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ZAKA

Average Rating 4.79
144 Reviews • 7 Courses

ZAKA is an online AI education provider based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, committed to making Artificial Intelligence accessible to everyone through knowledge sharing, hands-on learning, and community connection. With over 12,500 individuals trained across 20+ AI programs, ZAKA is shaping the next generation of AI talent in the region and beyond.ZAKA offers a structured three-level learning journey: Foundations, Practitioner, and Mastery, designed to meet learners at every stage. Beginner-friendly Foundation courses include self-paced and WhatsApp-based learning, while Practitioner-level programs include the AI Bootcamp, Agentic AI Bootcamp, AI for Product Managers, and AI Personal Toolkit. At the Mastery level, ZAKA offers comprehensive career track specializations in Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Engineering, Data Analytics, and the Certified AI Consultant program.Programs range from 8 to 20 weeks, combining live instructor-led training with self-paced learning to accommodate different schedules and skill levels. ZAKA's career-focused approach includes dedicated career development resources such as workshops, resume preparation, interview practice, and career fairs, with mentorship guidance to support students throughout their learning journey.

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144 reviews of ZAKA

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  • Sara Oud
    Mechatronics Engineer · AI Bootcamp · Graduated 2022

    Fun and beneficial bootcamp!

    I first decided to join this bootcamp to gain a more solid understanding of the different fields of AI. I really enjoyed deep learning and computer vision the most even though I have previous experience with both, and I think these two topics would help me as a mechatronics engineer. On the other hand, time series analysis and forecasting was a new topic to me and I discovered how beneficial it is to my major. 
    The project was the most exciting part of the bootcamp because we got to choose our own problem and apply what we learned to solve it with AI. I believe the project was a crucial step for us to understand the problems that can occur in practice.
    As for my future plans, I plan on utilizing time series analysis within my major especially when I have sensor readings. Moreover, I plan on expanding my knowledge in the field of computer vision.
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    5.0
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    5.0
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    5.0
    Flag Submitted December 10, 2022
  • Mostafa Essa
    Student · AI Bootcamp · Graduation year 2022

    Great Bootcamp

    I joined Zaka AI bootcamp with from month ago , I always was interested to learn AI but I didn't know where to start, this bootcamp is very beneficial on the entry level which all topics are easy to understand and the instructors making things much much easier for you, no complex codes and  every thing is written to easily understand the material, I Really love it
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    5.0
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    5.0
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    5.0
    Flag Submitted December 4, 2022
  • Belal Hamran
    General Manager · AI Bootcamp · Graduated 2022

    Great Course after long time!

    I met the Zaka team during GITEX 2022. They offer me to join the artificial Intelligence Bootcamp as a free course to get to know the AI field. 
    It was an amazing experience and got me to know new areas of science with which I was unfamiliar. I believe this course and the full AI course would open many areas to improve and develop my business.
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    4.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted December 4, 2022
  • Hamza Mneimneh
    Graduate · Data Science Specialization · Graduated 2022

    Highly Professional and Great team to kick off anyone's journey into Data Science

    I joined the certification program after I realized I needed a professional educational institution to help set me on my data science journey. I heard about this program from friends and alumni who were all graduates of Zaka and spoke at length about how Zaka helped their careers tremendously. I was pleasantly surprised at how professional and detailed this program was.  It is astonishing to consider the amount of knowledge and market-ready skills I gained from joining the Data Science Certification.
    Throughout the program, I and others who had joined the data science certification would be introduced to new topics each week from Time Series Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Image Data Processing, Visualization with Tableau, SQL, and much more. All the while, instructors would be assisting us on hand and were always available for feedback and assistance. Many of the topics learned were new or improved the understanding of core concepts with deeper and more advanced knowledge. There were also many workshops with working professionals who taught us many hands-on and practical concepts and skills.
    At the end of the program, We had to split into teams and complete a capstone project that utilizes the concepts learned throughout our time in the program to develop an AI solution. We also had the opportunity to have a career fair where we met many companies who were looking to hire graduates from Zaka directly. Many of these companies were high-tier professionals and would discuss at length with us graduates the AI and data concepts we would be working on with them.

