A two-day entrepreneurship training program opened in Homs on Wednesday, offering students free workshops on communication, career readiness and developing ideas into projects.

Tech Rise organized the program with Startup Syria and the Syrian Computer Society, SANA reported. Four workshops are being held at the society’s Homs premises.

Wednesday’s sessions focused on media presentation, entrepreneurial communication and personal marketing. Thursday’s sessions are set to address innovation and using artificial intelligence to put ideas into practice.

Tech Rise director Bilal Shamma said the initiative aims to connect young participants with employment needs and expand similar activities across Syria.

Source: SANA. Photo: Anonymous / Unsplash / CC0 1.0. Desk, October 2016 (illustrative).