TALENT ENGINE
Learn by working on the real thing.
We want curious people to move from drone fundamentals into useful projects, prototypes, and the systems Ascend is building.
From First Principles to Flight.
The Ascend × IEEE Meru Drone Bootcamp — a free, virtual 4-week program of 8 sessions that moves from drone fundamentals into flight software, real-world use cases, and the regulations behind them. It is the first step into the pathway below.
- Dates
- 3–28 Sep 2026
- Cadence
- Mon & Thu · 8 sessions
- Time
- 9–10 PM EAT · Virtual
- Finale
- Workshop · 2 Oct · Meru University
- 01
Learn the foundations
Start with drones, sensors, simulation, and safety thinking.
- 02
Work on a real problem
Apply that learning to a focused student or lab project.
- 03
Build evidence
Turn the idea into a prototype, test, or useful technical artifact.
- 04
Grow with Ascend
Strong work can feed future lab projects and Ascend capability.
Our free curriculum gives learners a clear starting point. MAVLab then turns those ideas into hands-on practice with telemetry, missions, control, and safe failure scenarios.