    All in all, I recommend the Data Science Certification Program for anyone looking to get into the Data Science field or even wanting to upskill and improve their knowledge. The program has taught me so many things and I can't wait to take advantage of all the opportunities this program has offered me.
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    4.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 30, 2022
  • Hisham Yassine
    Applicant · Machine Learning Specialization · Graduation year 2022

    Great Experience and Supportive Team

    Inclusive Curriculum, Great Supportive Team, Theoretical + Practical Sessions, Weekly Challenges!
    Exceptional Experience that gives you all you need to start your journey in ML.
    Starting from data analysis and visualization, then practicing on ML algorithms and deep neural network algorithms including Computer Vision and NLP.
    You will be introduced to all main concepts which will allow you to continue your studies by yourself.
    P.S: The program includes meeting with experts and entrepreneurs in the AI field. 
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    4.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 28, 2022
  • Ghassan El Bounni
    Graduate · Machine Learning Specialization · Graduated 2022

    Great way to kick off your AI career

     It’s only been a few days since graduation and I already miss Zaka | زكا, and how not? When it’s one of the best, if not the best certification program I’ve enrolled in so far.
    The Artificial Intelligence Certification program provided by Zaka | زكا is a 16-week intensive training program designed to equip you with the necessary knowledge, tools, and know-how for market-ready skills. 
    The program is rich with educational and practical content, weekly office hours, hands-on sessions, and challenges that cover everything from ML and DS fundamentals to Deep Learning and MLOps.This was my favorite part as it provided a way for me to practice and implement all the knowledge acquired each week.
    The last 3 weeks of the program were the most challenging, each person had to form a team of 2-3, pick a capstone project to work on, and successfully deploy during those weeks. My teammates were Hussein Bashir and Habib Mrad, and our project is called RooFinder. The project aims to develop one or multiple combined Machine Learning models that can automatically identify rooftops and detect rooftop features like obstacles, material, slopes, and area from high-resolution satellite imagery using ML and DeepLearning Techniques Like Instance segmentation, Image classification, and Image Processing.
    I’d like to thank the Zaka | زكا team and especially Christophe Zoghbi and Reem Mahmoud who provided us with the weekly AI content, Fouad A. TRAD and Amanda Hachem who were always supporting us through the weekly office hours and Hands-on live sessions, Mrad Sleiman who was my team’s instructor during the capstone project, Dr. Elizabeth Kassab Sfeir who provided us with the right soft skills needed in our work environment, Laurene Abdallah our guarding angel who always makes sure we’re on track during the week through her daily reminders, and last but not least, Larissa Abi Nakhle the very first person I met from Zaka and the one who’s always cheerful and energetic.
    I’m honored to be guided and supported by such great hearts and minds, and I’m happy to announce that I’ve #graduated from this program with recognition of distinction and I’m officially a market-ready Machine Learning Engineer.
    I highly recommend this program to anyone interested in Machine Learning and Data Science regardless of the level of experience or background he/she has.
    Needless to say, this is not the end of my journey in the AI world, It’s only the beginning as I’m well aware of the rapid growth in this field, but at least I can now say that I’ve successfully stepped foot in this wondrous world...
     
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 26, 2022
  • Rana Jasser
    Physicist · Data Science Specialization · Graduated 2022

    Loved the DS specialization!

    I am a physicist, and I like the application of physics in economics, so my senior project was about econophysics and my code was my first application in AI.
    Then, I decided to learn more about the field of AI so I began my journey with the amazing startup and team at ZAKA.
    I chose Data Science, and this decision was the most beneficial decision in my life, I realized that what I really wanted is to Solve Problems using AI, and all the techniques that we learned in the program. We learn a lot about data science, we applied our knowledge in weekly challenges, and finally, we presented our capstone project.
    We had a lot of errors and challenges, but we grow our mindset and technical and soft skills with ZAKA.
    I plan to apply my AI knowledge in my online physics academy DETA XI. Thanks, ZAKA!!
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
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    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 25, 2022
  • Azzam Alnatsheh
    Graduate · Data Science Specialization · Graduated 2022

