EVENTS
Conferences
Location (s):
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
International Burch University, Sarajevo
Overview
The 2nd Annual IEEE Student & Young Professional Congress is back and playing a major role in empowering the youth of Bosnia & Herzegovina. We hope that you can join us and immerse yourself in 4 days of personal development, professional networking, innovative thinking, entrepreneurial development and lifelong friendship building. We have brought together some of the most influential technology experts, leaders and entrepreneurs from all over the world right here in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Details
The IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional society. IEEE’s core purpose is to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE Students and Young Professionals, an active and engaged portion of our membership, are interested in elevating their professional image, expanding their global network, connecting with peers locally, and giving back to their community.
Twenty years after the Dayton Peace Agreement and the end of the war, Bosnia and Herzegovina still faces economic, social, and political challenges. The youth of Bosnia and Herzegovina are aware of the range of problems they are facing. One of their major concerns is the indifferent attitude towards the needs of young people. At the same time, a significant number of them remain optimistic and have positive expectations regarding the progress of the country in the next few years.
Organized by the IEEE Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) Young Professionals Section, the 2017 BIH IEEE Student and Young Professional Congress (IEEE SYPC BiH 2017) will be held International Burch University, Sarajevo from 1-4 December. The congress will focus on inspiring the youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina to be more proactive in improving the economic status and brain drain in BiH by focusing on innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership. The congress will be a platform for ongoing collaboration, allowing students and young professionals to think creatively, develop new ideas, and work with the IEEE global community to realize their dreams.
The 2017 congress promises to set new benchmarks in attendance, prominent speakers & workshop facilitators, number of innovation projects presented and start-ups launched. The event is more than a classic congress and acts as a vehicle to empower and inspire the next generation of engineering and technology leaders who will play a pivotal role in helping Bosnia and Herzegovina flourish.
YEP/IEEE Innovation Challenge is a result of a partnership created in 2016 between the IEEE and Youth Employment Project in B&H (YEP BiH).
The partnership resulted in 13 innovations beeing presented at the 2016 IEEE Student and Young Professional Congress by teams from 8 faculties from all around the country. The jury selected the best ideas and after the Congress the IEEE and YEP continiued working with the teams to further develop their ideas with the ultimate goal of turning them into functioning businesses.
With the last Innovation Challenge, we created two start-ups, and this year we want to achieve even more. Every team that applied for the Innovation Challenge has the opportunity to go through a CEFE certified training for entrepreneurs organized by our partner YEP. YEP has years of experience in helping young entrepreneurs start up their businesses and with their expertise in that field, combined with the technical knowledge and support IEEE offers, we hope to light the fire of innovation among students from Bosnia and Herzegovina and support new innovations during and after this year’s Congress.
Workshops
Check out the phenomenal workshops we have prepared for this year's Congress
With growth in popularity, we decided to organize 4 different tracks of workshops for IEEE SYPC BIH 2017. We made an effort to bring you experts from the whole world so you, the visitor, would have the full IEEE experience.
We take pride in spreading the knowledge about the current technical trends (Agile, EPLAN, Blockchain) , but at the same time, emphasize on the fundamentals that make a great engineer (soft skills, research paper writing).
Description of Ideal Candidate:
Dates:
Deadline: November 30, 2017
Program Starts: December 01, 2017
Program Ends: December 04, 2017
Cost/funding for participants:
Packages:
- Non Student, Non IEEE Member: 210 BAM
- Non Student, IEEE Member: 160 BAM
- Student, Non IEEE Member: 110 BAM
- Student, IEEE Member: 60 BAM
All packages include:
- participation fees (lectures, workshops, ability to take part in poster presentation),
- lunch for each day,
- coffee/tea breaks,
- Congress materials,
- gala dinner and Excursion on the 4th day.
- All prices are in Bosnian Marks (BAM). You can state your accommodation requirements later on in the application!
Do you need accommodation from 3rd-4th December? - adds an extra fee of 25 BAM
More information :http://sypc2017.ieee.ba/registration-form/
