Google is offering 12 months of free access to its premium AI tools to University students in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Mozambique.
The initiative aims to empower Africa’s next generation of leaders with the required skill sets to build locally and compete effectively on the global stage.
Alex Okosi, Managing Director for Google in Sub-Saharan Africa, stated that Google is democratising access to technology in a bid to help young people in Africa dive deeper into the innovation sweeping across the continent.
“We are seeing a new wave of innovation in Africa, driven by the energy and ingenuity of our young people. By providing students with access to our most advanced AI tools, we want to empower them not only to excel in their studies but also to become critical builders and shapers of the future. This offer is about democratizing access to technology and giving African students the skills to compete and lead on a global stage,” he said.
How does it work?
Between October 7 and December 9, 2025, students (aged 18 and above) enrolled in eligible universities in Africa can visit gemini.google/students and create an account, which will enable them to subscribe to 12 months of free access to the Google AI Pro plan.
The Google AI Pro plan gives students free access to the technology company’s most advanced AI suites covering;
- Supercharged Learning and Research: With new features like Guided Learning to help students with in-depth research, summarizing academic papers, debugging code, and step-by-step guidance on complex problems.
- Time-Saving Efficiency: Use Deep Research to generate comprehensive, cited reports from hundreds of web sources in minutes, transforming how students approach long-form assignments and dissertations.
- Enhanced Organization and Creativity: Leverage NotebookLM to organize notes and connect ideas, and use Veo 3 to instantly transform text prompts or images into short, high-quality videos for presentations and projects.
- Massive Storage: Receive 2 TB of cloud storage across Google Drive, Gmail, and Photos, ensuring ample space for coursework, research data, and creative portfolios.
This exciting initiative by Google could be a game-changer, as it may lead to the discovery of other talented individuals across Africa, such as 18-year-old Nigerian student Obinna Chimdi, who developed an app that converts any website into an AI-enabled platform.
