“We started SYNC because we wanted to bridge the gap between professionals in the creative industry and aspiring creatives, as well as connect them,” says 29-year-old co-founder and CEO of SYNC School Mustafa Sharara. Physically located at downtown Cairo’s bustling Greek Campus, SYNC School has officially been in operation since December 2019 offering workshops and events that revolve around various creative fields (from advertising to filmmaking). The school had launched at last year’s RiseUp Summit event, the country’s biggest entrepreneurship and startup marathon consisting of various talks, sessions, workshops and even pitch competitions. Being an event that brings diverse attendees (investors, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, incubators, accelerators) from all around the world together in one place, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to introduce this new concept for a school. “We wanted to connect professionals and aspiring creatives through education, networking, connecting, collaborating and even through job opportunities,” explains Sharara in more detail, “The fields within which we provide all this are those such as filmmaking, advertising, design, animation, photography, online content creation, creative entrepreneurship, acting, singing, writing and music production.” Having started as a seed of an idea only eight…
SYNC School’s New Community for Creatives: Bringing Egypt’s Talents Together
July 18, 2020
