Google Student Ambassadors at Egerton University.

The first group of Google Student Ambassadors at Egerton University.

Moffat Ngacha (Computer Science,Y4) and Elias Tenai (Computer Science,Y4) were selected as Google Student Ambassadors for Egerton University.

L: Elias Tenai, R: Moffat Ngacha

The Google Student Ambassador (GSA) Program is an opportunity for students to act as liaisons between Google and their universities.

The ambassadors:

·         Learn about innovative Google products and programs.

·         Plan and host fun and educational events on campus.

·         Teach students how to use Google tools such as Google Apps for Education and Google Search for Educators.

·         Help universities “Go Google” and bring their university community online.

·         Act as a campus contact for Google teams.

·         Introduce peers to Google opportunities, internships and competitions.

·         Introduce students to new Google products and features, among others.

The two attended a Google Student Ambassador summit from 10th-14th June 2012 in Nairobi, together with 145 others representing 103 universities from 13 different countries in Sub Saharan Africa.

More information about the Google Student Ambassador Program:

http://googleforstudents.blogspot.com/2012/07/celebrating-first-student-ambassador.html

http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/students/proscho/programs/emea/ambassador/

http://google-africa.blogspot.com/2012/02/want-to-become-google-student.html

If you have any questions and/or suggestions, please get in touch with us:

Moffat Ngacha - moffatmn(at)gmail(dot)com -0726 560 655

Elias Tenai - tenaielias(at)gmail(dot)com - 0724 516 219

More events and activities coming up...keep checking this blog for updates.