Join us for Hack ‘N’ Jam 2024! 

Hack ‘N’ Jam is an educational event that will invite a large and diverse pool of young talent, who are passionate about all things games industry to take part, with the event spanning from Monday, April 15th to Tuesday, April 26th. This will be the second instalment of Hack ‘N’ Jam after an extremely well-received initial event last year. 

There will be some amazing prizes on offer for the winners of the event, so stay updated by heading over to our site here, and keeping an eye out for more messages!

Here’s the format for our event: 

Hack ‘N’ Jam Countdown: This week will allow sponsors and guests to host events, workshops, and Q&A panels to enable students and companies to directly network and interact. The main focus of this week is to give participants the opportunity to be educated by a variety of companies, covering major aspects of game development. This would also be a great chance for you to inspire the next generation of the video game industry!

Hack-Time: This will involve the students creating a game concept document either in groups or solo, where we will explore criteria they must meet in order to win some excellent prizes, provided by our sponsors. This will be outlined in further detail when phase 2 commences. 

This will be a great experience so get signed up below!

Link: https://projectset.com/HNJ24

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L’Oréal Student Competition – Brandstorm

L’Oréal Brandstorm is the Group’s signature innovation competition for young people and is dedicated to helping youth kickstart their careers. Thousands of the competitions Alumni have found full time jobs in L’Oréal, including the company’s Chief Web3 and Metaverse Officer.

Today, Brandstorm is integrated into the curriculum of almost 100 universities across the globe and is certified by EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) as an online learning course. 

How can Brandstorm benefit you?

  • Unique learning experience, complementary to your academical track, thanks to teamwork, masterclasses and mentoring with L’Oréal experts, e-learning platform MyTrailhead powered by Salesforce with exclusive L’Oréal and Salesforce business content. 
  • Boost for their employability: L’Oréal Brandstorm participation can be added on your resume and LinkedIn as professional experience. Together with the EOCCS certification, L’Oréal Brandstorm is a recognizable asset that will make you stand out from the crowd. 
  • Exclusive look inside the industry: Working in a multidisciplinary team on a real business case and opportunity to get coached by L’Oréal professionals and discover Beauty Tech industry. 
  • Professional opportunities at L’Oréal and a chance to exchange directly with L’Oréal Talent Acquisition teams. 
  • Once-in-a-lifetime chance to represent community, school & country at the National and International Finals at L’Oréal’s HQ in London and to compete for a three-month business intrapreneurship at L’Oréal Group HQ in Paris. (all travel expenses paid)

The registration period closes on Friday 8th March

It is a particularly special year this year, as for the first time in its 32 years of existence the Brandstorm International Finals will be held in London. We would love to have a Cambridge Uni team represented!!

Link to participate:

BRANDSTORM

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2024 MEXT Undergraduate Japanese Studies Scholarship Programme 

The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) offers scholarships to UK undergraduates who wish to pursue Japanese Studies in Japan for one year as part of their degree.

Applicants must be between 18 and 30 years old, UK nationals, and registered as full-time students both when they leave for Japan and when they return to the UK. Successful candidates desirably have a level of Japanese ability equivalent to JLPT N2 but it is not essential.

The scholarship is tenable for one year at a university decided by the MEXT. However, candidates can state their preference from a selection of universities in their application.

Students will take courses in the Japanese language and participate in all aspects of university life – attending lectures, joining sports clubs, etc. The programme offers an excellent opportunity for participants to integrate fully into the Japanese community as well as to secure a solid knowledge of the Japanese language and culture.

The Japanese Government provides living expenses, university fees and return air fare.

Application open date

8/1/2024 12:00 +00:00

Application close date

15/2/2024 17:00 +00:00

NOTE: If you are not a UK citizen but wish to apply for a MEXT Scholarship, please contact the Embassy of Japan in your own country.

Website link: Japanese Government (MEXT) Undergraduate Scholarships in Japanese Studies | Embassy of Japan in the UK (emb-japan.go.jp)

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Join the Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs in 2024!

