Are you a student of computer sciences at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Sarajevo? Are you passionate about coding? Would you like to contribute to your local community? Authority Partners brings you the ultimate challenge! Put your coding skills to the test and challenge other teams in the battle for amazing prizes.

TOPIC: Boost Your Local Community

WHERE AND WHEN?
Introductory lectures on what it takes to deliver a product in 4-weeks’ time will be held by Authority Partners experts at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo on January 31st and February 1st.

The official challenge starts on February 2nd and lasts for 4 weeks. During the 4-week challenge, all contestants will have help available from Authority Partners mentors. Consultation meetings between teams and mentors will be held online.

Final presentations of team projects will be held at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering on February 27th.

HOW TO ENTER?
Register yourself and your team members using this online application form (or by clicking on the APPLY button) by January 16th. Teams must consist of minimum 2 members and maximum 3 members. Make sure that your project idea fulfills the topic (Boost Your Local Community) and that it is Cloud based – Microsoft BH will provide free passes for MS Azure platform.

SELECTION:
5 teams with the best application will be chosen for the challenge. Applications will be evaluated on originality, creativity and feasibility.

PRIZES:
After the 4-week challenge ends, teams will pitch their products in front of a panel of experts who will then nominate top three winning projects. Projects will be evaluated on the basis of technical implementation, and implementation of the idea.

• 1st place prize > Smartphone for each team member
• 2nd place prize > Smartwatch for each team member
• 3rd place prize > Raspberry Pi Starter Kit for each team member

Please note that the ownership of developed projects will remain with the contestants.

Are you up for the challenge?