Want to become a Google Student Ambassador? 2013 applications are now open!!

(Cross-posted from the Google-Africa blog)

Update: Deadline extended to 18th April 2013

It’s that time of the year again, when we select students from universities across Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) to be part the Google Student Ambassador program. The second year of the program saw tremendous growth as it expanded from 6 to 12 countries, and grew from 28 to 97 universities with 160 Ambassadors within 1 year. The program also held its first training summit in Nairobi.

GSA training peers during Google awareness day.       Students mapping during Africa-MapUp week.

                           

Google Student Ambassadors (GSAs) are student leaders on campus whose mission is to use technology to make a difference, not only in their universities, but also in their communities more widely. Ambassadors have helped improve their universities’ online presence by mapping over 60 African university campuses including the University of Ghana, and Nigeria’s Obafemi Awolowo University.

 

GSAs are improving collaboration and communication among students and faculty by conducting trainings on tools such as Google Apps for Education, Google+ for Education and YouTube for School. They have also helped students and faculty to take advantage of Google initiatives for academia like the Google Online Marketing Challenge, Google Summer of Code and Google scholarships.

With the skills picked up during their tenure, a number  of GSAs have even gone on to start their own businesses. An example is Webcoupers, a Nigerian digital marketing company that was started by Oluseyi Oladipo (GSA) and Adepoju Abiodun (GSA Alumni).

                   

If you’re inspired by these examples, we invite you to enter for the 2013 program.  Eligible students from all backgrounds should complete the application form before April 11, 2013.  For more information on the Google Student Ambassador Program and other student opportunities in Sub Saharan Africa, visit our University Programs website.

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If you :
-need more information;
-have any questions;
-or just want to know more about our experiences as GSAs
please feel free to get in touch on:

+Moffat Ngacha -moffatmn@gmail.com - 0726 560 655 (Lead GSA, Egerton University)
+Elias Tenai -tenaielias@gmail.com - 0724 516 219 (GSA, Egerton University)
+Google Student Ambassadors at Egerton University 

Good luck!

Introducing Afrinolly Shortfilm Competition

The Afrinolly Shortfilm Competition is a video‐based competition targeted at budding film, documentary and animation content creators. The competition is based on a  mobile app Afrinolly, the mobile phone app enables African Movies, Music and Entertainment enthusiasts to watch movie trailers, music videos, comedy & full-length movies that have been made public by content owners or their legal representative.

For more details: www.afrinolly.com.

Currently,Afrinolly has 1.3m downloads.The winners will share $100,000 (in cash and prizes).

 The goal of this competition is to:

1. Showcase African talent online especially the numerous
2.  film-school graduates and the fast growing YouTube taught indies
3. Provide a platform to foster the creation of new (online)
4.  content   produced   by   Africans,   thereby   boosting   local content
5. Provide great visibility for some of the most gifted creators around the continent

 The timetable is as follows:

• Opening - 1st November 
• Online Submission of Entries (3 months) -1st November  –  31st January 2013
•  Publicity & African Film Schools  Visitation- 7th – 30th November
•  International Judges Shortlist of Finalists - 1st  – 8th February  2013
• Online Public Voting -11th February  - 4th March 2013 
•  Online Final Result- 6th March 2013

Afrinolly Short-film Competition is a 3600 online competition with judges residing in USA, UK, SouthAfrica, Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria.More information about the competition is on the website:www.afrinollyshortfilmcompetition.com. The competition hash tag is #afrinollyshortfilm. Please follow on Google+ at www.gplus.to/afrinolly

Afrinolly Short Film Competition – Created by Africans, Watched by the World.

[Posted by Egerton GSAs]

Follow our activities on Google+ on http://gplus.to/egertongsa and learn what Google Student Ambassadors are doing in Sub-Saharan Africa on https://plus.google.com/u/0/s/%23gsassa

Recap: Egerton University Google Map Maker and G+ Training

Egerton University Google Student Ambassadors(GSA) conducted a Google Map Maker and Google+ Training at the Computer Science Lab 2 on 20th Oct 2012.
The event was attended by 80+ students and staff members from different departments and faculties.

David Mabiria, leader of Egerton Linux User Group, gave a brief overview of the day's activities and introduced the EUCOSSA Chairman, Laban Ndwaru who in turn introduced the ambassadors.

Moffat Ngacha, Lead GSA for Egerton University, kick-started the event by providing an brief overview on Google and the GSA Program.

Elias Tenai, GSA for Egerton University, started with a demo on Gmail. He taught the attendees on how to create a gmail account(for those who didn't have), how to get the most out of your email, using filters and labels to manage emails, creating an email signature and much more.

Kevin Otiego, a Google Map Maker Advocate conducted the Mapmaker training. He showed attendees what mapmaker is, how to create and edit maps, mapping the different categories such as roads, buildings,a and much more. Later on, he covered fusion tables among others.

Moffat, then took on the Google+ training. He explained the different ways of using G+, both educational as well as fun ways. The students were amused with G+ sms where you can post to G+ without any data connection. He also showed them how to conduct a G+ hangout and broadcast it on air.

During Q&A session, the students were given some cool Google swag, while having some refreshments.

Meanwhile, the #gsassakenya was trending all day :-)
If you attended the event, please give us your feedback on this form goo.gl/USn5t
More photos about the event are here https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/100001671727359043717/albums/5802805773107331825

More event photos https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/100001671727359043717/albums/5802805773107331825

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.