UmojaHack Africa :

Calling all African students and data science enthusiasts to join the largest inter-university AI hackathon in Africa! ???? UmojaHack Africa is the premier data science event for African university students. Every year over a thousand students from across the continent come together in this virtual event to build practical machine learning and AI solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. This year we hope to attract 2000+ students to this exciting 2-day event, happening 19 & 20 March 2022. Students & individuals will be joining from 200 universities across South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Mauritius, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Ghana, and more. Last year we had over 125 universities join in, including leading African data, tech and engineering institutions like Carnegie Mellon Africa (Rwanda), African Leadership University, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University (South Africa), Makerere University (Uganda), the National Engineering School of Tunis (Tunisia) and many more. If you or your university don't want to miss out on being a part of the most exciting data science event in Africa, apply now to be a part of the hackathon! ????This is a free event!???? Advantages of being part of UmojaHack Africa 2022: ✨$10 000 USD in prizes for participants (including a country prize for the winner in every participating country) + spot prizes, tshirts, stickers, etc. ✨ Recognition for individuals, students and institutions taking part in the hackathon ✨ Growing real-world skills by taking part in the hackathon ✨ Building a strong portfolio of the project you work in ✨ Access to our event partners who seek talent for their companies Zindi is looking for university partners across the region who can help us make this event a success. We want every student in Africa to have a chance to participate, learn and win in this amazing event. Your university can get involved in a number of ways: ✨Help advertise UmojaHack Africa to your university - we will provide you with marketing materials and relevant links to help students sign up and participate. ✨ Host a hackathon at my university - this requires organising a physical event. We will provide you with an event guide, hosting and marketing material and maybe even some swag! ✨ Serve as a local hub for several universities - this requires organising a physical event where local students from other universities can join. We will provide you with an event guide, hosting and marketing material and maybe even some swag! Plus we’ll make sure some Zindi ambassadors or staff are present on the day. Confirmed sponsors of this event are Absa, Instadeep and DeepMind! ???????? Sign up today! ???? http://bit.ly/uha22-signup www.umojahack.africa #UHA22 #ZindiHack #BuildingAITogether