Digilent Design Contest 13th Edition
The Digilent Design Contest is an international student hardware design competition open to all students who are passionate about electronics, digital design and electrical engineering in general. The competition gives students the opportunity to showcase and improve their technical and creative skills and face new challenges in developing projects using the latest technologies.
Digilent Design Contest Europe Region has reached its 13th Edition, with a rich history behind, many interesting and cool projects along the years, many smart and competitive participants, as well as appreciated advisers and targets students from all over Europe. It is held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in May 2017.
See the Previous Contests page for editions starting 2012.
The Challenge is to develop innovative, interesting, cool projects using Digilent products.
Cash prizes will be awarded and all the finalists keep the hardware they previously received from Digilent for implementing the projects.
Also, Special prizes will be reserved to Younger participants (1st and 2nd year of study).
Digilent Design Contest Europe Region has reached its 13th Edition, with a rich history behind, many interesting and cool projects along the years, many smart and competitive participants, as well as appreciated advisers and targets students from all over Europe. It is held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in May 2017.
See the Previous Contests page for editions starting 2012.
The Challenge is to develop innovative, interesting, cool projects using Digilent products.
Cash prizes will be awarded and all the finalists keep the hardware they previously received from Digilent for implementing the projects.
Also, Special prizes will be reserved to Younger participants (1st and 2nd year of study).
Registration and Participation
The 2017 edition's registration opens on October 1st.
The contest is open to all level students - Undergraduate, Master, PhD.
The event is live, with participants presenting their projects in mid-May 2017 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Why registering to a live competition?
- you have the opportunity to meet fellow students from other universities and share information with them
- you have the opportunity to meet industry representatives and receive feedback from the jury
- once accepted in the live competition, you will receive your very own free hardware if you attend the live presentations
- you have the chance to evaluate your skills and knowledge based on the event itself and the feedback the organizers will provide after the competition closes
- you have the chance to later apply for internship at the organizing companies
- you can get to travel and meet new people, visit new places
- you will get Participant Certificates, and Winners Certificates if the case to demonstrate and acknowledge your effort in coming to Cluj and meet the jury face to face.
For details of last years' winners, and a selection of entries, please see the Previous Contests page
For more information, please contact contesteu@digilentinc.com
You can download the Event Poster, and share it to your university!
The contest is open to all level students - Undergraduate, Master, PhD.
The event is live, with participants presenting their projects in mid-May 2017 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Why registering to a live competition?
- you have the opportunity to meet fellow students from other universities and share information with them
- you have the opportunity to meet industry representatives and receive feedback from the jury
- once accepted in the live competition, you will receive your very own free hardware if you attend the live presentations
- you have the chance to evaluate your skills and knowledge based on the event itself and the feedback the organizers will provide after the competition closes
- you have the chance to later apply for internship at the organizing companies
- you can get to travel and meet new people, visit new places
- you will get Participant Certificates, and Winners Certificates if the case to demonstrate and acknowledge your effort in coming to Cluj and meet the jury face to face.
For details of last years' winners, and a selection of entries, please see the Previous Contests page
For more information, please contact contesteu@digilentinc.com
You can download the Event Poster, and share it to your university!
Timeline
October 1, 2016 Contest announcement, registration begins
October 1 - November 15, 2016 Early enrollment period
December 1 – 15, 2016 Hardware distribution for the early enrolled teams
November 15 - December 31, 2016 Second enrollment period
December 31, 2016 Registration ends, second hardware distribution process begins
January 31, 2017 Enrollment acceptance process ends
April 10, 2017 Pre-evaluation submission deadline
May 8, 2017 Final projects submission
May 13-14, 2017 Final presentations in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Note: This is a tentative timeline and it might be subject to change.
October 1 - November 15, 2016 Early enrollment period
December 1 – 15, 2016 Hardware distribution for the early enrolled teams
November 15 - December 31, 2016 Second enrollment period
December 31, 2016 Registration ends, second hardware distribution process begins
January 31, 2017 Enrollment acceptance process ends
April 10, 2017 Pre-evaluation submission deadline
May 8, 2017 Final projects submission
May 13-14, 2017 Final presentations in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Note: This is a tentative timeline and it might be subject to change.
