A total of 20 ideas will pitch to judges at the culmination of the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) Student App Challenge on Saturday, August 29.
Disrupt Africa reported last week on the challenge, which has been taking place at the university’s Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ) in Braamfontein with the aim of encouraging the creation of student-related apps.
The Student App Challenge is part of a month-long campaign dubbed DIZSpark and aimed to attract a diverse participation, with Wits students and non-students taking part.
Developers are now set to pitch their solutions, covering problem definition, validation and MVP demonstration in the allocated five minutes. This will be followed by a Q&A session with the judges.
“Many universities now have apps to support some aspects of student life. Students have apps to check marks, timetables and fee accounts. There are apps to check bus schedules and read campus news. Wits University has just launched WitsM – a set of mobile Apps to provide all of these functions and a few more,” said Prof Barry Dwolatzky, director of JCSE at Wits University and founder of the Tshimologong Precinct.
“But what’s missing? What Student apps would students like to have? The Student App Challenge is an opportunity for students (and their friends) to come up with ideas for innovative and exciting apps. I’ve always believed that Joburg has the smartest and brightest young minds. Now is the time to prove it!”
