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CU London students showcase their subjects in CUSU's I Love My Course competition


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CU London students showcase their subjects in CUSU's I Love My Course competition


"We wanted to show our appreciation for our course by demonstrating the knowledge we have gained in algorithms and programming language from our Cyber Security degree course at CU London"
George Ion



CU London students signed up in huge numbers to participate in a ground-breaking competition that aimed to celebrate the very best of its degree programmes.

The “I Love My Course” competition called on students across Coventry University Group campuses to come up with original and innovative projects outlining why they love their course – and CU London students didn’t disappoint.

Participants had the chance to showcase their course, either by creating an innovative exhibition on campus, submitting a short video, creating a viral-worthy social media post or by coming up with an enterprising proposal based on their course.

Organised by Coventry University Students' Union (CUSU), the competition had more than £17,000 available to win in prize money and participants competed for the chance to win cash prizes for their courses ranging from £50 to £1,000.

CU London’s Cyber Security Year 2 stall scooped first prize for best exhibition space with its project titled “Programming – From Traffic Lights to War Machines”. The exhibition was headed up by Cyber Security student George Ion.

“I was really happy when I found out that our project had won. Everyone involved worked really hard to prepare it,” George said.

“We wanted to show our appreciation for our course by demonstrating the knowledge we have gained in algorithms and programming language from our Cyber Security degree course at CU London, and how it can be applied in a real-world scenario.

“Our exhibition included three small projects which aimed to demonstrate how this technology can be applied in everyday life. The first involved sonar technology, which is used for navigation in ships and aeroplanes; the second was an innovative traffic light system; and the third featured a Lego sorting machine, which uses algorithms that can be applied across a range of industries.”

Daniel Crawford, David Winning, Jian Cheng, George Tassev, Nolito Molina, Dara Olusegun, Rohan Kapoor, Luke Jessop, Mohammad Hoque, Anna Dabrowska and Sadaquat Al were also involved in the winning project.

The students also received assistance from Cyber Security tutors Saminda Wattuhewa and Sebamalai Paheerathan.

Saminda said: “George’s team was great. Their project expertly showcased the skills they have developed during the course.

“The competition was a really good way to bring various subjects together to share knowledge and exchange ideas.”

Patrick Tatarian, CUSU Coordinator for CU London, said: “The event was a clear showcase of how passionate students, working together with strong support and initiative from their academics, were able to provide a positive collaborative experience that everyone was able to enjoy.”

The prize money will go towards valuable technology which will assist CU London’s Cyber Security Degree students with their studies.

George and the team intend to invest in Raspberry Pi single board computers which will help people on his course develop their computer programming skills. They will also put the money towards Lego robotic technology that will enable the students to develop technology associated with the Internet of Things.

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