A letter to the future engineer
You are looking at the institute you wish existed.
The International Institute of AI Software Engineering trains the people who will build the next century of software. This brochure is an honest map of what you will learn, who will teach you, what it costs, and what your life at IASE will look like.
Contents
Ten chapters.
The institute at a glance
IASE is a global, remote-first institution with residencies in Lisbon, Lagos, Dubai, Singapore, São Paulo and Toronto. Instruction is delivered in English. Every cohort is deliberately multi-continental.
The IASE promise
You will ship.
Every module ends with production software — live URLs, live users, real code review.
You will collaborate with intelligence.
You will become fluent with Cursor, Lovable, Claude and Codex — and learn why the code works underneath.
You will be employable anywhere.
Your portfolio, certifications and network open doors at 220+ partners on four continents.
Six faculties, thirty-six schools
Faculty of AI Software Engineering
Production-grade systems: enterprise platforms, SaaS, mobile, desktop, APIs and cloud infrastructure.
Faculty of Artificial Intelligence
The intelligence layer of modern software: models, agents, LLM systems and generative pipelines.
Faculty of Interactive Computing
Immersive, spatial and gameful software: XR, digital twins, real-time 3D and AI games.
Faculty of Product & Innovation
Turning technology into products, companies and category-defining teams.
Faculty of Enterprise Technology
Regulated, mission-critical software for the industries that run the world.
Faculty of Business & Growth
The commercial engine — AI-native marketing, sales engineering, customer success and revenue ops.
How we teach
The classroom is a studio. The syllabus is a shipping schedule. The teachers are working practitioners. This is what a week of study actually looks like.
- MondayLive lecture · principles + demos
- TuesdayStudio hours · you build with faculty on Zoom
- WednesdayAI pairing · you ship features with Cursor / Lovable / Claude
- ThursdayCritique · working engineers review your code
- FridayShip day · you deploy to production
- SaturdayChapter meetups · in-person in your region
The technology stack you'll master
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter
Lovable, Cursor, Replit, Databutton
React, Next.js, TanStack, React Native, Flutter
Supabase, PostgreSQL, Node, FastAPI, Cloudflare Workers
AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle, Railway, Docker, Kubernetes
n8n, Make, Zapier, Temporal
Stripe, Flutterwave, Paystack, Paddle
Godot, Unity, Unreal, Blender, Spline
PostHog, Segment, dbt, Grafana, OpenTelemetry
Life at IASE
IASE is remote-first — but never remote-only. Students meet in person through local chapters in 42 cities, at flagship residencies twice a year, and at the annual Global Demo Day.
- Residencies in Lisbon · Lagos · Dubai · Singapore · São Paulo · Toronto.
- Local chapters host weekly build nights in 42 cities.
- Alumni network across 94 countries and 220+ hiring partners.
- Wellbeing program: coaching, community, peer mentoring.
Admissions
- STEP 01
Apply
20-minute online application. Tell us who you are and what you want to build.
- STEP 02
Portfolio
Share any prior work — code, writing, art, business. No portfolio? A short essay is welcome.
- STEP 03
Conversation
A 30-minute conversation with an admissions faculty member.
- STEP 04
Decision
You hear back within two weeks. If admitted, you choose your cohort start date.
Tuition & financial aid
10–14 week programs. Certificate + portfolio.
16–24 week programs. Certificate + capstone + placement.
20 week residencies. Cohorts capped, investor demo day.
Merit scholarships cover up to 100% of tuition. Need-based aid, country-adjusted pricing and 6–12 month installment plans are available for every program.
Careers & outcomes
Graduates take three paths: they join hiring partners as engineers, they start companies through IASE Ventures, or they stay on as teaching faculty and research fellows. All three are equally celebrated.
Answers to hard questions
Is this a real accredited institution?+
IASE is a private international institute. Our credentials are recognized by 220+ hiring partners and issued as signed, verifiable digital credentials. We are not a national university — and we do not pretend to be.
Do I need to know how to code to enroll?+
No. Our foundational programs assume zero prior code. What matters is curiosity, taste and a real desire to build.
If AI writes the code, why study engineering?+
Because AI generates code — but it cannot own the outcome. The engineers who thrive in the next decade are the ones who understand what they are shipping.
How is IASE different from a bootcamp?+
Bootcamps teach a tool for a job. IASE trains you across engineering, product, entrepreneurship and ethics — as an institution, not a course.
Closing letter
The institute you wish existed now does.
If any part of this brochure spoke to you, the next step is a short application. Every cohort begins with a class of people just like you.