Apply for the Nairobi Innovation week- Faculty Hackathon

Are you passionate about innovation and developing ideas to solve society's greatest challenges? In preparation for The Nairobi Innovation Week 2024, register to participate in the Faculties-based Hackathons and learn how to innovate!

 The goal is to prepare students and staff to be job creators instead of job seekers. The top three winning ideas from each of the Faculties Hackathons will get a chance to participate in the final Nairobi Innovation Week competition in 2024.

 Thematic Areas:

·Education

·Fintech

·Affordable housing

·Health care

·Environment and climate change

·Cross-cutting Sectors

·Food security & nutrition

 Faculties

·Agriculture

·Art & Social Sciences

·Built Environment & Design

·Business Management & Sciences

·Education

·Engineering

·Law

·Health Sciences

·Science & Technology

·Veterinary Medicine

 Who is eligible to apply & participate in Innovation Hackathons?

- Open to all university of Nairobi students both undergraduates and postgraduates

- University of Nairobi Academic and Non-academic Staff

 Important Dates:

Application call open: 8th March, 2024

Clarification/ Question &Answer Session.

 about the Hackathon : 11th March, 2024 at 4.00pm

 https://meet.google.com/dtw-enxn-vbd?hs=224  Clarification/Q&A  meeting link

 Application Call Closes: 14th March, 2024 Selected and accepted teams Announcements: 17th March

Hackathons: 19th to 21st March, 2024 

Nairobi Innovation Week 2024: 8th to 10th May 2024

 What is a hackathon?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlqqM1a1GQI

 What is a Pitch Deck?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1VgqjBnv3o

 Examples of a Pitch deck and some tools to help create a great one:

https://shorthand.com/the-craft/pitch-deck-tools/index.html

 Register here: bit.ly/niw hackathon

 

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For further clarification please contact us on: niw@uonbi.ac.ke, startinev@gmail.com