South Eastern Kenya University last week concluded SEKU Hackathon | CHAIN Project. "CHAIN” ("Cooperation for Holistic Agriculture Innovation Nests in Sub-Saharan Africa") The SEKU Hackathon under the CHAIN Project came to an inspiring close after 4 dynamic days.
CHAIN is a European initiative aimed at digitizing industry and driving economic growth through Industry 4.0 technologies, focusing on smart manufacturing systems and cyber-physical structures.
Arkadiusz Dyjakon and Grzegorz Kulczycki from Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland. Together with the SEKU-CHAIN team paid a courtesy visit to the SEKU University Management Board, chaired by Vice Chancellor Prof. Eng. Douglas Shitanda.
Over two days, 16 talented students from diverse disciplines — Agriculture, Food Nutrition & Dietetics, ICT, Business, and Environmental Science — came together to innovate around a key challenge: minimizing food waste across four sectors, like Restaurants & Hotels, Schools & Universities, Markets & Shops, and Households.
The students formed four creative teams, presented their solutions, and impressed the panel with their ideas. In the end, the winning team walked away with a prize.
