Coderina® University Challenge (COUCH) is an event aimed at promoting innovation among students in Tertiary education in Nigeria. A 48 hours Challenge where teams of students with diverse background and skill set come together to solve “indigenous” problems using technology or modern business approaches. The aim is to foster collaboration, network, learn and build stuff that would change the world.
Objectives
- Expose participants to diverse creative and innovative business opportunities
- To foster networking and valuable collaboration among budding entrepreneurs
- Stimulate creative thinking and promote innovation in Nigeria/Africa
- To create solutions to real-life problems/challenges in Africa/World
- To help students make good career decisions and gain experiential knowledge of entrepreneurship
- To build sustainable tech solution solving indigenous social problems in Nigeria.
Challenge Focused Areas
- Employment/Unemployment
- Agriculture
- Financial Inclusion
- Food Security
- Quality Education
- Health Care
- Human Security