Category: Student Mobile App Competition

The final  submission deadline is Sunday 21st February 2016 (this has now been extended from the original deadline of Friday 19th February) Please see below for instructions on what and how to submit your work at this stage: For working prototypes or working apps:  Please email the executable files of your app in a zip file to itinnovation@contacts.bham.ac.uk. Please … Continue reading “Guidelines for Submission of Mobile Apps – Sunday 21st Feb 2016”

IT Innovation Centre has managed to secure a new industrial sponsor for the competition winners. Therefore, together with industrial placements in IBM and Deutsche Bank, Whitbread will be offering two paid 12 week summer internships at their Digital Development office in Farringdon, London. The office is a brand new venture for Whitbread. They do both front … Continue reading “New industrial sponsor for SMAC 2015-2016”

The SMAC competition – run by the IT Innovation Centre – is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University from technical and non-technical backgrounds.  There are two ways to take part: Option 1: Enter an innovative idea for an app and a story board with the design of your app and how it … Continue reading “Student Mobile App Competition 2015-2016”

The Demos and Award Ceremony took place on Wednesday 25th March at the Digital Humanities Hub in the ERI Building from 9:00 to 14:00. This is the chance for the participants to present and demo their apps to a panel of experts from industry and academics and to a wider audience. Winners for the Student … Continue reading “Student Mobile App Competition 2014-2015 Winners Announced”

Win paid placements with IBM or Deutsche Bank The SMAC competition – run by the IT Innovation Centre – is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University from technical and non-technical backgrounds.  There are two ways to take part: Option 1: Enter an innovative idea for an app and a story board with … Continue reading “Student Mobile App Competition 2014-2015”

After a few month’s hard work, final participants were selected to demo their prototypes to a group of judging panels from industry and academics  on Wednesday 26th March 2014. The judges were exciting and interesting to see so many new ideas and prototypes.  And the winners of the Student Mobile App Competition 2013-2014 are: Competition Winner & Winner … Continue reading “Student Mobile App Competition 2013-2014 Winners Announced”

The SMAC competition –organised by the IT Innovation Centre- is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students in the university. Participants are asked to develop a working app or a fully working prototype which must be innovative and of value to the university and the wider community. Build a mobile app useful to other members of the university … Continue reading “Student Mobile App Competition 2013-2014”

Thanks for the hard work of all the finalists and the support from the review panel and judges, we now have the final results revealed! Take a look at more pictures at the IT Innovation Centre Flickr page.  Name  School  App Title  Award Prize                         … Continue reading “Winners Announced – Student Mobile App Competition 2012 -2013”

As part of the Student Mobile App Competition judging process, the IT Innovation Centre has organised 2 sessions for students to demo their apps. Each finalists will have 10 minutes to demo their app and 5 minutes to answer questions. This event will be the first of a kind in the University. Demos will take … Continue reading “Student Mobile App Competition 2012-2013 Demos Day”

The IT Innovation Centre is running the First Student Mobile App Competition to encourage students to create innovative new mobile apps. Key to this initiative is bringing students into developments at the heart of the University. The best mobile app will be considered for inclusion in a University App Store.  Students creating the best mobile … Continue reading “Student Mobile App Competition 2012-2013”