Yıldız Technical University to Participate in the Most International Edition of the Indra Future Minds Competition

Yıldız Technical University is participating in the third edition of the international university competition Indra Future Minds Competition, organised by the consultancy and technology multinational. The competition, based on multiculturalism and the new methods of working available to us thanks to information technologies, has started today, 11 March, with the initial virtual phase.

It is the most international edition to be held so far, as it includes students from 11 countries: Brazil, Colombia, Chile, the Czech Republic, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, the Philippines and Spain, in addition to Turkey, which is participating for the first time. The final will be held at the multinational’s Brazilian headquarters in São Paulo.

In the Indra Future Minds Competition the participating students will have to face the current challenges of the business world, such as working with collaborative tools and in virtual environments, and developing non-technical skills like team work – all within a multicultural scenario.

In total there are 16 teams, each formed by three students and a reserve chosen by each university from its final year students based on their academic records and skills. These teams will be required to solve various problems, based on actual Indra projects, ranging from the design of a new health system for a country or an advanced free-flow electronic tolling solution to sustainable building projects, business analytics or the communication of events to the public.

The final prize consists of incorporation into the subsidiary of the consultancy and technology multinational in the country chosen by each member of the team, upon completion of their studies. The students will be able to develop a global profile with international experience from the very start of their professional careers.

International collaboration in the virtual phase

The first phase, which is virtual, will take place from 11 to 29 March in a collaborative technological platform, which will allow the students to communicate with each other, work as a team, share information and contact the Indra personnel responsible for the problem. In this phase, the participants of two teams from different countries, forming international units, will have to collaborate in the resolution of a problem. Accordingly, the students will have the opportunity to experience new relationship modes in the business environment, using latest generation technology and collaborating in real time with people from different countries, just like today’s global companies.

The students will have to submit a presentation with their proposal for the resolution of the problem, additional documentation and a 90-second video presenting their group, explaining the corresponding problem, how their solution contributes innovation and added value, and what it is that makes both the idea and the team special. These videos will be published on Indra’s website www.indracompany.com and the group that receives the most votes will win a digital multimedia player. To foster participation social networks will also be used by means of the spaces created by Indra on Facebook and Twitter (#IndraFutureMinds).

Final in Brazil

Two of these multinational teams will qualify for the final phase, which will take place on 25 and 26 April in São Paulo, Brazil. There, they will compete in person and be separated into their original university teams. This final phase will combine fun activities and knowledge of Indra with problem solving. All the students of the four teams that have reached this phase will receive an electronic tablet.

This third edition of the Indra Future Minds Competition will include the participation of Mackenzie Presbyterian University, the São Paulo State Technological Colleges and the University of São Paulo (Brazil); the Julio Garavito Colombian School of Engineering and the National University of Colombia (Colombia); the Andrés Bello National University (Chile); the Technical University of Madrid and the UPC-BarcelonaTech (Spain); De La Salle University and the University of the Philippines Diliman (the Philippines); the University of Salerno (Italy); the Technological University of Mexico (Mexico); Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Peru); the Science Faculty of the University of Lisbon (Portugal); the Czech Technical University in Prague (the Czech Republic); in addition to the aforementioned Yildiz Technical University (Turkey).