We invite Benelux Higher Education Institutions who have a bachelor or associate degree program to take part in the Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon with one team of students. The winners will be invited to CiscoLive 2019 in Barcelona to demonstrate the results of their work. Twenty higher education institutions based in the Benelux are able to enroll with six students.
Apart from the students we also invite business companies, organizations and secondary school teachers with an interest in ICT education to participate as a coach or a jury member.
The hackathon will take place in Brussels at Odisee University College - Stormstraaat 2 - from 10-12 October 2018.
Register your organization for the Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hacakthon
URL: Lighthouse Pilot Registration
AIM OF THE CISCO BENELUX LIGHTHOUSE INNOVATION CHALLENGE
With the Lighthouse Pilot we have the intention to make more students decide to go for an ICT higher education. The idea is to organize events that influence more students to enroll in ICT degree programs. The event is co-organized by Cisco CSR, BiASC and Odisee UC.
THEME AND TOPIC OF THE CISCO BENELUX LIGHTHOUSE INNOVATION CHALLENGE & HACKATHON
The theme is to demonstrate the creative, social and business relevance of ICT higher education. Student teams will apply design thinking methods based on a given challenge. A team will need six highly talented ICT students, additionally with two creative marketing students. The exact challenge will be introduced during the kickoff session.
CISCO BENELUX LIGHTHOUSE INNOVATION STUDENT CHALLENGE & HACKATHON
The Lighthouse Pilot Hackathon is an event for higher education institutions. The hackathon will take place in Central Brussels. The event will take place with top teams of six students per institution. The Ideation & Design Thinking phases will start on 10 October. The second day is concerned with rapid prototyping and business/communication plans. The last day of the event competing teams will demonstrate their results to an internationals jury.
TEAMS OF SIX WITH MIX OF SKILLS
A top student team with a mix of skills is necessary to win the competition: design thinking, prototyping, programming, scripting, also: managing networks, cloud systems, cybersecurity, sensors, internet of things, big data, blockchain, machine learning, intelligent assistants, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, multimedia, communication, business, marketing, ...
CISCO BENELUX LIGHTHOUSE INNOVATION CHALLENGE WINNERS
The winners of the Lighthouse Pilot Hackathon will continue the development of the prototype and will be invited to CiscoLive 2019 to demonstrate the results of their work.
CISCO BENELUX LIGHTHOUSE INNOVATION CHALLENGE AGENDA
Wednesday 10 October 2018 9-12am Arrival | 12am Lunch | 13pm KICKOFF | RESEARCH & ANALYSIS | IDEATION & DESIGN THINKING | USER REQUIREMENTS & USABILITY | SOLUTION DESIGN | TECHNICAL PREPARATION | SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT
Thursday 11 October 2018 | PROTOTYPING & TESTING| BUSINESS PLAN | COACHING
Friday 12 October 2018 | FINALIZING PROTOTYPE | SOLUTION DOCUMENTATION | PITCHING | JURY DECISION | AWARD CEREMONY
PREPARATION MEETING
A meeting about how to prepare your student team will be organized at the Cisco Belux Office on 30 August 2018 from 10am - 13pm.
ENROLLMENT FORM
Please fill in the essential information in the enrollment form below. Also we would like to know if your organization is supplying extra support, for example coaching students teams during the Hackathon. If you are not a Cisco Academy, we would welcome you to register as a coach or a jury member.
ORGANIZER
The Lighthouse Pilot Student Challenge & Hackathon is organized by Cisco CSR & Odisee University College in Central Brussels
Address: Stormstraat 2 - 1000 Brussels - Belgium - Polyvalent room 2215
Contact: Yvan Rooseleer <yvan.rooseleer@biasc.be>
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.
MORE INFORMATION
URL: Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Pilot Challenge Preparation & Information
Register your organization or team for the Hackathon
URL: Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Pilot Information and Registration
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