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• Students Win First Prize in Gulf Programming Competition

  • 25 Apr 2019
  • Dubai Campus

  Students Win First Prize in Gulf Programming Competition

  Students Win First Prize in Gulf Programming Competition

  25 April 2019

  ​We are thrilled to announce that three of our students, Shaleen Bengani (IV CS), Mohammed Shoaib (III CS) and Shruti Arippara Vinodh (IV CS) secured the first place in the 9th Gulf Programming Contest held on 1st April 2019 at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Oman.

  
  

  
  

  Solving 9 problems (out of 12) over a gruelling five hours, Someone Actually won the highly competitive contest, which had a total of 55 teams representing 29 universities from various countries in the Gulf including UAE, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

  
  

• Women Entrepreneurs Victorious at Techstars Global Startup Weekend Dubai, Women Edition 2018

  • 17 Nov 2018
  • Dubai Campus

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  Women Entrepreneurs Victorious at Techstars Global Startup Weekend Dubai, Women Edition 2018

  17 November 2018

  Women entrepreneurs, NaviFly team (Aeronyx) from BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus secured 2nd place in Techstars Global Startup Weekend Dubai, Women Edition 2018, the first women's startup in the Middle East, held at DTEC Silicon Oasis between 15 to 17 November 2018. Team Aeronyx will be receiving 3 months of co-learning program from QLC in their first ever cohort.

   

  In the same event Team Zuv of BITS Dubai won the third prize which includes Squad Goals Smash Room Experience and extended support as well as mentorship from the Coaches and Facilitators of Startup Weekend Dubai Women Edition 2018.

• BITS Dubai Toastmasters Club Team Won the Championship of the Division-F Inter Club Debate Contest

  • 16 Nov 2018
  • Dubai Campus

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  BITS Dubai Toastmasters Club Team Won the Championship of the Division-F Inter Club Debate Contest

  16 November 2018

  BITS Dubai Toastmasters Club team won the Inter Club Debate Contest against much more experienced teams such as ICAT Toastmasters Club, Emirates Toastmasters Club, Friends of Yoga Toastmasters Club, Dubai Advanced Toastmasters Club and DIC Advanced Toastmasters Club.

   

  This division level toastmasters’ debate contest was conducted on 16 November 2018 at American University in the Emirates. After intense debating with just 10 minutes to prepare, BITS Dubai team was announced as the champions of the Division-F Inter Club Debate Contest. 

• BPDC Wins 2nd Prize at James Dyson Award in UAE Competition

  • 05 Sep 2018
  • Dubai Campus

  BPDC Wins 2nd Prize at James Dyson Award in UAE Competition

  BPDC Wins 2nd Prize at James Dyson Award in UAE Competition

  05 September 2018

  The James Dyson Award is an international design award that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of design engineers. It is open to current and recent design engineering students, and is run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to encourage young people about design engineering.

   

  Out of hundreds of entries across the world, the project "Smart Biometric Ring" from BITS, Pilani, Dubai Campus secured 2^nd position at the James Dyson Award in UAE Competition. The Award ceremony for the UAE regional level took place at One & Only Royal Mirage, Dubai on 5^th September, 2018. Teams were also interviewed by Pulse95 radio station, as well as major newspapers. Dyson will now announce top 20 projects on 21^st September, 2018, which will be selected from the pool of national winners and runners up from each region. At the end on 15^th November, 2018, the global winner will be announced.