RAIN

We teach people to build intelligent machines.

Admission for the next cohort is open. Classes are physical, virtual or hyper-realistic virtual.

Ibadan, since 202020 Oba Adesida Road, Iyaganku GRA. Labs, classrooms, a seminar hall and rooms for trainees in one compound.

For twelve months you learn Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, or Robot Development and Automation, by building things that work: apps, models, robots and drones that solve problems people actually have.

Working professionals, undergraduates, graduates and school leavers study side by side. You need no computing background; you need curiosity and the patience to make something work. Questions about fees, accommodation or start dates? Ask us, and get an answer straight away.

Two programmes. Take one, or both over two years.

Both together take 24 months (₦15,400,000). Shorter courses in Data Science and Python, Embedded Systems and IoT, and Machine Learning run for 12 to 16 weeks from ₦3,000,000. You can pay in instalments, and paying in full before you start takes 5 per cent off. All fees and payment plans

Now in the Hyper-Realistic Virtual School.

RAIN now has a hyper-realistic virtual learning environment, so we take trainees from any part of the world. You sit in a 360-degree classroom with your classmates around you and the teacher, screen and board in front; voices come from where people sit. Then you walk into a 3D lab to fly drones, drive robot cars, dive an underwater robot and code at the benches. It runs on a phone, a laptop or a VR headset.

Choose hyper-realistic virtual when you apply. See how it works or walk through RAIN in 360 degrees.

Not looking for a programme? There is more.

For learners and organisations in any country: labs you open in a browser, exams we proctor for you, training for your team and graduates to hire.

Hyper-Realistic Virtual SchoolStudy from any country in our hyper-realistic virtual school, in virtual reality: a 360-degree classroom with classmates beside you as avatars you design, the teacher and the board in front, spatial sound, and a 3D lab where you fly drones, drive robot cars and code at the benches. Phone, laptop or VR headset. RAIN VR MeetMeetings, conferences, congregations, cinema nights and exhibitions in a 3D room: everyone seated together, voices from where people sit, a big screen for presenting and watching videos together, avatars or cameras. Guests join with just their name. Free for small meetings. Virtual excursionWalk through RAIN in 360 degrees from anywhere: our rooms, the robots, drones and AI projects on display, the people who built them and a spoken description of each. For individuals, schools and organisations. RIDE Lab: robotics and AI labs in your browserOnline labs for Arduino and ESP32, circuits, motors, 3D design, 3D printing and CNC, control, robot arms, humanoids, drones, LiDAR, SLAM, path planning, swarms, digital twins, computer vision, machine learning, neural networks, language models and game AI. Guided experiments, an animated tour in every lab, projects that join the labs together and Zero to Hero challenges. Works offline once loaded. One price for a year of every lab. Task-by-Task AIPractical AI for working people, learnt one real task at a time, with an AI tutor that stays on the lesson. RAIN textbooks and certificationFull textbooks for every course, with worked examples, code and an assessment at the end of each chapter towards the RAIN certification.

Everything RAIN offers

Most of the work here is building.

Seventy per cent of each programme is product development. A typical day is three hours of class, then the lab: wiring, coding, testing, failing and fixing. On Fridays every trainee presents to the room, and visitors to RAIN ask trainees to explain what they built and who it helps.

Project management runs through the programme, so by the end you can plan, cost and deliver work for a client, and many trainees leave in start-up teams.

Trainees building electronics
Trainees building electronics
Oral Examination
Oral Examination
A trainee testing hardware
A trainee testing hardware
Trainees in a project discussion
Trainees in a project discussion
A demonstration in the workshop
A demonstration in the workshop
Presentation
Presentation

Trainees who went the distance

Ridwan completed both full programmes, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and then Robot Development and Automation. He worked on more than four industry-standard projects and supported his colleagues on many more.Ridwan, AIML and RDA
Desmond obtained a study visa to spend two years at RAIN on both full programmes, and showed uncommon creativity in solving problems. Our support team guides international students through the study-visa process.Desmond, international trainee

See what trainees make in the student showcase and at the Friday seminars.

