GDSC Zetech University info session 2023/24 chapter .

1. Info Session

2. Google Developer
Student Clubs (GDSC)
Overview
Learn more at goo.gle/GDSC

3. Zetech University

4. Bridging the Gap between
Theory and Practice.
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5. • Google Developer Student Clubs are higher education based community
groups for students interested in Google developer technologies.
• Students from all undergraduate or graduate programs with an interest in
growing as a developer are welcome.
• By joining a GDSC, students grow their knowledge in a peer-to-peer
learning environment and build solutions for local businesses and their
community.
Helping students bridge the gap between theory and practice
What are Google Developer Student Clubs?
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6. Connect Learn Grow
Meet other student on
campus interested in
developer technologies
with diverse backgrounds
and those from different
majors
Learn about a wide range
of technical topics through
hands-on workshops, in-
person and virtual
training, and project
building activities.
Apply your new learnings
and connection to build
great products, advance
your skills, career and
network, and help others
learn as well.
Why join Google Developer Student Club?
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7. Vision
Help you grow as a
developer by learning
and exploring Google
technologies.

8. In 113 countries
Where is the program?
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9. GDSC Program in Sub-Saharan Africa
231
Clubs
30+
Countries
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11. 2 3
Build Connect
Learn
Expect to learn Google
technologies like (Android, Google
Cloud, etc) together
Create & build solutions for local
problems through project-based code
labs and content
Share solutions through fun meetups,
study jams and events like demo days
What should you expect?
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12. Zetech University

13. Firebase
Flutter
Android
Google Cloud
TensorFlow/ML Progressive Web Apps
Actions on Google
Google Earth Engine
Angular
Explore Google technologies
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14. GDSC Solution
Challenge
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15. GDSC Solution Challenge
An annual contest that invites students from GDSC
communities to develop solutions for local community
problems in collaboration with the United Nations’ 17
Sustainable Development Goals using one or more
Google technologies.
Participate in the Annual Google
Developer Student Clubs Solution
Challenge
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16. January April
Jan 11
Solution Challenge
registration opens
February March May June
Learn & Build Phase
March 17
Submissions
Open!
March 31
Submissions
Close!
July
Mentorship
Phase
June 2
Final Solution
Submission
May 3
Top 100 global
team winners
announced!
August 3
Demo Day +
Top 3 Winners Announced!
Solution evaluations!
Round 1
Solution evaluations!
Round 2
August
June 19
Top 10
global team winners
announced!
Demo Day
Preparation
Solution Challenge Program Timeline
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17. Zetech University

18. Other Developer Events

19. Partnership

20. Meet the GDSC Lead
https://bit.ly/blannymichaels
Blannon Ngoge

21. Meet the Core Team
Simon Walaka
GDSC Co-Lead
________
Android Lead
Kelvin Koech
Web Dev Lead
josephat onkoba
AI / ML Lead
Paul Wako
Data Science
_________
UI / UX Lead
Serah Shani
Graphic Designer
Samuel Oduor
IoT Lead
John Samuel
Cyber Sec Lead
__________
Events / Social Media
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22. <Button
android:id="@+id/joinButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Join GDSC Zetech"
android:onClick="joinGDSCZetech" />
import android.content.Intent
import android.net.Uri
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.View
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
}
fun joinGDSCZetech(view: View) {
val gdscUrl = "https://gdsc.community.dev/Zetech%20University/"
val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(gdscUrl))
startActivity(intent)
}
}
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