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Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Video

The Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon from 12 to 14 October at Odisee Brussels showed a great spirit from 25 teams from around the Benelux. We thank all participants for taking so many opportunities for teamwork and collaboration. The video taken during the Hackathon shows exactly how the hackathon happened.

• 150 students from Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg forming 25 teams
• Active Learning: global problem solving + technology skills + teamwork and collaboration
• Using the Internet Of Things for interactions between people, processes, data and things, offering a world of opportunities to solve real world problems
• Each team explores the domain of democratic voting and elections and creates a solution that could make a difference
• A  great experience for all

Here is a link for the Hacakthon Participants to download the video from the event.
Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Video to download:  Download Cisco Hackathon v5

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon - October 2018 - Pictures & Results

Click on the link below to view the pictures
Pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2C5z6Woih43AtTKF7
More pics: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1919063561495868&type=1&l=c3bca0270c

The jury consisting of representatives from business partners selected the following winning teams:

-1- Thomas More
-2- Odisee
-3- Defense
-4- PXL

A budget 12000 euro for prizes will ensure that the winners are able to go for a next step: 

• taking part in CiscoLive2019
• organizing events to attract young students into ICT education 
• obtaining hard and software for the Classroom of the Future
• buying hard and software for hands-on IoT labs

 

Interviewing Networking Academy Students and Instructors | 10-12 October 2018

During the Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon in Brussels from 10 to 12 October 2018, the intention is to interview participants, students, instructors, coaches and jury members. Everyone is allowed to turn down an interview request, but the aim is to represent the person speaking in a positive context.

Examples of questions

Here are the questions we will ask:
1. How did you get started with Cisco Networking Academy courses?
2. What are you learning/doing in this program?
3. Can you share two of your favorite learning experiences so far?
4. How do you imagine using your ICT skills for good?
5. Where do you hope your career takes you?
6. How will Networking Academy help you get there?
7. Is there anything else that you would like to share?

Hackathon Playbook Course: Context & Content

At 19pm on 20 September there is an online IPD* session about IoT and Hackathons. Yvan will be explaining the context & content of the Hackathon Playbook course that is available within Cisco Networking Academy.

There is more in the course than one would predict.

Presentation
- PPT: Download Context of Hackathon Playbook
- PDF:  Download Context of Hackathon Playbook

*IPD: Instructor Professional Development

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Brussels - Preparation & Information - 10-12 October 2018

Updated: 7 September 2018
All Benelux Academies of higher education are invited to the Cisco Lighthouse Challenge in October 2018 providing your students the opportunity to build a human network and to make the best of their talents in Brussels at the heart of Europe.
This document contains useful information to prepare for the Cisco Lighthouse Challenge in October 2018.
-The event is co-organized by Cisco CSR, BiASC and Odisee UC with facilities offered by Odisee University.
-The student challenge is focused on technology skills used for the benefit of democracy & politics.

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon & Innovation Challenge 

Task: Create a prototype installation based on specific requirements; configuring and creating selected hard and software 
General Theme of the Hackathon: Democracy & Politics

WHAT IS A HACKATHON? - A “Hackathon” is not about computer “hacking”. It means “ACTIVE” learning - It is a three-day event promoting 21st century skills, design thinking and multidisciplinary team work - Students teams are solving an unknown challenge presented by a problem owner (external) - Key components: ideation, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and interdisciplinary communication - A Hackathon needs a decent  preparation - Participants are coached by a variety of experts and coaches.

DATES 

10 OCTOBER 2018 Arrival between 9-12am Lunch at 12am Kickoff at 13pm
Kickoff & Team Briefings - Preparation, Ideation & Design Thinking - Research & Analysis - User Requirements & Usability Design 
Solution Proposal - Prototype Proposal - Technical Preparation, Technical Analysis & Design - Coaching  

11 OCTOBER 2018  
Designing & Creating Prototypes - Communication & Marketing plan - Coaching  

12 OCTOBER 2018 
Finalizing plan & Prototypes - Solution Documentation - Demonstrations & Pitching - Jury Decision - Award Ceremony

Global Online Climathon on 27 October 2017

On October 27 there is a global Hackathon called Climathon. Participants are able to take part from their own city.

Last year, around 60 cities on all continents participated. We are expecting more than 100 participating institutions this year. 

The registration for interested partner is now open: https://climathon.climate-kic.org/ You will also find more background information on the website. Also for reference, here is an overview of 2016 highlights: https://climathon.climate-kic.org/climathon-highlights/climathon-2016-highlights

 

 

 

University Business Forum - Brussels - 6 and 7 April 2017

Innovation competences through Hackathons

Yvan Rooseleer (BiASC) was involved in Workshop 1.2 Innovation Competences and presented an initiative launched in cooperation with companies, namely the use of Hackathons to foster innovation competences and to teach hard and soft skills which are needed for the labor force. The Hackathon also serves as an example of regional cooperation amongst students and how to get them involved in social innovation challenges.

