The Politehnica University of Timișoara, through the Multimedia Center, is organizing the Interactive Digital Media Student Contest on Friday, May 18, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., in the Polyvalent Hall of the UPT Library (Bul. Vasile Parvan, no. 2B).

Now in its 5th edition, the Interactive Digital Media Student Contest is a student competition that aims to stimulate creativity and competitive spirit in the multimedia field. The competition is addressed to bachelor's, master's and doctoral students from universities in Romania and abroad. Students will have the opportunity to present their most interesting projects, but also to interact directly with representatives of the economic environment, possible employers of the participants. Starting with the previous edition, the contest is also open to high school students passionate about developing multimedia applications.

Both individual students and students organized in a team can enter the competition, without any limit regarding the number of projects/applications entered in the competition or the number of sections in which a student can participate. The participants will defend their projects on Friday, June 18, 2018 from 10:00 a.m., in front of the jury and the other participants. Judging and awarding will take place on the same day.

"We are glad that we have already reached the fifth edition of the Interactive Digital Media student competition. We want this year to have passionate students and innovative projects, considering the pleasant experience of the past years. The competition stands out year after year both for its openness to employers in the field and for the attractive prizes it offers". declared Prof. Dr. Eng. Radu Vasiu, Director of the Multimedia Center.

The jury will be made up of specialists from the Timișoara Polytechnic University and representatives of the partner companies.

Participants can win attractive prizes, such as tablets, monitors, smartphones, etc., offered by our industry partners: Nokia, Intel Movidius, Cobalt Sign, SafeFleet, Lasting, Tree Web Solutions, Haufe Group.

The Multimedia Research Center (founded in 1996), carries out educational, research and innovation activities in the context of information and communication technologies, being focused in recent years on interactive multimedia techniques and technologies, Smart Cities, Open Data, Augmented Reality, Entrepreneurship in ICT, ICT and multimedia promotion, advanced educational technologies, OER, MOOCs. The Multimedia Center carries out activities to support entrepreneurship in ICT (StartUp Weekend, HackTM, Hackathon, Meet-ups) and organizes the annual IDMSC International Digital Media Student Contest. The Multimedia Center supports educational specializations at the undergraduate level Telecommunications Technologies and Systems – Multimedia and master in Multimedia Technologies.

For any additional information: http://idmsc2018.cm.upt.ro

We are waiting for you to register for the contest!

Prof. Dr. Eng. Radu Vasiu,
Director of the Multimedia Center
UPT Senate President
Polytechnic University of Timisoara

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