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UPM Students Win CIPTA INTERNATIONAL 2022

By: Tan Ze Han Dylan, Lau Pei Tong and Calvin Low Chee Seng, Chiew Kian Khoon, Chua Zong Hong and Lau Yen Shan

April 2022 - Megaminds team comprised of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) students, Tan Ze Han Dylan, Lau Pei Tong, and Calvin Low Chee Seng, Universiti Malaya (UM) students Chiew Kian Khoon and  Chua Zong Hong, and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) student Lau Yen Shan was declared as the winner at CIPTA Hackathon 2022 competition organized by iCUBE international, a non-profit organization founded in the United Kingdom that aims to bring innovation and creativity of startup projects for students in UK, Malaysia, USA, and Australia. CIPTA 2022 was organized in through online due to the current situation which was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and also students that are competing in this competition from the UK, USA, and Australia. Megaminds has emerged as the Champion of the competition and brought home a £700 cash prize, along with future support such as AWS credits, mentorships, and follow-up workshops to make the idea a reality.

CIPTA 2022 Hackathon is a Pre-accelerator Programme competition for students regardless of their level of knowledge about entrepreneurship and field of study. It is a launchpad for students to grow their startups by developing their Ideas into Minimum Viable Product MVP. It was held from the 12th of February to the 3rd of March where they conduct activities such as technical and business workshops on the weekends, weekly mentorships, and also a final demo day for each team to develop, improve and pitch their startup Minimum Viable Product (MVP). The hackathon has witnessed the enthusiastic participation of participants from not only all over but also participants from the United Kingdom.

Team Megaminds have developed a product called Evosports. Evosports’ product primarily aimed to bring a whole new user-friendly experience to customers when booking any sports venue for football, futsal, badminton, and basketball in Penang. Their product will also serve as a platform for the community to post friendly matches and sports info through their news feed and aid users in finding new players to form a team for their team-based activities through invitation links.

 

Source: iCube International

Date of Input: 21/04/2022 | Updated: 21/04/2022 | haris_harun

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