"Build your career in tech. Globally. Practically. Fully Prepared." This is the slogan of AIT Technology School, a technology school that offers students a career-shaping curriculum for aspiring software developers, quality assurance engineers, and technology professionals. Now present in three countries — Israel, Germany, and the United States — AIT Technology School trains AI engineers: specialists at the intersection of IT and artificial intelligence, helping companies automate routine work, improve customer service, and implement AI at scale.
Since its establishment in 2016, AIT Technology School in its different iterations has trained thousands of students for careers in IT. It is the brainchild of Denis Brovarnyy, a computer scientist who worked as an engineer for years before experiences in Israel prompted him to make the move into education. Israel was the turning point in Brovanny's journey from someone working on new software applications to being the founder of a series of international schools, and a global entrepreneur.
Brovarnyy developed an early interest in computer sciences and went on to earn a master's degree in 2006. In 2012, he took on a role at Arrow Electronics in Petah Tikva, where he was an engineering manager. When he lost his position there though, he was forced to rethink whether he wanted to work for someone else or strike out on his own. "That moment led me toward entrepreneurship and, eventually, toward education," Brovarnyy recalls. This would become a "major turning point," in his career, he adds.
Practical consequences
As a professional with years of experience, Brovarnyy seemed well situated to take on such a project. He also felt he could challenge the traditional dynamic in IT education, placing more focus on the practical consequences of one's education.
"Traditional education often moves more slowly than the labor market, while real careers are shaped by how quickly people can contribute in actual teams, workflows, and products," says Brovarnyy. "That is one of the core ideas behind the way I build."
Brovarnyy has never been impressed by having credentials for credentials’ sake, he believes the best education is one that helps someone adapt to a new market, contribute to a team, or launch a new tool. "What sets me apart is that I think like an engineer, operate like a founder, and care deeply about helping people navigate real economic and technological change," he says.
At one point, Brovarnyy had 700 students enrolled, encouraging him to push on with his idea. His next goal would be to open up a similar school in Berlin.
International expansion
This presented another challenge. While Brovarnyy felt at home in Israel -- he undertook entrepreneur studies at Technion in 2017 -- he saw clearly how his ideas around education could be applied in other countries, creating an international platform to serve mobile talent.
In Germany, he set up an AIT Technology School on Georgenstraße, and soon was serving a pool of students there. But no international business would be complete without a North American location, and Brovarnyy decided to set up a sister school in Miami, Florida, dubbed the AIT Technology School. Today, all schools operate using the AIT name -- AIT Miami, AIT Berlin, and AIt Israel.
Setting up and running schools across multiple countries required a new skill set. "I needed to take a model that worked in one local market and adapt it across countries, student needs, and labor market realities," he said. He credits the challenges with making him more resilient, pragmatic and focused on building from reality, rather than theory. Again, his background as an engineer came in handy as he negotiated different countries, legal systems, and languages. And tried to stay abreast of technological changes as well, to offer the best education possible.
"My role is deeply cross-functional," says Brovarnyy, who is involved in curriculum strategy, program design, technical education, and ensuring career readiness. He also is involved in all facets of operations, such as its product, marketing, sales, and investor communication teams.
Education in the AI Era
The expansion across borders coincided with a deeper shift in the market. AI is reshaping hiring expectations, technical roles, and the way companies develop talent. For Brovarnyy, this wasn't a disruption — it was a direction.
"Education is no longer about knowledge," he says. "It’s about how quickly people can contribute."
That's why AIT Technology School has focused its programs on training AI engineers — specialists at the intersection of IT and artificial intelligence who can deploy AI tools in real workflows from day one. It is one of the fastest-growing and least-served roles in the market, with demand outpacing supply across Europe and the United States.
"The labour market doesn't pay for knowledge," Brovarnyy adds. "It pays for the ability to solve real problems."
Looking ahead, he wants to build a more practical model of education for the AI era, one that will be more closely connected to real work, real teams, and real market demand. "I want to continue expanding systems that help people not only learn technical skills, but also gain professional mobility, enter global labor markets, and eventually move from practitioners to builders and founders," he says. He also hasn't forgotten Israel, which inspired his life shift.
"For me, Israel is where I reached a crossroads in my story," he says. "Israel changed my life."
This article was written in cooperation with Denis Brovarnyy