Renowned digital marketing strategist and two-time TikTok Award winner Alexander Morad is bringing his AI or Die World Tour to Kenya this April. Powered by ADMI, Orion.ai, and Jitamaini Africa, the tour aims to demystify AI and equip businesses, creatives, and marketers with tools to thrive in an AI-driven future. Through captivating storytelling and real-world strategies, Morad challenges African professionals to adapt, innovate, and lead with AI. Kenya marks the second leg of his Africa-wide tour—following visits to Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and more—with open sessions scheduled at Strathmore, Daystar, and Ukombozi Library between April 16–17, 2025. This high-impact initiative will spotlight practical AI applications, productivity hacks, and creative workflows designed to reshape the future of work and marketing on the continent.

The 6th annual ADMI Graduation Ceremony was held at Absa Bank Sports Club on 15th October 2021. Due to Covid-19 protocols, only graduating students and faculty attended in person. Parents and the rest of the ADMI community followed the graduation ceremony virtually as we streamed live on our YouTube channel.

The Institute celebrated a decade of training and mentoring African creatives at the ADMI 10th Anniversary Corporate Breakfast on the 25th of February 2022. In attendance was Kenya Film Commission’s CEO, Mr Timothy Odhiambo Owase, the Africa Digital Media Group Board members, employer partners, parents, faculty, alumni and student council. Blackhouse Foundation, the Heva Fund, GIZ, Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), Cooperative Bank Foundation, MPESA Foundation Academy, and countless individual donors also joined ADMI in celebrating its milestones over the years.

The partnership will provide digital content apprenticeships in content business areas (including gaming, sports, and metaverse, providing Japanese content development companies access to top-tier talent across Africa.

Tough. Resilient. Firm. These are the words that come to mind when you hear the word “Imara”, a Swahili word associated with strength and durability. The Imara Student Exhibition which took place at the ADMI Caxton Campus was a befitting name to describe the students’ resilience, most of whom began and completed their studies during the 2020 pandemic.

The Kenya Film Classification Board has lifted agency licence prerequisites for local filmmakers. A government agency established under the Films and Stage Plays Act, Cap 222, of the Laws of Kenya, KFCB oversees the creation, advertising, ownership and distribution of film and broadcast content.

The ADMI at 10 Party was nothing short of memorable. After a decade of training and mentoring African creatives in creative media and technology, the institute culminated its 10 years of existence in Wakanda themed pomp and grandeur on Friday, the 20th of October 2022.

The 2022 Miss World Kenya Gala provided remarkable industry experience for ADMI students. One of our guiding principles at ADMI is our ability to integrate work and learning. We believe in learning by doing. Our model is unique in many ways, one of the most important being that our students get to learn by solving real problems and working on exciting client briefs!

Partnership with Global Opportunity Youth Network anchored at the Swahilipot Hub Foundation in Mombasa set to offer training programs in a variety of courses including Film and TV Production, Video Production, Digital Journalism, Music Production, Sound Engineering and Graphic Design.

Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) recently had the opportunity to host a team of students from Harvard Business School as a FIELD Immersion Partner. “We are pleased to be working with Harvard Business School to provide students with a real-world learning experience in Nairobi.” said Aggrey Oriwo, Managing Director of ADMI. “We feel certain that the students were able to gather insights here that they would never be able to glean from a classroom discussion alone.”

We were honored to be part of DataKind’s inaugural DataDive event in Africa, held in Nairobi. This significant event brought together passionate individuals and organizations dedicated to making a positive impact through data and technology.

Africa Digital Media Institute has launched an accelerator programme to train freelancers and professionals the most in-demand skills in today’s job market. The digital skilling accelerator, dubbed AcceleratED is geared at accelerating career growth for new-age workers and to help them thrive in a digital-first workplace.

On June 10, 2023, ADMI was thrilled to host our second Parent’s Appreciation Day on our lively campus. As a termly tradition, we organize this event to honor the immense contributions parents make to our students’ lives. This day provides an opportunity to express gratitude, cultivate stronger parent-university relationships, and establish a supportive, collaborative environment. This approach allows us to ensure open lines of communication and mutual understanding with our students’ parents.

The Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI), the premier creative arts and technology training institution in Eastern Africa, and Wowzi, a globally recognized technology company specializing in influencer marketing, have announced partnership aiming at empowering content creators and revolutionizing the digital media landscape.

The Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) and Women in Real Estate Society (WIRE) have announced a partnership with the aim of catalyzing digital literacy within the construction industry and revolutionizing the real estate sector through innovation.

As we bid farewell to an extraordinary year, it’s time to unwrap the highlights and achievements that have made 2023 truly remarkable for Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI). Join us on a journey through the year’s successes, partnerships, and creative milestones that define our thriving community.

In response to Kenya’s high youth unemployment rates, the Ganjisha Content Program was established to equip young people with practical content creation skills that drive economic growth. A collaborative initiative between the Africa Digital Media Foundation (ADMF) and Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Kenya, supported by Google.org, the program aims to train 7,000 young content creators aged 18 to 30 across all 47 counties in Kenya. By fostering entrepreneurship, promoting digital literacy, and building sustainable livelihoods, the program seeks.

A captivating spectacle unfolded as digital artists proudly displayed their creative masterpieces during the Student Showcase and Open Week hosted by ADMI. This year’s showcase, themed “Horizon – Discovering the Journey,” brought together creatives, students, employers, companies, organizations, and industry partners to witness a display of sheer digital artistry.

We’re excited to announce that the Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) has been named the Best Creative Media and Tech Training Institution at the prestigious 7th Annual Digital Tech Awards 2024! This recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment to revolutionizing education through technology and innovation in the creative media space.