Hey there, I hope you are you well!

This is a message to let you know we have a brand new hackathon coming up, right around the door in 2024! 🎉

ICE, known as the Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs, will span over a 2 week period in March 2024 and is open to all university student or recent graduates. This is an exciting opportunity for you to improve your skills in a friendly platform, by solving real-world issues and exploring new ideas, which can directly impact the world.

🌐 Check out the ICE 2024 website below!

https://projectset.com/ice-2024

The challenge is split into 3 tracks, each with their own unique problem statement, to be revealed at the opening session. You can compete on your own or in groups of up to 4 people, where you can earn an immense prize by winning your track! There will also be one overall ICE champion for the best designs and ideas! 🏆

ICE is running from 29/02/24 – 19/03/24

If you have any queries, feel free to get in touch!

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Accuracy Construction Championship 2024

The Accuracy Construction Championship (ACC) is a national construction disputes case competition involving students from top universities across the UK. The ACC will take place in February 2024.

The competition is aimed at challenge-seeking, eager-to-learn students, and provides an opportunity to gain exposure to a real-life construction dispute case study. Participating students will have the opportunity to present their cases to leading experts within construction disputes and an ex-CEO of a top UK construction company. Students will be coached by senior Accuracy consultants. Further, the ACC is a great opportunity for students to stand out from their peers, discuss at interviews and to get an offer for an internship or full-time position (both at Accuracy and other employers!)

To apply to the Accuracy Construction Championship, students will be able to express their interest individually, or as a team of 3 by submitting their application to constructionchampionship@accuracy.com before 31 January 2024. Students who wish to submit their applications individually will be assigned a team at random in early February 2024.

NATIONAL COMPETITION (dates TBC)

15th February 2024: Kick-off for selected teams. 

Virtual event – teams will be given background information regarding a complex real-life construction case and provided with instructions for the case alongside relevant material. (Students will be invited to attend the kick-off meeting via an online link)

Midnight, 26th February 2024: Deadline for the submission of the presentation.

Accuracy consultants will select the three best written presentations (to be provided in PowerPoint format).

Presentation day: In-person coaching of UK finalists and presentation to a panel comprising Accuracy partners/consultants. Awards ceremony and cocktail event in our offices (with prizes!). Travel to our office within the UK will be reimbursed. 

Whilst we welcome applications from all students and recent graduates, we are targeting undergraduate and postgraduate students from the faculty of engineering and project management. Civil engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and any other energy related studies are favourable.

14th March 2024: Awards ceremony and cocktail event in our offices (with prizes!).

Travel to our office within the UK will be reimbursed.

We look forward to receiving your CVs and meeting you all!

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GSA SPARK 2023 – Coding Challenge

Join us in the fight against SPARK!

In GSA Capital’s boardroom sits SPARK – a decades-old blade server, entombed forever in acrylic to be displayed as a proud reminder of GSA’s journey.

SPARK was an invaluable step toward the sophisticated algorithms in use today, but was retired from active trading and destined never to be booted up again.

But last night, through a series of unfortunate errors, the server was reconnected to GSA’s internal network. In the decades spent sitting on the boardroom shelf its algorithms have warped beyond recognition. SPARK now has a conscience of its own…

Compete to win prizes!

Compete with other students in a race to shut SPARK down before it finds a way to dominate every electronic trading market in the world.

For 21 days a range of exciting daily prizes will be on offer to those brave enough to take on SPARK in a series of fiendishly difficult challenges.

The contestant deemed to have been most instrumental in the fight against SPARK will also be eligible to win a grand prize.

Sign up for SPARK today to prepare for the fight!

www.gsa-spark.com

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Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany Innovation Cup 2024

From July, 20th – July, 26th 2024, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany will be hosting the Innovation Cup Summer Camp (http://innovationcup.merckgroup.com, http://innovationcup.emdgroup.com). The Innovation Cup is an initiative for post-graduate students in natural sciences, computer sciences, and business administration to attend a training program near Frankfurt, Germany. All travel, food and accommodation expenses are paid by us.

