Sultan Akintunde (HackSultan) won the Going the Extra Mile (GEM) in Tech Education Award at the second edition of The Nigeria Education Conference And Awards (NECA) themed: Reimagining the Role of Technology in the Nigeria Education System.
Sultan Akintunde popularly known as HackSultan, is a software developers with over 8 years experience, he’s a graduate of Computer Science, A speaker, A mentor and a Developer Advocate. A lot of his works revolves around building quality software engineers in Africa. He is the Co-Founder and Head of Tech at AltSchool Africa and Co-founder and Head of Talent at TalentQL.
TalentQL helps companies build top-tier teams by hiring, developing, and managing tech talent remotely.
AltSchool Africa is an online institution on a mission to help young people get started on the career they want. Whether you’re fresh out of high school, seeking extra education, or wanting to transition to a career in tech, AltSchoolAfrica offers a one year Diploma accredited from the start of California, with a more practical approach to learning.
In 2019, Sultan also founded DevCareer; a non-profit to provide underrepresented Africans without financial capacity with increased access to learning resources, mentorship programmes, and other resources that will help them get started on their path to becoming tech professionals for free. DevCareer began in Nigeria and focused on training 22 aspiring developers in its first year. It now has over 15,000 members in total, with active training in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia and Rwanda.
