Tech Industry Gold success for University of West London students
Intro
The University of West London’s Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) students have once again won prizes in several categories at the Tech Industry Gold (TIG) Live event a King’s House Conference Centre in Manchester on Wednesday 22 November 2023.
Article body
TIG Live, which is organised by TechSkills, who are the accreditors of the ITMB and Apprenticeship programmes, brings together students from universities across the UK for a day of challenges and activities. The idea is to promote interactive, thought-provoking and fun ways to learn.
Three Level 6 UWL students - Namira Shrestha, Arshian Hussain and Ali Chaush - won the Tech Titans Business Proposal Award, receiving a £600 prize for their presentation on the TICTIC app. In advance of the event, student teams were asked to come up with ideas on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used to support people with disabilities in overcoming barriers they face.
The UWL team’s TICTIC application would empower people with dyslexia, providing them with tailored support to improve their reading and comprehension by using generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to provide predictive text support.
This is the third year in a row that UWL has taken the top prize. In addition, UWL student Sthiti Panda won a prize for Fearless Presentation, and Namira Shrestha was recognised as Best Team Member. Best Creative Chicken Awards - where students were challenged to come up with ideas on how to make chickens using Lego - also went to Namira, Arshian, Mohammed, John and Ali.
The judges were impressed by the engagement and high level of participation demonstrated by UWL students, says Dr Hafiz Sherazi, who is Programme Leader for the BSc in ITMB. He added:
I am proud to lead such a wonderful team who performed so exceptionally. I would like to congratulate them all on their achievements, and I hope they demonstrate the same zeal at future events.”
The BSc (Hons) Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) at UWL combines developing IT knowledge and technical ability with business and professional skills. Addressing a skills gap identified by employers, it aims to make graduates highly employable.
Related news
-
Architectural Design Technology students and graduates attend CIAT Greater London Region Awards
Eight students and graduates from UWL’s School of Computing and Engineering (SCE) attended the ceremony, with four of them receiving awards and commendations.
-
UWL's Engineering Future Sustainability open access journal – amplify your research impact
Engineering Future Sustainability provides a forward-thinking platform for exploring sustainable methodologies and spotlighting engineering endeavours that balance present necessities with future sustainability.
-
Fast forward: UWL researchers win funding to develop better, more cost-effective AI software
AI experts from the UWL’s School of Computing and Engineering have been awarded a £162,005 grant by national innovation agency Innovate UK to develop high performance machine learning software.
-
UWL brings students, graduates and employers together for Business, Computing and Engineering Careers Fair
As ‘The Career University’, UWL organises a programme of careers fairs throughout the year covering a range of disciplines and sectors. These support students to find work placements, part-time work and graduate employment.
