“NASA Space Apps Challenge” at Sahyadri

Team Udayavani, Feb 27, 2020, 1:15 PM IST

Mangaluru: Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management is organizing the Zonal level contest of NASA Space Apps Challenge on Saturday, 29^th of February 2020 at Sahyadri Campus, Mangaluru. Space Apps is an annual NASA’s Global Hackathon, first held in 2012, and serves as innovation, incubation and civic engagement program. Space Apps Challenge is your opportunity to solve massive problems we are facing in today’s day and age.

The challenge invites teams of 2-8 who are pursuing any course above the 12th grade (PUC+2 both technical and non-technical) to present their ideas on the predefined fields.

The teams are to present their ideas to a jury consisting of various professionals who have been part of big conglomerates across the world. The teams with the best ideas will qualify for the state-level contest and an all-expense-paid trip to NASA for the international contest.

General category of participation: All the participants will receive a “Certificate of Participation” from NASA. The best teams will be awarded internships at leading corporates in a field of their choice.

Special category: To encourage women participants, all the women contestants will be receiving a “Women Innovator Certificate” from NITI Aayog. NITI abbreviates to National Institute of Transforming India. It is India’s most premier think tank which is established with the aim to achieve sustainable development goals. It launched Women Entrepreneurship Program (WEP) in 2018 to provide an economy of entrepreneurship which does not face barriers of gender bias.

For any queries on NASA Space Apps Challenge contact: Abdul Shameer- +91 96631 54292

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