Future platform · Concept preview

What IT71 could become.

These are design concepts, not working features. Every event, name, club and organization below is fictional. Buttons explain themselves instead of submitting anything.

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01 / Event discovery

Find what is happening across campuses.

One place to browse workshops, competitions and talks from student communities across the UAE.

See the events concept page

Concept · Workshop

Sample eventFictional content

Workshop · Machine learning

AI Foundations Workshop

Host
Sample Computing Club
When
Week 3 · Evening
Where
Sample campus, Abu Dhabi

Concept · Hackathon

Sample eventFictional content

Hackathon · Web & mobile

Build Weekend: Campus Tools

Host
Sample Developers Society
When
Week 6 · 2 days
Where
Sample campus, Dubai

Concept · Competition

Sample eventFictional content

Competition · Cybersecurity

Intro to Capture the Flag

Host
Sample Security Circle
When
Week 9 · Afternoon
Where
Online

02 / Event details

Everything you need to decide, on one screen.

Host, timing, place, access and — for team events — a way to find teammates.

Concept · Hackathon

Sample eventFictional content

Hackathon · Web & mobile

Build Weekend: Campus Tools

Teams build a tool that makes student life easier. Concept listing only.

Host
Sample Developers Society
When
Week 6 · 2 days
Where
Sample campus, Dubai
Access
Teams of 2–4

03 / Team finder

Find teammates for a specific event.

Event-specific team finding so no one misses a competition for lack of a team.

Concept · Team finder

Concept previewFictional content

For: Build Weekend: Campus Tools

Looking for: Backend developer

Team Placeholder

  • APIs
  • Databases
  • Node.js

2/4 places · sample

Concept · Team finder

Concept previewFictional content

For: Intro to Capture the Flag

Looking for: Anyone curious about security

Team Example

  • Linux basics
  • Curiosity

1/3 places · sample

04 / Student profiles

Show what you are building.

A simple profile of interests and projects — shared only by choice.

Concept · Student profile

Concept previewFictional content

Sample Student

Computer Engineering · Year 3

Sample University

Interests

  • Embedded systems
  • Robotics
  • Open source

Projects

  • Line-following robot (sample)
  • Campus room-booking app (sample)

05 / Future collaboration

How collaboration could work later.

A possible future model for companies or institutions that want to run something with students. IT71 is not taking partner requests now.

Planned for a future phase
  1. 01A collaboration brief is shared
  2. 02IT71 reviews the opportunity
  3. 03Relevant clubs and students are reached
  4. 04A workshop or competition is organized

Status: applications open

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