Enactus UK & Ireland X Bentley - iTwin4Good Virtual Programme Developer Experience

Through the iTwin4Good Virtual Programme Developer Experience, students will have the opportunity to combine their passion for environmental and social action, as well as their engineering and software development abilities to create infrastructure digital twins addressing a need in their community.

 
 

In a six-week structured program, you will learn to use the iTwin platform, receive coaching and pitching support from Directors at Bentley, and become an accredited iTwin Developer Associate! Once you are put into teams, over the next six weeks you will create an iTwin app that promotes positive environmental or social impact in your city or community. The highest performing teams of students have the opportunity to demo your team’s app to a panel of senior leaders within Bentley and win up to £1000!

The program is open to ALL students regardless of degree discipline. (Applications from students studying STEM degrees are encouraged!) The program itself will run from 5th February through to 16th March. Whilst it is a virtual program, the finals will take place in-person at Bentleys HQ on the 25th of March. 

The deadline to apply is 29th January! 

Ivan Gasparetto, Director of Software Development with Bentley Systems, presents Georgina Lewis with the first-place award in the 2023 iTiwn4Good Challenge.

 
 

Timeline

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6-Week Timeline
Week 1
Feb 5th - Feb 9th: Training and Certification
Week 2
Feb 12th - Feb 16th: Problem Definition and Ideation
Week 3
Feb 19th - Feb 23rd: Data Collection and Cross-referencing/Field Research
Week 4 & 5
Feb 26th - Mar 8th: Project Development and Prototyping
Week 6
Mar 11th - Mar 15th: Pitch Preparation/Project Presentation/Bentley Judging Panel
 

Last year, winners of the challenge were invited to Bentleys HQ - could this be you this year?

BACKGROUND

Bentley Systems is THE infrastructure engineering software company providing innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure–sustaining both the global economy and environment. Bentley's industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Empowering Sustainable Development Goals is our most strategic priority for the next decade.  

Bentley wants to empower students to show creativity and innovation by exploring the potential of Bentley's iTwin technology platform to tackle challenges facing local communities. Digital Twins are virtual representations of the real world and enable effective decision-making and action by combining, visualizing and analysing data. Our planet and communities are facing a growing number of challenges and future engineers, software developers and agents for change will increasingly turn to digital twin technology to tackle them.