Brilliant young minds

FORTY-FOUR projects by the graduating batch of Diploma in Business Information Technology (BIT) students were showcased to 200 guests at the annual event, MeetingYoungMinds@BIT, on 31 March. These included 19 projects done in collaboration with industry, which ranged from an online inventory tracking system for a shipping company and a Human Resource Training Management System for a wafer fabrication company.

Participants of MeetingYoungMinds@BIT were given tokens to vote for the best project booth. Mr Seah Liang Chiang, Managing Director of Digital Scanning Corporation voted for the project, “Chinese First Aid For Kids”, that eventually won the most votes.

A highlight of the day was when Lau Jiarong, a Senior Year BIT student, shared his experiences as a participant in the Startup@BIT programme - a scheme that allows students to start and run their own business during their internship period. While his course mates opted for the more conventional industry attachments, Jiarong, together with three other classmates, registered a company to provide IT services and solutions to other companies. Going even further, he started two other companies - an online radio station and a company which provides IDD and other phone services, including call back, and call forward services to customers.