A mobile boot camp is a crash-course session, usually spanning 2 – 3 days. The sessions comprise both theoretical and practical whereby participants will gain an insight on mobile application development as well as acquire some practical skills on the use of current platforms, frameworks and tools used for the development of mobile applications.

The camp will be held under the theme; "Mobile Applications for Development in Africa". The event will be capped off with a mobile development competition, inviting mobile applications in the fields of M-Learning, M-Health and M-Agriculture.

Objectives

The mobile boot camp aims to:
• Help participants gain theoretical knowledge on mobile application development technologies.
• Give participants an opportunity for hands on development of mobile applications for specific industries.
• Create academic research opportunities within the academic community.
• Develop a widely applicable mobile phone programming curriculum.

Target Group

The target for this year’s camp is university students from public and private institutions in Kenya as well as local developers and entrepreneurs.
Maximum number of participants: 120
Limited Entry: First Come First Served

Charges

Students (Strathmore and non-Strathmore): 700Ksh
Non-Students: 1500Ksh

Registration and Payment Details

Interested individuals can confirm their participation by sending an email to Esther Gathenya: egathenya@strathmore.edu.

Payments for the boot camp can be made through M-PESA or ZAP to the following Strathmore university numbers:

* Safaricom ( MPESA)- (0713) 802 204
* Zain (ZAP) – (0731) 051 995

Programming Competition

At the end of the mobile boot camp, we will launch a programming competition inviting participants to develop applications in the areas of M-Learning, M-Health and M-Agriculture. The competition will run for a month. Prizes will be awarded to the top three projects.

Follow the link below to see information about the previous competition: http://www.strathmore.edu/News.php?NewsID=55