LAGOS: Microsoft has began its search for software talents around the world as it urges young Nigerians in the tertiary institutions to enter the world's premier student technology competition called ‘Microsoft Imagine Cup software competition' Microsoft Nigeria has called on Nigerian students to participate and come up with imaginative solutions to use technology to help solve world problems. The annual software competition has gone a long way in preparing software incubators for the global job market with more than 358,000 students representing 183 countries participating in last year's event. The deadline to register for the annual Imagine Cup student technology competition is 13 March 2012, 23:59:59 GMT. Students are to register in one of eight categories including Software Design; Game Design (Xbox/Phone); Game Design (Phone); IT Challenge; Kinect Fun Labs Challenge; Windows Metro Style App Challenge; Windows Azure Challenge; and Windows Phone Challenge. Participants in Imagine Cup stand to win cash prizes and grants; and each Worldwide Finalist and one Mentor per team will be awarded a trip to Sydney, Australia to compete in the Worldwide Finals in July 2012. To mark the official launch of this year's competition in Nigeria, a kick-off event will be held on March 6th in partnership with Rivers State Government and other stakeholders. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/rgSHx Tags: Imagine Cup, IT, Microsoft, Nigeria, Telecom Section: Tech, West Africa
