CANDI students take 2nd Runners Up trophy at London Metropolitan University’s Big Idea Challenge 2024

Innovative students from CANDI attend awards events for university enterprise competition.

Students from City and Islington College (CANDI) made it to the final round of judging in London Metropolitan University’s Big Idea Challenge 2024, with one team bringing home a trophy.

Two teams represented CANDI at The Big Idea Challenge final at London Metropolitan University on 24 April. The Big Idea Challenge is an annual enterprise competition held by London Metropolitan University that allows students and recent graduates to turn their ideas into a business. Entries can be commercial, creative or focussed on social impact. Winning entries receive prizes which will support them in developing their ideas and launching their product or business.

The event began with a speech from Donna Atchere and Dr Abigail Othchere, co-founders of SiSTEM, a platform which supports and connects women in STEM. This was followed by the awards presentation, including a Popular Choice Award, 2nd Runners-Up, 1st Runners-Up and Overall Winner.

Team Mag Vision from CANDI’s Centre for Business, Arts and Technology, Camden Road (CBAT) were awarded the position of 2nd runners-up for their innovative invention. Team Mag Vision designed state-of-the-art glasses that connect to personal devices via Bluetooth, enabling users to protect confidential information when working in public spaces. The glasses work by turning the device screen black and transferring private information directly to the glasses so that only the wearer can see it. The members of Team Mag Vision were Kyle Cambell-Evans, Naomi Weres, Zahrah Parsons and Idorenyin Unwene.

The other CBAT student team in the final round, Team SEDA, designed a cropped hoodie with a silk hood to protect the wearer against the unpredictable UK weather. The members of  Team SEDA were Elizampet Lesi , Gulici Karaaslan, Mahnaz Nazar, Tasnim Wahid and Celeste Garcia.

The students came from a range of Business Courses and Health and Social Care Courses and were supported by Rahma Hussein, a CBAT Student Engagement Officer, throughout the competition. The project was an extracurricular task that helped students to develop their entrepreneurial abilities. Participation in The Big Ideas Challenge also enabled them to build on essential skills such as research, collaboration, presentation, problem-solving, critical thinking and communication.

Congratulations to both teams for making it to the final of London Metropolitan University’s Big Idea Challenge 2024!

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