Yvan's Presentation
PDF: Download Story IoT Hackathons UBF EU -v2-1
PPT:  Download Story IoT Hackathons UBF EU -v2-1
PPT Long:  Download Story IoT Hackathons UBF EU -v2-1-long

PICS:  https://goo.gl/photos/pWFBPSAEUFnPezed9

"Innovation competencies" are essential for graduates and professionals to be successful in our changing and evolving environment.

 

WORKSHOP 1.2: Innovation Competencies
Today we live in a world of continuous change. This is visible in societal challenges, such as climate change, energy resources, increased rarity of certain materials and, of course, demographic change. "Innovation competencies" are essential for graduates and professionals to be successful in this changing and evolving environment. This session will present and discuss innovation competencies, what they are, how they can be developed and how they can be assessed and recognised. The workshop will explore these questions in the context of higher education, as well as that of professional development.
Moderator: Ms Ann Branch, European Commission, DG EMPL
Speakers
Mr Harri Lappalainen, Manager, Senior Advisor, Turku University of Applied Sciences
Mr Christoph Auch, Professional Education Lead Europe, Climate KIC
Ms Hannah Johnson, Business Psychologists, Carter Corson
Mr Yvan Rooseleer, Senior Lecturer, Odisee University College Brussels

More information

• Download ForumDraftProgramme - 310317
• Download Brussels UBF April 2017 Input Paper - final
• Download Bios speakers WS 1.2
• Download W1.2 Guiding doc 

 

Open Summer of Code - registreer nu

Ben jij gebeten door open innovatie en wil je komende zomer werken aan een uitdagend project (en een centje bijverdienen)? Dan is open Summer of code iets voor jou!

In juli kan je een maand lang samen met andere studenten werken aan een open innovatieproject voor bestaande organisaties en bedrijven. De bedoeling is om in 4 weken, onder begeleiding van een ervaren coach, een project uit te werken. Op het einde van de rit krijg je de kans om jouw product of dienst in team voor te stellen aan jouw opdrachtgever. 

Klinkt dit iets voor jou? Neem dan zeker een kijkje op 2017.summerofcode.be en schrijf je snel in!

Voor wie?

IT-, design-, communicatie- en business-studenten

Wanneer?

Gedurende de hele maand juli

Waarom?

-       Je leert heel wat bij en scherpt jouw vaardigheden aan

-       Je kan een interessante ervaring toevoegen aan jouw CV

-       Je leert er heel wat toffe en interessante mensen kennen

Wat kost dit?

Niets en je wordt er zelfs voor betaald!

Hoe inschrijven?

Inschrijven kan via deze link

Veel succes en hopelijk tot dan!

Open Knowledge Belgium

MakersTown - 20 July 2017 - Autoworld Brussels

MakersTown will take place on 20.06.2017 in Autoworld in Brussels. It is organised by DigitalEurope and Think Young.

URL: http://makerstown.eu

MakersTown is an open conference and exhibition, build around the town of the future: technology showing hospital/healthcare of the future, also leisure, retail, smart mobility etc.

About Being a Global Problem Solver

Innovate as a technologist. Think as an entrepreneur. Act as a social change agent. Be a global problem solver.

1 Digital Skills
2 Creativity
3 Critical Thinking
4 Entrepreneurial Spirit
5 Social Consciousness
6 Teamwok Skills

Are you ready? Take the quiz.

Full Brochure
URL: http://www.cisco.com/assets/csr/pdf/Global-Program-Solver-Infographic.pdf

JOEY, Netriders 2016 Winner from Belgium

JOEY, Netriders 2016 Winner from Belgium

After a month of bad sleep and sweaty palms in June 2016 I finally got my first place ticket to cisco HQ in San Jose, CA!
Luckily this was before president Trump so getting travel approval as a Belgian citizen was easy! :)

Our daily agenda of the week was completely filled up with a large range of activities.
We had meet and greets with higher ups in cisco even as high as Fran Katsoudas SVP and lots of the managers running several departments like netacad, corporate responsability.
There was a tour of compliance testing for several cisco hardware products.  These included noise output testing, heavy handling (shaking) testing, RF output... the works.

On tuesday we got to meet the technical managers who also served as our judges in the competition and they gave us an intro into IoT.
We had to work on a raspberry pi in combination with an Arduino uno board to see how sensors and actuators work. In the afternoon we had a big visit to the huge campus of Stanford
University and one of it's endless datacenter rooms housing nexus equipment and lots of fiber cabling.

The last day of our visit was a tourist tour of San Francisco.

What I took with me back home was a bunch of new friends, memories, LinkedIn contacts, better self-confidence, possible new opportunities and getting more comfortable in uncomfortable situations.

Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders IT skills competitions 2017

Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders IT skills competitions are a great opportunity for students and alumni to showcase their networking abilities, learn valuable new IT skills, and gain visibility among talent recruiters in the growing ICT and networking field.

Information and Registration
URL http://www.academynetriders.com/file.php/1/netriders_info/region_eur.html

PDF Brochure
NetRiders_Brochure_EUR_2017_EN.pdf

Registration will and close on Wednesday, 22 March

We will be running 3 levels of competition in Europe. At all three levels, the majority of the questions deal with technical skills but there will be some questions about Internet of Things (IoT) and career soft skills.

