The first cohort of the 42 Tirana program will start in October 2025.
No matter where you come from, where you want to go and what drives you: 42 Tirana aims to educate the next generation of IT professionals.
We welcome anyone who wants to learn coding, regardless of their background, age, diploma, or prior experience. By eliminating these hurdles students are free to learn with no limits…and no excuses! Our only requirement is your motivation!
The training starts from scratch for everyone.
You don’t need any degree or diploma to apply.
Without any hidden costs, now or later.
The campuses are open 24/7 and the curriculum can adapt to the life of each student.
At 42, diversity and inclusion are more than just words.
Start your curriculum in a campus, end it anywhere else in the world.
42 is about learning to learn: being able to catch up with new technologies without having to retrain.
Digital is a sector with many well-paid opportunities.
Any adult can start a new life at 42. People who have not reached the legal age of majority must have obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent.
First step: test your cognitive skills with online games.
This step is done remotely throughout the year, from the age of 18 or the year of senior high school.
An introduction to 42 and a visit to the facility to learn more about the training course.
This step is held on site: find out more about upcoming dates in the FAQ.
“Piscine” is the French word for “swimming pool.” You will spend one month diving deep into our methods to find out whether 42 really is made for you or not.
This step is only available on site. Sessions are limited.
The official start of the 42 curriculum, a few weeks after passing the Piscine!
The start date depends on the Piscine you pass: you cannot postpone it.
The highlight of the selection process at 42.
You don’t have to know how to code to apply to the Piscine. Whatever your starting level is, the idea is to test the candidates’ involvement capacity. Rather than offering a straight computer initiation, the Piscine lets you start the curriculum with intensive training in C, the first language you have to use during the training course. For one month, the Piscine at 42 gives you an opportunity to experience the teaching methods of the school: peer-to-peer learning, group work, peer-evaluation and project pedagogy.
Dive into the work methods of the students of 42.
A month dedicated to stepping into programming for good.
42’s Piscine starts from scratch, whatever your entry level is (newcomers are welcome).
Discover how 42’s learning methods can help you move forward.
We welcome all profiles: You can only move forward by confronting different points of view.
The Piscine at 42 is the promise of a month that offers you new perspectives.
We have prepared 3 piscines for 2025!
1st Piscine: May 19 – June 13
2nd Piscine: June 23 – July 18
3rd Piscine: July 28 – August 22
2026 Piscine Sessions will be announced at the end of 2025.
Stay tuned for dates
To register for a Piscine, you must first attend the a meeting on-campus. Piscine results are sent within 10 days after its completion. It is not possible to request a transfer to another campus at this stage: successfully completing 42 Tirana’s Piscine means being able to join 42 Tirana.
Candidates can try their luck in 2 Piscines maximum, on all 42 and partner campuses combined, throughout their lifetime. There must be a minimum of 300 days between these two Piscines.
The first cohort of the 42 Tirana program will start in October 2025.
The 2025 cohort registrations for 42 Tirana open in February and end in August.
“Piscine” is the French word for “swimming pool.” You will spend one month diving deep into our methods to find out whether 42 really is made for you or not.
We are open for registrations for two Piscine sessions:
| 1st Piscine | June 2 – 27 |
| 2nd Piscine | July 7 – August 1 |
The Meetings are organised in the months preceding the Piscines. Places are limited.
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