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Strategic Partner

Details of Imagine Cup Oman

Imagine Cup is the world’s premier year-round student experience and competition.

The Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology

competition.

Microsoft Imagine Cup

3 million students 190 countries

Imagine Cup is the world’s premier year-round student experience and competition.

Imagine Cup Celebrating

15 years of Awesome

10th Year in Oman

How the competition works?

Imagine Cup 2017 competition stages

National FinalsApril 20, 2017

Location: Hormuz Grand Hotel,

Muscat

Pan MEA Semi-FinalsMay 2017

Location: TBA

Worldwide FinalsJuly 2017

Location: Seattle, USA

- As each country holds a National Finals competition.

- In Oman, 6 teams will beshortlisted to compete atthe National Finals stage.

- First team will qualify to the next round(Pan MEA Semi-Finals).

- All qualified teams from

MEA countries National

Finals will travel to

compete with each other.

- 6 teams from MEA will

qualify to round 3 (WW

Finals)

- World finalists will travel

to Seattle to compete

face-to-face to announce

the world champion

team.

Interested teams from

Oman submit their

project proposal to

have a chance to reach

the National Finals

Imagine Cup Oman 2017

Online

Registration

Projects

ExecutionMarch

21

Registration

Deadline

Announcing

Shortlisted teams

April

20

March

19

Coaching

Sessions

IC Oman

National Finals

&

Who can register inImagine Cup Oman?

Imagine Cup is the world’s premier year-round student experience and competition.

▪ Students from all Omani universities and high schools of

the age 16+ can participate in the competition.

▪ Fresh graduates who didn’t exceed 1 year of graduation.

University and High School Students & Fresh Graduates

What are the competition rules?

What are the competition rules?

Microsoft

Azure

• Teams should not exceed three (3) eligible students/members,

* 1 mentor can be part of team (optional).

• Projects eligibility:

1. Any innovative idea (application, device, game, product or solution)

built on/using any technology platform but must be integrating with

one or more Microsoft Azure cloud features.

2. Having clear business and feasibility plans behind this idea.

What are the awards?

Awards

1st Place Winners

2,500 OMR

2nd Place Winners

1,500 OMR

3rd Place Winners

1,000 OMR

Oman

National Finals

Pan MEA

Semi-FinalsWorldwide

Finals (USA)

Best 6 teams

in Middle East and

Africa will be

announced

+ More Prizes …

Best team will win

$100,000

Cash Prize

Free Tickets to

MEA Finals to

compete and

represent

Oman

Free Tickets to

WW Finals to

represent their

countries in

USA

+ More Prizes ;)

New Award for Imagine Cup Oman

Team incubation opportunities and consultancy

to startup a successful business.

✓ Incubation opportunities through Omani partners.

✓ Free software tools and licenses.

✓ Free cloud offerings and technical consultancy.

Eligibility is for one team among the 6 National Finalists.

Thank you!icom@microsoft.com