    Educational, Entertaining & Beneficial Program

    This program is well-designed for anyone who's basically interested in Artificial Intelligence. The program is 16-weeks that's full of educational, entertaining and beneficial sessions given by the best instructors who are capable of making hard concept easy to understand. There's also weekly challenges that will always get you involved with the main concepts of the material whether it's Machine Learning or Data Science, the challenge is there to build your confidence and general knowledge of the AI field. There are also soft skills sessions that will enlighten you to the work environment in a company, how to build a successful CV and how to improve your LinkedIn page!
    The program also consists of many office hours where you get to interact with welcoming, kind and amazing instructors who are professional in the field of AI and as mentioned before they're capable of making any complicated AI concept look easy. If you ever have questions you can always ask them during the weekly office hours or on Slack, which is the platform you'll use to communicate between your colleagues and instructors.
    Near the end of the program you'll be asked to make your own Capstone project based off the skills you gained in this program, don't worry you won't be alone! You'll have a mentoring session each week from a professional who is capable of making your capstone journey simpler and more fun while also giving you the necessary feedback to improve.
    In my journey with this program I didn't know much about NLP and Time Series, but thanks to the program I was able to understand terms like 'Bag of Words', 'AR', 'ARIMA', etc.
    At the end of the journey I assure you that you'll be market ready, but don't lay back just yet as I want to remind you that the AI field is always growing, and to always be available in the market you have to always be replenishing your new learnt skills and the old basic skills like statistics.
    So what are you waiting for? Make sure to apply for the Artificial Intelligence Certification today!
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
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    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 25, 2022
  • Maryam Mohammed Ali AlAmri
    Graduate · Data Science Specialization · Graduated 2022

    Good step to dive into artificial intelligence

    The training plan was for me to start in the field of artificial intelligence, specifically data science.
    During this workshop, we learned the most important packages for analyzing data and dealing with it professionally. We also learned how to evaluate and improve the model. I also learned about machine learning and deep neural networks
    learning.

    Also one of the best things I learned that was fun and useful is dealing with computer vision, web scraping, and NLP.
    I was amazed at the treatment and kindness of the trainers, organizers and also the participants. I got relationships and friendships from different countries and also from Oman.


    Thanks to all...
    I had the honor of getting to know everyone and benefiting from their experiences.
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted November 24, 2022
  • bader zakaria
    Student · AI Bootcamp · Graduation year 2022

    AI bootcamp

    Great way to kick off your AI journey
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    4.0
    Job support
    3.0
    Instructors
    4.0
    Flag Submitted September 21, 2022
  • Yazid
    Student · AI Bootcamp · Graduation year 2022

    Great Bootcamp

    This 4-weeks bootcamp introduced me to machine learning, deep learning, image processing, natural language processing, and time series. At the end, we were asked to present a project, which we had one week to prepare. The experience was very beneficial. I highly recommend this bootcamp to anyone looking to an introduction to the AI world. 
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    4.0
    Job support
    3.0
    Instructors
    4.0
    Flag Submitted September 16, 2022
  • Eric Njeim
    University Student · AI Bootcamp · Graduation year 2022

    Beneficial curriculum and amazing team

    I finished my first year at university and decided to search for an internship or bootcamp that would excel my programming skills and help me discover my future job opportunities. I came across Zaka's AI bootcamp through a university whatsapp group and I was instantly interested as, we all know , AI is the future. The bootcamp topic that I liked the most was building a data science model that predicts results with a certain accuracy. It opened my eyes on the data analysis world and I am sure that I will work within this field one day.Moreover, building a artificial neural network was new to me and the fact that the idea behind it is based on the human brain is honestly mind-blowing. The best part of the bootcamp is creating your own project and practically working on the theories introduced in the lectures.I think the bootcamp did an excellent job at delivering AI topics during such a short period of time.I recommend it to all ages as it will superbly guide you to kickstart your AI journey.
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted September 4, 2022
  • Youssef Antoury
    Student · AI Bootcamp · Graduation year 2022

    Great way to kick off your AI journey

    I've always wanted to dig deeper in AI, I knew about a course given in my country so I immediately registered.  I really liked computer vision and time series analysis , even though Time Series was fairly new to me. And I never expected it to be as relevant as it was to real world AI applications. The project was very fun to work on. I'm ready now to make my own project and learn more about any Ai subject from any course, which I will to enrich my knowledge even more.
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted September 4, 2022
  • Nasser AlOstath
    Graduate · Machine Learning Specialization · Graduated 2022

