About us
We are
212AY.
An AI school born in Morocco, built by people who ship AI products for a living — and who believe the next generation of African builders deserves better than slideware.
Our mission
Put AI within reach of the new generation of African builders. Not someday, not in theory — now, with the tools that already run real businesses.
Our method is learning by doing: every module ends with something that works — a workflow, an assistant, an automation you can show. Zero empty theory, zero magic slides. You build, you break, you understand.
We teach in the languages people actually think in — French, English, Darija — and we design every use case around Moroccan and African business reality.
The ecosystem behind 212AY
212AY is not a lone project. It stands on an ecosystem that has been building Morocco's AI scene for years.
XAI
The AI agency behind 212AY. XAI designs and ships AI products and automations for companies — the same systems we teach you to build.
MDS — Moroccan Data Scientists
The best and longest-running Data Science community in Morocco — more than 4 years of meetups, mentoring and shared learning.
SMIA
The first and largest AI association in Morocco, an initiative of XAI TECH — connecting researchers, students and practitioners nationwide.
Our communities
Across our communities, more than 20,000 members learn, share and build together — the network you join the day you enroll.
212AY in numbers
+20,000
community members
+7 years
of training experience
8
modules
15
seats max per cohort
The founder
Bahae Eddine HALIM
CTO & co-founder of XAI
Founder of MDS, MRN and MFF — communities that shaped Morocco's data and AI scene. PhD researcher in Reinforcement Learning and Visiting Lecturer at Mohammed V University (UM5).
More than 7 years training students at top engineering schools and universities, and a former Full Stack engineer with 15+ years of building. He teaches the way he builds: hands on, no shortcuts on understanding.
Build with us
Join the next cohort, or bring AI to your company with our B2B program.
Talk to a human: 🇲🇦 (+212) 07 07 13 70 69 · 212ay@xai.ma