Requirements

Applicants must:

• Indicate their interest in becoming a Fab Academy instructor
• Explain their motivations for applying to the Fab Academy
• Rate their knowledge in:
  • 2D and 3D modeling
  • Digital fabrication
  • Electronics and programming
  • Web design and development
• Rate their proficiency in oral and written English

Funding and Sponsorship

Applicants must specify their funding source, including:

• Myself
• Bank loan
• My university
• My employer
• A scholarship
• Other

How to Find Out About the Program

Applicants must indicate how they found out about the Fab Academy program, including:

• Friends, teachers, acquaintances mentioned it
• I work or collaborate with a Fab Lab
• Search engine (Google or others)
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Other social media
• Traditional media (TV, newspaper, magazines)
• YouTube
• Other

Comments and Feedback

Applicants have the option to provide any additional comments or feedback about the program.