Eng. Philippa Makobore an outstanding African innovator!

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Philippa Ngaju Makobore, ABEC contact point at UIRI, was awarded as outstanding African Innovators by the African Innovation Foundation (AIF). 

In the sixth edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) organized by AIF, out of the total of over 2500 applications, 10 nominees were selected, and from these, Philippa won the Second Prize. 

The Electronically Controlled Gravity Feed Infusion Set (ECFG) by Philippa, who bagged the Second Prize of US$ 25 000, is designed to accurately administer intravenous (IV) fluids and drugs by controlling the rate of fluid flow based on feedback from a drop sensor.

The ECGF has the potential to save lives by providing accuracy and safety at 8% the cost of a brand new infusion pump.

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The call for ideas for the next Design School is on line!

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The call for ideas for the next design school are on-line! The Design School will be held at Kenyatta University from 23rd to 27 October 2017.

This year the contest is an integral part of the UBORA Eu Project, and is open to students from ABEC members and UBORA consortium. The abstract must be submitted before 8th of April 2017, and must be focused on reducing child mortality. 

For the 24 best-ranked projects travel and full-board will be provided for one team member to attend the Design School.

The instruction to submit the abstract can be found here. 

Please, help us in disseminating this initiative printing the flyer and post it on the wall of your department!

ISS Egypt: closing ceremony

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Congrats to all participants! See you in Nairobi for the next Design Competition!

Here the photos of the winning teams:

Most innovative project: Virtual Reality Virtual Rehabilitation (Aya Alnahas , Yohannas Markete and Martha Aikiriza)

 

Project with the highest social impact: Blood Finder (Rehab Rezek Alghnnam, Arafat Mukasa, Maurice Ndwula)

 

Project with the highest economic impact: Pregnanta (Elbetel Taye, Nardos Hailu, Abubakr Mustafa)

Biomedical device design class at AAIT

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A two-weeks intensive Biomedical design class had been held at Addis Ababa Institute of Technogy at Addis Ababa University, in collaboration with University of Pisa, in the second half of October 2016.

Six students, mostly with an electrical enginering background, learned how to design a biomedical device, starting from international standards, and how to rapid prototype their ideas thanks to 3D printers.

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A gallery of the photos is available here.

 

 

Submission guidelines for ISS 2016 are on-line

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Dear Innovators’,

the submission guidelines for the Innovators’ Summer School 2016 are now available on-line. 

The theme of the school, the eligibility criteria, and the procedure for project submission are described here. The abstract template can be downloaded at this link.

Respect to the past editions, a video demonstrating your project is also requested!

Summer courses come in all kinds of different forms and degrees of complexity, so it’s a good idea to decide what exactly you are looking for before applying. If you are looking for an easier summer learning experience, pick a subject familiar to you and study it in greater depth. For a more challenging approach, choose a new subject or the one you have been struggling with during the past year. Take a single class and focus on it, in order to avoid the feeling of being overwhelmed by new information, try the best essay writing service for your projects.

Consider how many hours you want to spend in class every day. Generally, the average daily learning duration is 4 hours. Most programs last 1 to 4 weeks. Keep in mind that science modules usually require more contact hours than arts and humanities modules.

Some summer school classes require students to read additional materials before class, while others expect you to conduct extensive reading before the beginning of the course. Teachers suggest articles or book chapters to support classroom discussions. Brush up on your speed-reading and make sure you organise in advance. You may also have to prepare summaries, essays, short presentations, and so on.

Summer courses are shorter than regular academic modules, so teachers will focus on the most important aspects of a subject. This might make your work easier for language or art classes, but technical or science-oriented courses could get intense, as skipping stages makes it more difficult to follow the steps of a logical argument.

The submission deadline is August 31st 2016.

You are kindly invited to submit your projects!

 

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