The Innovation Cup is designed to support the professional development of post-graduate students interested in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry. Participants learn how R&D in the industry works by lectures from Merck managers and scientists. The students will also advance an idea to a full project plan with their teams. The event brings together a promising new generation of talent with senior managers and researchers and accomplished retirees in a meeting of the generations. It also provides a unique chance to network with the brightest students from all around the world. Teams will work on innovative projects in the areas of: Oncology, Neuroscience & Immunology, Medicinal Chemistry, Synthetic Biology, Digital Health, Neuroinspired Computing and Smart Manufacturing. At the first day of the summer camp a conference with alumni from previous editions will be organized.

Postdocs and post-graduate students on their way towards a PhD in biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, biotechnology, computer sciences, data sciences, biochemistry, pharmacy, engineering or related fields are invited to apply. In addition, advanced MBA students or recent MBA graduates with an interest in the pharmaceutical and chemical business and a background in natural sciences or computer and data are also eligible.

The participating teams have the chance to win the Innovation Cup award endowed with EUR 20,000 for the most convincing project plan, plus EUR 5,000 and EUR 3,000 for the runner-ups. Best ideas will be evaluated for implementation. Best participants can enter a top talent program for a permanent position.

Each participant will also get a free ticket to the Curious2024 – Future Insight Conference http://curiousfutureinsight.org.

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ABC 2024 – Kick off!

For the ninth year running, Accuracy is organising the Accuracy Business Cup (ABC), an international business case competition involving students from top universities across the globe, including France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Canada, India and Morocco. The UK finals of the ABC will take place in February 2024, with an international final competition in March 2024.

It provides an opportunity to gain exposure to a real-life international finance and strategy project with participating students will have the opportunity to present their cases to the senior management of an international listed company and to be coached by senior Accuracy consultants. Historically, partner companies have included LVMH, L’Oreal, Michelin, Pernod Ricard and Accor. In addition, the ABC is a great opportunity for students to stand out from their peers, to have some hands on experience to discuss at interviews to help get an offer for an internship or full-time position (both at Accuracy and other employers)!

To apply to the Accuracy Business Cup, students (ideally in their penultimate or final year) are required to enter a team of three and submit their application on here –  https://abc.accuracy.com/apply/ before 31 January 2024.

  • Kick-off and issuance of Case 1: 7 February 2024 (Students will be invited to attend the kick-off meeting via an online link)
  • Deadline for Case 1: midnight, 18 February 2024
  • National final: 29 February 2024 (attendance to UK office required, expenses from within the UK reimbursed)
  • International final: 22 March 2024 

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Python Skills Bootcamp – Firebrand x Dyson

Are you a current student or graduate looking to start your career?

Skills Bootcamps in partnership with Dyson have returned, providing a fantastic opportunity for those looking to start their career in tech.

Complete a Skills Bootcamp with Firebrand and you’ll receive an interview for Dyson’s graduate or internship programme!

Register here: https://lnkd.in/ez8ErUkX

Roles are available from Summer 2024 and are based in Wiltshire.

#earlycareers #graduates #careersintech #software #skillsbootcamps #skillsforlife

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Whiteshield 2023 Global Public Policy Competition

Ready to shape the future of public policy? 🚀


In the last two years, Whiteshield has held exceptionally successful policy competitions, providing students from prestigious schools across the globe with the opportunity to showcase their innovative and creative ideas. And now, it’s that time of year again! We are delighted to announce the launch of the Global Public Policy Competition 2023! 🌏 


If you’re a graduate or final-year student eager to make your mark in the world of public policy, this is your chance! Express your interest in this opportunity from now until November 12th by filling out the application form: https://lnkd.in/dNauEZtK 


Participate in our competition, showcase your skills, and get a chance to fast-track your way into a permanent employment position with Whiteshield.


Join us in shaping the future of public policy!

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