The Summer 2015 workshop by Kolpokushol, an initiative by Massachusetts Institute of Technlogy (MIT) students & alumni, begins today with 60 participants from around Bangladesh.
The workshop will be six days long and will have students and young professionals from across Bangladesh.
Kolpokushol is a platform for students and alumni of MIT to engage with the youth of Bangladesh and inspire and create new ideas and possibilities for the local community.
The initiative was founded on the belief that our society needs way beyond what is being taught inside the classrooms today. It aims to direct and provide the youth with ideas and skills of technical innovation for them to use these skills to bring about social change.
Sixty participants were selected from a pool of more than 400 applicants for this workshop, and they come from a range of backgrounds including business, the arts, science and technology.
“For Innovation, we need the right set of knowledge and skills. Unfortunately in Bangladesh the education system does not nurture these,” says Saif Kamal, founder of Toru – The Idea Tree, which is the facilitator for this workshop.
“Despite their interest in making changes in various sectors, the youth is unable to develop marketable products and services – and that is what we aim to address,” he added.
The first three days of the workshop will be live and virtual lectures, followed by three days of product development. The last leg of the event on the 29th will be a day to present the product the participants developed during their workshop.
The product demo day will be open to the public, and will be held University of Liberal Arts Campus A, from 3-6pm.
