Ajman University Launches Google Developer Student Club

The College of Engineering and Information Technology in collaboration with the office of Student Life at Ajman University (AU) hosted its first Google Developer Student Club (GDSC) event for the Academic Year 2022-2023 to facilitate in-depth insights and knowledge exchange among students about the rapid evolvement of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The two main objectives of the event were to encourage student participation in hackathons, which are weekend-long marathons of problem-solving held by institutions all over the world, and to support other students’ academic growth through collaborative projects, mentoring, and technology demonstrations.

Speaking at the event, Abdelrahman Sobeih, Data Analytics sophomore and Lead at the GDSC said: “We created an entire team of students and organizers to enable events, sessions, workshops and competitions for students and give them knowledge about new technologies that are related to their field of study.”

Leads are passionate leaders at their universities who are dedicated to helping their peers learn and connect. These Leads may be pursuing various undergraduate or graduate university degrees that have good foundational knowledge of software development concepts.

The event focused on developing the skills of 75 students and providing them a better understanding of AI and the latest developments in the field. In addition to an introduction to Google Skills Boost “Qwicklabs”, students had a quest about the Baseline: Data, AI and Machine Learning (ML) that they worked on practically during the practical session using Google Cloud Services. Students also had the chance to receive free subscription to “Qwicklabs” for an entire month.

Speaker sessions were delivered by Googlers as well as GDSC leads, core team members, and members. Through a combination of theoretical and practical sessions, the event provided members and Googlers with the chance to network with one another in person.

Abdullah Omar, Electrical Engineering senior and Organizer at the GDSC commented: “By participating in GDSC, students can expand their knowledge in a peer-to-peer learning environment and put theory into practice by developing projects that can create a significant impact in their careers.”