    Zaka MLC Bootcamp

    the Zaka Machine Learning Certification MLC program is one of my top of the top investments I have ever did for myself.
    Zaka is itself a game changing school. I have started by taking their 3 weeks boot camp and which was an eye opener for me into the world of AI. then I found that it is important for me to join the 16 weeks MLC program which takes you right from the start like the 3 weeks boot camp and then digs way deeper than any course I have taken for the last 3 years. the MLC's strength lays on the following :
     - the very detailed videos that explains every single detail needed by the newbie 
    -  the live weekly office hours with the mentors and peers
    - the weekly workshops that contains even non  AI related topics that are important for the graduates
    - the weekly challenges
    - the Community

    the experience itself is like if it mimics a masters degree in through the work, time management and even the last project which in my case was to solve a problem for a real AI company . never forget to mention how the Zaka Management puts their graduate on the track of finding a real job in AI. they held a live virtual expo where students can interact with AI companies who are building current AI solutions for big names like BMW. also it's a chance for students to show up and show their projects and CVs for them. the companies already (most of them) want to hire fresh new blood into their crew with a good knowledge of AI. this knowledge is accessed by zaka's MLC program.

    if Zaka comes with another higher program in AI, i'll definitely sign up without a thought ,because understanding the importance of learning AI is crucial and essential to "EXIST" in future markets ... and the future is already NOW



    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted July 15, 2022
  • Sarah Al Samad
    .Net and Web Developer · Machine Learning Specialization · Graduated 2022

    Amazing program

    It was a great experience, instructors are passionate about seeing their students succeed. 
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    4.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted July 12, 2022
  • Mahmoud Atoui
    Computer Engineering Student · AI Bootcamp · Graduation year 2022

    Best Intro to AI!

    A beginner can find the world of AI to be overwhelming and intimidating. However, with the AI Bootcamp provided by Zaka, they are guaranteed a simple, thorought, and clear step by step introduction that will leave the participant able to stand on their feet and begin their AI journey.
    I would definitely recommend this Bootcamp to any person remotely interested in AI or wants to know more, but is having difficulty starting somewhere!
    Overall
    4.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    N/A
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted June 26, 2022
  • Nour Ezzeddine
    Student · AI Bootcamp

    Great experience!

    The curriculum and material were very well prepared. They were all lectured in a clear way. All my questions were answered when asking the instructors. Very attentive and helpful team.
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
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    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted June 24, 2022
  • Karim Hallak
    Web developer · Machine Learning Specialization · Graduated 2022

    Best road map to start Machine learning

    The MLC program contains the best road map to start learning Artificial intelligent, Machine learning and Data science. The instructors are very helpful and responsive as they response immediately to all your questions and inquiries. 

    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted June 18, 2022
  • Houssam Hariz
    Computer Engineering Student

    Powerful AI Bootcamp

    I just finished the AI  bootcamp with zaka. In short, I had previous knowledge in machine learning and worked a few projects in it, but this bootcamp filled the gaps I had in the concepts of ML and applying it in real scenarios. Also it covered all the basic usages of ML with hands-on examples. Dense curriculum, but worthy of the effort.  
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    4.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted June 17, 2022
  • Hisham Sharrouf
    Data Scientist · Machine Learning Specialization · Graduated 2022

    Great way to kick off your AI career

    It's Hisham I'm a data scientist, this certificate help me in my career and I got a better opportunity. The program was 16 insightful weeks we passed through all ML life cycles from collecting data to production. After every week a challenge covers all information and pushes you to go back if you miss something.
    It was a great experience with a supportive team, adding to the technical information, I learned ways of thinking, how to present myself, and upgrade my resume.
    I did my own project in the end and I continue updating it.
    A big thanks to all the team :).
    Overall
    5.0
    Curriculum
    5.0
    Job support
    5.0
    Instructors
    5.0
    Flag Submitted June 16, 2022
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ZAKA courses range from $480 for AI Bootcamp to $3,000 for Certified AI Consultant.

What courses does ZAKA teach?

ZAKA offers courses like Machine Learning Specialization, AI Bootcamp, Data Analytics Sepcialization, Data Science Specialization and 3 more.

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ZAKA teaches students Online in a remote classroom.

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