Announcing the Microsoft Student Partner – MSPs Technology Club – Tanta University
The Microsoft Student Partners program recognizes top young minds from around the world that are passionate about technology. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to develop real world skills to help MSP succeed in your future career, to help others learn about technology and to connect with other likeminded students, all while having a ton of fun along the way.
MSP is encouraged to share your passion and knowledge and to undertake a number of fun activities on campus. And in return MSP will get access to numerous benefits including Microsoft software, reference materials, and training, as well as privileged information about future career opportunities. For further information visit www.student-partners.com
Microsoft Student Partners – Tanta University
Microsoft Student Partners “MSPs” is currently activated at Tanta University, Egypt starting from the academic year 2008-2009. MSPs Club is the official channel for students to contact MSPs and Microsoft, as well. MSPs Club at Tanta University consists of several top minded students who are passionate towards technology with leadership of the official MSPs chosen by Microsoft. MSPs Technology Club – Tanta University is an academic nonprofit program and it’s a Microsoft Egypt DPE Division Subsidiary.
Major Initiatives within Club (Activities)
- Technology based sessions and workshops concerns Microsoft products/technologies or any technology that students are interested in.
- Encouraging students to register and compete in the Microsoft Imagine Cup student competition through the official website through a huge in campus road show via posters, flyers, brochures, newsletters and a main event and session explains the Imagine Cup in an amazing visual show.
- Mentoring, guiding and continuous support for the competing Imagine Cup students.
- Working with CS staff to update some certain courses (Operating Systems, Software Engineering and Computer Graphics) with the (WAP: WRK + ProjectOZ + OS Curriculum, Visual Studio 2008 as part of MSDN AA package and Microsoft Expression products) through workshops.
- Giving Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science (Computer Science and Statistics Department) ELMS “MSDN AA Licenses” to the interested students through filling a special form including full name, faculty, grade, a valid e-mail (Tanta university’s official mail for enabled faculties) to send the username and password and SSN for authentication to download MSDN AA package legally and free.
- Distributing a bimonthly CD/DVD developer tools and materials created by Microsoft EMEA DPE team as known as Microsoft MSDN Community Distribution.
- Developing human skills and increasing awareness with IT industry environment through the Microsoft Student 2 Business “S2B” sessions.
- Distributing posters, flyers and brochures for MSP program and other Microsoft advertisements.
- The main communication channel between Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Egypt and Tanta University’s staff and students.
- Inviting and registering interested students and staff who’re willing to attend Microsoft hosted events especially Microsoft Student Festival and Microsoft Egyptian Developers Conference “EDC”.
- Releasing a monthly wall magazine titled: Microsoft Tech-Zine to keep most faculty students updated with the Microsoft different divisions, products and technologies.
- Organizing midyear and final year .NET University sessions.
I’m very glad to manage this work. I really like it since I’m part of the Microsoft DPE “Developer & Platform Evangelism” Division and it’s my most favorite division at Microsoft after Windows Sustained Engineering team in Redmond.