About Future GeekStars
Future GeekStars is an initiative that was officially launched 06 October 2014 at The Innovation Hub. It is used as a platform to monitor the progression of learners from high school to tertiary level and then to the job market so that the transition is made easy.
The main focus is on skills development and fostering entrepreneurship and innovation that will make them be active leaders of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry.
#gkVacWork
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Scholars
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Projects
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Occurences
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Volunteers
#gkVacWork July 2016
Development of IoT based projects to enable smart homes and industries.
#gkVacWork July 2017
Young innovators ditizing a way of life in the society and school in the 4IR.
#gkVacWork July 2018
Smart agricultural solutions with IoT and mobile apps to help small scale farmers.
The VacWork Focus Areas
Career Alignment
Innovation Development
STEM Excitation
Knowledge Transfer
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Support Future of the Geek Culture
Nurturing a Geek Culture of tomorrow
Funds Mentorship Technologies
Geekulcha Student Society
Part of their STEM mandate is to co-host and champion the VacWork programme around them.
Stay Youth Innovaiton FabLab
A programme by the City of Tshwane and The Innovation Hub drive youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
SkateHacks Initiative
Putting tech onto Skateboards to make them smart for Data Analytics and improvement.
Bloodhound Supersonic Car
VacWork Kalahari hosted in line with the super rocket car for STEM exctitation.
National Science Week
Annual South African National Science Week to build more interest into Science and Technology.
Info Security for Teenangers
Through the SafeHack initiative, the scholars are challenged to build with security in mind.
