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09/22/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/22/2026 12:39

Amazon joins global coalition to advance AI education and digital skills for students

Key takeaways

  • Amazon is advancing First Lady Melania Trump's Fostering the Future Together coalition with leaders from over 45 countries.
  • The company is expanding access to its AI coding tool Kiro to 132 universities and launching AI education programs.
  • The efforts build on Amazon's $2.5 billion Future Ready 2030 commitment to help upskill over 50 million people.
Amazon joined education and technology leaders from around the world at the United Nations General Assembly in support of First Lady Melania Trump's Fostering the Future Together (FTFT) global coalition.
The coalition brings together first spouses and leaders from more than 45 countries with a shared goal: helping children learn, grow, and thrive through the safe, responsible, and innovative use of technology, including AI. The initiative is built around four pillars-Digital Literacy and Skills, AI in Education, EdTech Tools, and Online Protection-that closely align with Amazon's longstanding investments in education and workforce development.
As part of the effort, Amazon is launching new initiatives to expand access to AI education and digital skills for students worldwide. These build on the company's Future Ready 2030 commitment-a $2.5 billion investment to prepare 50 million people for the future of work through more than 40 programs.

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New Amazon efforts in support of the coalition

Kiro for students. Millions of students at 132 universities across 18 countries can now sign up for a full year of free access to Kiro, the AI-powered agent for software engineering. Students get access to the same advanced capabilities that major companies like Delta, Siemens, and Amazon itself use to build tech. Knowing how to build with AI is quickly becoming a baseline skill for work, and this program puts Kiro directly in students' hands so they can learn how to build apps, tools, and workflows in a structured way with AI agents before they graduate. Students at eligible institutions can sign up at kiro.dev/students.
Advancing AI education and literacy globally. Amazon is launching programs to expand AI education in key regions.
  • In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Amazon is partnering with Khalifa University to launch the AWS Data Center Infrastructure Training Program. It provides students with practical, hands-on experience using an AWS-supplied data center training rack, complemented by AWS Academy's Data Center Engineering Operations curriculum. Top-performing students will gain priority to apply for work experience positions at AWS in the UAE.
  • Amazon is also launching Coding Clubs across schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, reaching more than 460 students aged 12-18 with foundational coding and computational thinking skills.

Powering the future of AI education

Across each of the coalition's four pillars, Amazon has programs and investments already at work:
Digital Literacy and Skills. Amazon has provided free cloud computing training to more than 31 million people worldwide since 2019. Amazon's Career Choice education and career development benefit has served more than 300,000 employees since 2012 and is now backed by a $1 billion commitment to upskill an additional 500,000 employees globally. AWS Educate is a curated learning path for students and developers to build in-demand tech skills and AWS Skills Centers in Seattle, Arlington, and Cape Town offer a front door to AI and cloud skilling for community members and collaborators. Amazon's Cloud Innovation Centers provide students the opportunity to solve real-world challenges alongside university staff and industry experts while building valuable technology experience.
AI in Education. Amazon offers an on-ramp for AI learners at every stage-from students to those in the workforce. AWS Academy provides higher education institutions globally with free, ready-to-teach cloud and generative AI curricula. In addition, AWS is committing over $500 million to cloud and AI training for higher education students 18+ through AWS Builder Center Student Rewards, a program that gives verified higher education students access to earn AWS credits as they learn, build, and connect in the community.

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EdTech Tools. Amazon is empowering EdTech companies, school districts, and learning organizations to build and scale solutions that reach more students. In 2024, Amazon launched a $100 million commitment of AWS technology to support organizations that build and scale innovative digital learning solutions with cloud and AI. Through AWS, institutions access the cloud infrastructure and AI services they need to develop personalized learning platforms and digital classroom tools. Amazon collaborated with PlayLab AI to establish a $500,000 fund helping school districts integrate AI tools and educator professional development. And Amazon Future Engineer has helped more than 2.1 million students receive over 17 million hours of computer science education.
Online Protection. Amazon is committed to ensuring children and young people can explore technology safely, building protections into its products and services and supporting efforts to strengthen online safety for young users.

Looking ahead

Technology is reshaping how the next generation learns, works, and connects. Ensuring that all young people benefit from these advances requires collaboration across governments, the private sector, and civil society. Amazon is proud to work alongside the first lady and first spouses from around the world on a shared vision: helping learners safely and effectively embrace the technologies that will shape their future.
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