Cisco Networking Academy supports competitions for IT students. Inspiring studens to go for activities involving innovation, creativity and entrepreneuship is part of the strategy.
During the weekend starting 27 June 2014 IT students took part in the Startup Weekend Brussels organised at the HUB campus in central Brussels.
Typically, the participants of a Startup Weekend are from three domains and work together in multidisciplinary teams
- IT Developers - 30%
- Designers - 30%
- Business Developers - 40%
We advise IT academies in Belgium to motivate students to take part in competitions like the Startup Weekend.
How it works
On Friday evening, participants present their fresh new ideas. Best ideas are selected and teams are formed to start their projects. Over the activities during the weekend, participants get valuable advice, inspiration, coaching, and new contacts. The goal is to develop a “working prototype” and a “business model” to present on Sunday evening to a jury of experts. Best projects are then awarded and the weekend ends celebrating participants. Startup Weekend is an opportunity to show your talents, your skills, and to share ideas. It is also a excellent way to collaborate with professionals from different horizons and to meet real entrepreneurs, journalists and investors.
Photo's
The photo's from the event give a good idea of the format and atmosphere at the event
URL: http://honim.typepad.com/ict/2014/06/pictures-startup-weekend-brussels-june-2014.html
Press Coverage
The Startup Weekend Event was covered in various media: Knack, Datanews, Brusselseconomic, Technologum, NEXED, L'Echo, L'avenir, Le Soir, La Libre Belgique
Video
More information about Startup WE
URL: http://brussels.startupweekend.org/
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