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In September the Fab Academy will start at the Fablab Amsterdam. Anyone wishing to participate in the Fab Academy can now subscribe for the courses.

The Fab Academy offers Certificates on relevant technical topics, and a Diploma aimed at vocational and technical training for employment and investment (along with assistance to its graduates in those areas).These are accredited by the Fab Academy; it is anticipated that they will by followed by a Bachelor’s degree to be offered under applicable regional accreditation, along with post-graduate study.

Fab Academy Certificates provide familiarity with technical options and capabilities, hands-on experience, and direction for further study. Each requires, and is evaluated by, developing and documenting projects. They are periodically renewed to reflect best practices. The Certificates typically
require 1-2 weeks. They are combined in the Diploma, which requires about 1 year, with progress evaluated by skills and projects rather than time or credits.

The Fab Academy faculty is coordinated by CBA’s Director Prof. Neil Gershenfeld. Academic Coordination and Management is taken by Fab Lab Barcelona at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. Hands-on class work is guided by instructors in the labs with the skills to supervise and evaluate Certificates.

Fablab Amsterdam offers special prizes for participation in the Academy for the season 2009-2010. More information can be found at the project site or with the Fablab manager Alex Schaub.

Yesterday Maria van der Hoeven, Dutch minister of Economic Affairs, payed a visit at our Fablab. She was there because of the official start of Amsterdam Living Lab, a joint venture of Waag Society, Telematica Institute, University of Amsterdam and AIM. (more…)

Amsterdam Fablab’s Fab Acadamy developed a mesh network. A part of the technology has been developed in Norway during the Fablab Workcamp, together with MIT. Media Guild’s proud tell you this technology will be used for the first time at the 2 Turven Hoog festival. (more…)

Today, the 26th of November 2008, there’s been a news item about our own Fablab on RTL Z. The item shows how to make your own Sinterklaas gadget out of chocolate. Watch the video below and see how the reporter makes a chocolate iPhone with the RTL logo lasered into it.