MicroFest Hackathon
To disrupt the lethargic hackathon culture of our country & curtail the gap between
academia and industry caused due to this virtual paradigm, we are presenting you
Pakistan's National Hackathon "Microfest Hackathon" intending to reimagine Digital
Pakistan!
Carrying on the bequest of the prestigious Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors
Pakistan - (MLSA Pakistan), the renowned technology community of Pakistan, we are
honoured to ignite this iconoclast initiative in collaboration with Microsoft & Higher
Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan. MLSA Pakistan has been in a strategic
partnership with Microsoft and Higher Education Commission Pakistan (HEC) evolving
an enormous wave to the opportunities stream.
A hackathon is an event designed to use technology, to accomplish an objective,
solving a real-world problem scenario. There’s no question that hackathons have
taken the world by storm, spurring the development of everyday products and
moving millions of dollars. Hackathons drive innovation and creativity. A hackathon
establishes the ideal environment for creating and refining great ideas. Benefits
include hackathons kickstart careers, inspire teamwork and encourage diversity etc.
Microfest Hackathon will take place virtually on Microsoft Teams. Student developers
from all around Pakistan can participate. Perks include mentorship, hackathon
workflow, cash prizes, Microsoft Certifications, 2000 USD Azure credits, gift hampers
and more.
MLSA Pakistan is a well-rounded community of Microsoft learn student ambassadors
hailing from Pakistan. We the MLSAs of Pakistan comprising 4.72% of Whole MLSA
Program and 21.16% of EMEA Region are playing our part for the betterment of this
community. MLSA is the flagship campus ambassador program powered by
Microsoft, empowering the student community to bridge the gap between academia
and industry.
Microsoft has always been a great mover towards hackathons and problem-solving
activities as it reflects in Microsoft's tagline "empowering every person and every
organization on the planet to achieve more" so, accomplishing this great aim requires
creating real-world applications as a countermeasure to the problems of the planet.
HEC has always strived hard to bring the opportunities stream to the awesome pool of
intellectual student developers of Pakistan. Via this joint venture of HEC and Microsoft
we will be depicting a crystal clear image of Digital Pakistan. Microsoft in collaboration
with HEC has been providing enormous opporunuties to pakistani universities and
students ranging from free certfication vouchers to mentorship and other enterprise benefits like Microsoft Teams product which has been a boon in this virtual
educational paradigm.
Microfest Hackathon can be regarded as a readiness episode for the Global Olympics
of Technology " The Microsoft Imagine Cup". It will boost the confidence of
participants & provide the required leverage to compete more passionately than ever.
"We live in a time where we can imagine the impossible and make it probable" (Satya
Nadella on innovation)
Have the courage to take the pledge?
Let's Hack together in a fun way!
Learn: Unleash your learning potential!
Share: Share the passion for state of the art technologies!
Compete: Compete with your peers in a fun way!