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TU20 Cup Recap 2021

TU20 Cup Recap 2021

The TU20 Cup is a two month business-tech case competition where students are given the opportunity to brainstorm and implement solutions for the betterment of our communities. This year’s theme was dedicated to building resilient communities, and was sponsored and supported by RBC, Geotab, and Silicon Halton. We were highly impressed by the caliber of participants this year, and can’t wait to work further with the winners to launch their businesses! 

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Team Bumi’s Experience at TU20 Cup 2020 (Part 3)

Team Bumi’s Experience at TU20 Cup 2020 (Part 3)

Our summer internship at Geotab was truly an unforgettable experience. Geotab is a company that specializes in fleet management and telematics. Working with commercial vehicles, Geotab provides its customers with fleet management solutions through web-based analytics....

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Team Bumi’s Experience at TU20 Cup 2020 (Part 2)

Team Bumi’s Experience at TU20 Cup 2020 (Part 2)

The first day of the competition, March 7, finally arrived, and the efforts that we had been putting in for months were about to be on display. Going into the first day of the Cup, although we were certainly happy with our product and the preparation that we...

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Team Bumi’s Experience at TU20 Cup 2020 (Part 1)

Team Bumi’s Experience at TU20 Cup 2020 (Part 1)

They say the best teacher is experience. As a team, we proved such a phrase to be true with our experiences with the Tech Under Twenty Cup. In fact, inexperience was arguably one of our greatest characteristics when starting out as Team Bumi. In the beginning,...

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Juhi Panchal: Top Young Professional

Juhi Panchal: Top Young Professional

In summer 2019, I had the opportunity to interview Juhi Panchal, an incredible young professional and Account Executive at Teqfocus Consulting LLC, Toronto. In this article, reflecting on her unique experiences, Juhi shares insightful sales tips, valuable life...

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Alexander Coles’s Experience at Learn2GetHired

Alexander Coles’s Experience at Learn2GetHired

Learn to Get Hired was a two-day event covering the fundamentals of successful interviewing. On the first day of the event, we had business leaders present about how to self-promote and how to create an effective resume. Additionally, we had the opportunity to discuss...

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Wahaaj Ud Din: Top Young Professional

Wahaaj Ud Din: Top Young Professional

Are you thinking about studying or pursuing a career in actuarial science, or just want to see what this fast-growing profession is all about? If so, then this article is for you. In an interview, Wahaaj, a recent McGill graduate, shared about his job-hunting...

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Timur Khayrullin’s Experience at Learn2GetHired

Timur Khayrullin’s Experience at Learn2GetHired

In June of 2018, I attended Learn 2 get hired. It was my first Tech under  twenty event and it was pivotal for my high school experience. I had joined my school’s Tech Under Twenty chapter in November of 2017, and 6 months later I was equipped with a resume and some...

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Samhith Sripada’s Experience at Learn2GetHired

Samhith Sripada’s Experience at Learn2GetHired

Day 1: “Start saying yes” Going into Learn to Get Hired (L2H), I didn’t know what to expect. I imagined a small gathering of students, perhaps one or two speakers providing tips on writing a good resume. L2H was far from that, probably one of the most informative...

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My Experience as a Summer Intern at VL Omni

My Experience as a Summer Intern at VL Omni

Hello all, I’m a second year software engineering student at Western University. Last summer, I had the privilege of interning at VL OMNI through the Tech Under 20 Co-op Program. VL OMNI is a leading data integrator, helping merchants move data through their...

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Fellowships 2019: Fraser Connect

Fellowships 2019: Fraser Connect

This article was written by 2019 fellowship winner David Li. Project vision With traditional in-school announcement methods (such as delivering them over a loudspeaker) wasting over 20 hours of classroom time (per student) every year in Ontario schools, we created...

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Fellowships 2019: Voca Speak

Fellowships 2019: Voca Speak

This article was written by 2019 fellowship winners Alice Chen, Arushi Wadhwa and Stephanie Xiang.   Project vision Today, communication skills are absolutely essential for success within and outside of school. However, students are often thrown into...

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Fellowships 2019: Autonomous delivery drone

Fellowships 2019: Autonomous delivery drone

This article was written by 2019 fellowship winner Ethan Cho.   Project vision This project started with my vision of utilizing drones for deliveries as well as other purposes. I was hoping to make a drone that is capable of making deliveries and having the...

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Learn2GetHired 2019 Recap

Learn2GetHired 2019 Recap

On May 25th and June 1st, we hosted our annual Learn 2 Get Hired event for high school students. This invite-only event gathered the top 50 students from within the TU20 community and helped them learn crucial skills, network with like-minded peers, and connect and...

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