Nairobi, Kenya July 26 – The Africa Tech Challenge (ATC) by AVIC International is set to return for a seventh season after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
The challenge targeting contestants from Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Egypt, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, will see top six teams walking away with numerous prizes.
Themed ‘Limitless innovation’, this year’s competition will focus on the rapidly developing construction industry, notably the design component.
Contestants will be able to boost design abilities, especially in reading and drafting construction drawings using cutting-edge technology tools such as ZWCAD.
The initiative takes the shape of a training program and a competition, with the most outstanding participants getting fully financed scholarships to prestigious Chinese universities.
The winners are also awarded internships and job opportunities amongst other rewards.
For this year’s competition, vocational institutions will create teams of four, with one instructor and three students under the age of 24.
This season’s training will be done online using an AVIC Online Learning Platform. Participants will be provided with CAD software during the program.
Following successful completion of the online trainings, each participant will be granted an ATC Certificate.
In August, an online preliminary competition will be conducted in which the winning team from each nation will compete against other winning teams from other countries in the final tournament in Kenya.
The final training, competition, and awards ceremony will take place in Kenya in November.
