🦉What is Sapientia?

• A project-based olympiad for high school students to develop real-world skills while tackling real-world problems related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
• This year, students are working on solutions to tackle the SDG 4: Quality Education.
• The program was mentioned by Yuval Harrari in this interview right when it started!

❓ So what?

💻 What are we doing?

HighTechU is looking to support Sapientia by recruiting volunteers interested in designing inspiring talks (Tech Bytes) and/or hands-on workshops (Tech Labs) on the following topics:

1. How technology can help improve education?
2. How to start and manage a project?
3. How to prototype and test an idea?
4. How to budget a project?
5. How to present a project?

🛠 Why bother?

• As the leader of a talk or workshop, you can develop connections with other students, professors, and industry professionals from abroad while sharing something you love.
• Leading a talk or workshop helps you gain communication skills and something to add to your resume or portfolio.
• Sapientia will give you the support you need to design and deliver engaging talks and/or workshops in your field of expertise/interest.

⏰ What’s the commitment?

• Tech Bytes should be no more than 20 minutes
• Tech Labs should be no more than 50-60 minutes
• They will be delivered at some point in September or October 2023 - we’ll work with your schedule to plan when your talk/workshop will be!
• They will be virtual
• You may choose to work with a partner to deliver the talk or workshop

🚀 How do I get started?

• First, learn more about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal #4: Quality Education, ****the theme of 2023.
• Next, choose 1 technology or technology-related skill (ex. UX Design) you love that could be leveraged to address that SDG
• Finally, choose whether you would like to deliver an inspiring talk (Tech Byte) or a hands-on workshop (Tech Lab) about your topic
• When you’re ready, it’s time to draft a quick proposal!

💡 Proposals

🌎 General Criteria

All proposals should include no more than 2-3 sentences about the theme of your talk / workshop. Be concise! Strive to answer the following questions:

• Which aspect of Quality Education does this focus on (if applicable)?
• Which technology does this focus on?
• Why should students care about your topic?
• What is your background, experience with, or interest in this topic? (brief bio)

Your talk / workshop should strive to showcase your unique skillset, experiences and passion.

<aside> 😉 Remember: you don’t need to be an expert; you have a lot to share with those who are a bit behind you.

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Choose something that you are passionate about and want to share!