Every course has its own textbook.

We write the books we teach from: 12 full textbooks with worked examples, code, exercises and a free assessment at the end of every chapter, towards the RAIN certification. Anyone can buy them, and owners get a discount when they join RAIN.

AIML 101 Building and Deploying AI ApplicationsAIML 111 Data Science with PythonAIML 112 Machine Learning IAIML 211 Machine Learning IIAIML 212 Deep LearningRDA 111 Product Design and DevelopmentRDA 112 Practical ElectronicsRDA 113 Embedded Systems, Control and the Internet of ThingsRDA 211 Advanced Control for Mobile RobotsRDA 212 AI for Humanoid RoboticsPRJ 101 Project Management and Implementation Foundations of AI and Robotics (for Senior Secondary Schools)
3655 pages across the AI, robotics and project courses.Browse the books

Watch a day at RAIN

All 35 films and talks

Led by engineers who build

RAIN was founded in 2020 by Dr Olusola Ayoola, who holds a PhD in robotics from the University of Manchester, where he built ground and underwater robots for the UK's nuclear decommissioning programme. He teaches robotics and control to postgraduate students at the University of Ibadan.

His projects include a scream-detection system for public buses, exoskeletons for upper-limb rehabilitation, carbon-tracking drones and a smart drug dispenser for people with dementia. RAIN has hosted the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Canadian Trade Commissioner, a United States Consulate delegation and UNDP Nigeria, and runs the Meta AI Developer Academy.

Dr Olusola Ayoola, Founder and CEO of RAIN

The campus

Several buildings in one secure compound in Iyaganku GRA, with rooms for trainees who are not from Ibadan. Walk around the campus or see the rooms.

Aerial view of the RAIN campus in Ibadan
The RAIN compound and its buildings
A Work Area
The front desk
A RAIN Building

From RAIN to a degree

Through our partnership with an NUC-accredited open university, your RAIN training counts towards a B.Sc., without JAMB.

  1. Train at RAIN

    One or two programmes, 12 to 24 months.

  2. Transfer your credits

    Up to 24 university credits, so you skip the first two years.

  3. Finish the B.Sc.

    Years 3 and 4 in Data Science, Software Engineering or IT.

How the degree pathway works

Questions people ask

How much are the fees?

The full programmes take 12 months: AIML ₦7,700,000, RDA ₦7,700,000. Both together take 24 months for ₦15,400,000. Short courses are ₦3,000,000. You can pay in instalments, and paying in full before you start takes 5 per cent off. See fees and payment plans.

Is there accommodation?

Yes, for trainees who are not based in Ibadan: rooms inside the RAIN compound from ₦1,400,000 a session, with internet, a water heater, air conditioning, power, water and security. Residents cook or order their own food. See the rooms and prices.

When does the next cohort start?

The next cohort starts this semester. You can still join an ongoing cohort until about halfway through, with catch-up classes.

Can I study from outside Ibadan?

Yes. Classes are physical or virtual. Virtual classes run when there are enough trainees, on a schedule agreed with your tutor. RDA is best done on campus because of the hardware.

I am not in Nigeria. Can I come?

Yes. RAIN welcomes international students, and our support team guides study-visa applications.

Can my organisation work with RAIN?

Yes, from any country. We run proctored online exams for employers, schools and professional bodies, train teams in AI and automation, build products to order and introduce you to our graduates. See everything we offer.

Do I need a computing background?

No. The programmes start from the beginning with Python and C. Short courses need a credit in O-Level Mathematics.

I own a RAIN textbook. Does it help?

Yes. Enter the book owner code from the last page of the book when you apply, and a discount comes off your tuition. About the books.

Visit us, or write

20 Oba Adesida Road, in the estate opposite the EFCC office, Iyaganku GRA, Ibadan. Open 9 am to 5 pm.

+234 811 427 6861, info@rainigeria.com, or WhatsApp. Directions.

Places in each cohort are limited.

Apply for admission