This presentation provides more information about Imagine Cup Oman 2017 #ICOman17 #ImagineCup

1. ‫مسابقة‬
#‫كأس‬_‫التخيل‬_‫عمان‬
‫مايكروسوفت‬ ‫من‬
Strategic Partner
Details of Imagine Cup Oman

2. Imagine Cup is the world’s premier year-round
student experience and competition.
The Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology
competition.
Microsoft Imagine Cup
3 million students 190 countries

3. Imagine Cup is the world’s premier year-round
student experience and competition.
Imagine Cup Celebrating
15 years of Awesome
10th Year in Oman

4. How the competition works?

5. Imagine Cup 2017 competition stages
National Finals
April 20, 2017
Location: Hormuz Grand Hotel,
Muscat
Pan MEA Semi-Finals
May 2017
Location: TBA
Worldwide Finals
July 2017
Location: Seattle, USA
- As each country holds a
National Finals competition.
- In Oman, 6 teams will be
shortlisted to compete at
the National Finals stage.
- First team will qualify to the
next round
(Pan MEA Semi-Finals).
- All qualified teams from
MEA countries National
Finals will travel to
compete with each other.
- 6 teams from MEA will
qualify to round 3 (WW
Finals)
- World finalists will travel
to Seattle to compete
face-to-face to announce
the world champion
team.
Interested teams from
Oman submit their
project proposal to
have a chance to reach
the National Finals

6. Imagine Cup Oman 2017
Online
Registration
Projects
Execution
March
21
Registration
Deadline
Announcing
Shortlisted teams
April
20
March
19
Coaching
Sessions
IC Oman
National Finals
&

7. Who can register in
Imagine Cup Oman?

8. Imagine Cup is the world’s premier year-round
student experience and competition.
▪ Students from all Omani universities and high schools of
the age 16+ can participate in the competition.
▪ Fresh graduates who didn’t exceed 1 year of graduation.
University and High School Students
& Fresh Graduates

9. What are the competition
rules?

10. What are the competition rules?
Microsoft
Azure
• Teams should not exceed three (3) eligible students/members,
* 1 mentor can be part of team (optional).
• Projects eligibility:
1. Any innovative idea (application, device, game, product or solution)
built on/using any technology platform but must be integrating with
one or more Microsoft Azure cloud features.
2. Having clear business and feasibility plans behind this idea.

11. What are the awards?

12. Awards
1st Place Winners
2,500 OMR
2nd Place Winners
1,500 OMR
3rd Place Winners
1,000 OMR
Oman
National Finals
Pan MEA
Semi-Finals
Worldwide
Finals (USA)
Best 6 teams
in Middle East and
Africa will be
announced
+ More Prizes …
Best team will win
$100,000
Cash Prize
Free Tickets to
MEA Finals to
compete and
represent
Oman
Free Tickets to
WW Finals to
represent their
countries in
USA
+ More Prizes ;)

13. New Award for Imagine Cup Oman
Team incubation opportunities and consultancy
to startup a successful business.
✓ Incubation opportunities through Omani partners.
✓ Free software tools and licenses.
✓ Free cloud offerings and technical consultancy.
Eligibility is for one team among the 6 National Finalists.

14. Thank you!
icom@microsoft.com