competitions

Competitions

Some people believe that without competition, there is no progress. Indeed, ICT competitions

provide a similar experience. Competition is not necessarily with other teams. It is often with oneself and acts as a means for students to leave their comfort zone.

ICT competitions act in the same way. They provide a means for students to put into practice what they learnt at the university.

The following competitions are the ones where UTM students participate regularly:

2024: Participation of UTM at WebCup 2024 Competition

The University of Technology, Mauritius was pleased to align four teams (Beta Factor, Vertex, Shadow Squad and Galactic Guardians) at the WebCup 2024 Competition. During the 24-hour coding competition, the teams developed innovative applications which can be consulted at: https://24h.webcup.fr/sites-realises-en-24-heures/

WebCup 2024 Team

2020 & 2022: Digicup

It requires teams to find a non-governmental organization in Mauritius, identify a problem and develop a solution over a period of about a month. It provides the opportunity of solving a real-life problem with real stakeholders. The teams are coached by experienced IT professionals during the competition. At the end, the teams present their work in front of a jury panel.

Dicup 2020
Digicup 2022

2019 & 2022: Web Cup

It is a 24-hour coding challenge organized at the national level only open to teams of students and professionals. It involves solving a variety of problems through the development of small pieces of software and getting them validated by the jury over a 24-hour period.

Web Cup Team 2019
Winner Web Cup 2022 - BWT19AFT & BSE19AFT

2021: SMAC

It is a mobile development competition organized by UTM with the support of the ICT industry. The competition lasts about 15 weeks over which they are coached on mobile technologies by experienced IT professionals. The teams have to come up with an idea of a mobile app and implement it.

2019: Krakathon

It is a 24-hour coding challenge organized at the national level only open to teams of students and professionals. It involves solving a variety of problems through the development of small pieces of software and getting them validated by the jury over a 24-hour period.

Krakathon Team

Teams from UTM have performed well in these competitions. Apart from being in the limelight, they also benefitted from coaching from experienced IT professionals, networking with ICT companies and having fun with friends from different tertiary institutions.