• CCNA - geared toward CCNA certifications and open to students currently enrolled in or recently completed the 3rd or 4th CCNA course
• CCENT - geared toward CCENT certifications and open to students currently enrolled in or recently completed the 1st or 2nd CCNA course
• IT Essentials - geared toward the IT Essentials course and open to students currently enrolled in or recently completed the IT Essentials course

Competitors self-select the one or two competitions they choose to participate in based on eligibility requirements. They must meet all eligibility requirements for the level or levels they select. If they do not meet eligibility, they will be disqualified. See more on eligibility at the bottom of this page. 

CiscoLive2017 Academy Day & OpenBerlin

  

About 40 delegates from Networking Academy Benelux took part in the CiscoLive2017 event in Berlin. Winners of the Benelux Smart City Marketing Hackathon were invited on stage to present their pitch.

On Wednesday 22 FEB we visited OpenBerlin Innovation Center where we were introduced to IoT projects from six different startups. Most striking were the demonstrations of drones as well as self-driving vehicles.

The Academy Day was on Thursday 23 FEB  and featured sessions about Netacad Content for Global Problem Solvers, Hackathon Pitches, Cisco Spark and DevNet Applications.

Exhibitors: Cisco, DevNet, VMware, Citrix, Netapp, Dell EMC, Orange, Corning, F5, Netscout, Netbrain, Vodafone, ...

->    More Pictures of Netacad Day and OpenBerlin: https://goo.gl/photos/JzGNqiwisQzySvHe7

Bring IoT To Life | Experiences & Best Practices With Hackathons

For the Networking Academy Partner Summit in Berlin, Yvan Rooseleer prepared a presentation for a best practices workshop on 15 November 2016. The title of the workshop was Bring IoT To Life #netacadPS16

 

Open Data Challenge & IoT Hackathon | Brussels | 1-2 December 2016 | Agenda

 


On 1 and 2 December 2016 Odisee University College Brussels is organizing an Open Data Hackathon with the support of the Brussels Capital District Government. The theme of the hackathon is "Smart City Marketing".

Topic of Open Data Challenge & IoT Hackathon
Smart City Marketing With Digital Assistants and Other Digital Instruments

General theme: Developing Digital Economy/ Developing Digital Business
Subtheme: Internet of Things, Internet of Everything
Topic: Smart City Marketing with Open Data

PDF Information File: Download Smart-city-marketing-open-data-challenge-and-iot-hackathon-brussels-december-2016-v1-11

Participants are kindly requested to register for the event

• Coaches & Jury Registration/ URL: https://goo.gl/forms/IquqRHZy1rfG2V7m1
• Contact: Yvan Rooseleer <yvan.rooseleer@odisee.be> +32 (0)474 56 45 76
• Venue & Address: Odisee University College – Warmoesberg 15 – 1st Floor – 1000 Brussels
  

21st Century Skills

IoE Hackathon Brussels | Digital City Marketing with Intelligent Assistants | 1-2 DEC 2016

On 1 and 2 DECEMBER  2016 we are organizing a new Hackathon for students regarding Smart City Marketing with Interactive Digital Assistants and robots. The teams taking part are multidisciplinary teams with IT, multimedia, business, marketing and communication students. As usual, the winning team will receive sufficient funds for activities like taking part in international conferences and hackathons.

Hackathon Nova College | Hoofddorp | 5+6+7 Oktober

Bericht van Nova College

Op woensdag 5 t/m vrijdag 7 oktober organiseren we de 2^e editie van de Nova College - PWN Smart Solutions Makathon. Gedurende 3 dagen gaan leerlingen/studenten in multidisciplinaire teams samen met experts uit bedrijfsleven en PWN slimme oplossingen bedenken.

Belgian Winner in 2016 Netriders competition

Congratulations to Joey Debra (CVO De Avondschool, Oostende) for winning this year's Netriders competition!

Ranking:  Download Results_2016_NetRiders_EUR_CCNA_R3

Benelux Instructor Event 2016 | 128 instructors and 31 students

 Picture of organizers, presenters and BiASC board members

A message Arie Van Duijn, Program Manager Cisco CSR Benelux

Thank you all again for the fantastic work you did to make Benelux Instructor Event 2016 so successful. I specially thank Pierre De Fooz for hosting us and organizing the logistics with the venue and the evening party. Great job.

From the reactions of the audience during and after the event, I can conclude that it was very well received.

The combination of the event with the hackathons organized in Belgium and Netherlands was a winner. Everybody liked the student presentations and it brought the hackathon concept really in the picture.

My sincere thanks go to Marc Khayat and Leonard Janer for hosting the really successful IoE workshops (all 4 of them!).

I won´t exaggerate when I say this was the best Benelux Event in 17 Years.

I´ll end with some metrix: in total 128 professionals and 31 students attended the event during the two days, a number we have not reached before.