Using computer science to make the world a better place, one app at a time!

We recently caught up with Ashley Chu, the winner of the Mobile Apps category at Coolest Projects USA, to find out what she’s up to this summer.  The mobile app that impressed at Coolest Projects USA If you were at the event, you will definitely have heard about Ashley’s mobile app, Believe: Preventing Sexual Assault. […]

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Travel bursary tales: Greek ‘Hear2See’ project uses braille to read menus

Dimitris, Petros B., and Petros T. are members of the Thessaloniki Dojo in Greece. They received a travel bursary to present their project, Hear2See [H2C], at Coolest Projects International 2019. Their project was created using a Raspberry Pi 2 and used Braille to assist people with visual impairments to read menus at restaurants. Energy and […]

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Coolest Projects International 2019

This year, for the fifth year running, Coolest Projects International took place in the RDS Main Hall in Dublin. With nearly 700 young tech creators from all over the world presenting their inventions, the event truly lived up to its reputation as the world’s leading technology exhibition for young people. I was delighted to see […]

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Coolest Projects Belgium

Sonja’s experience of this amazing regional showcase I was fortunate enough to travel to Mechelen’s Technopolis to join CoderDojo Belgium for their impressive Coolest Projects event. On Saturday, April 28 the young tech community of Belgium came together to showcase their projects for the CoderDojo community and the public. 110 young makers presented 64 projects […]

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Estela gets ready to enter the new 3D category at Coolest Projects International

17-year-old Estela Liobikaitė from Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, will be one of the first makers to enter the category for 3D and animation at Coolest Projects International, the global tech showcase for young people. The event will take place on Bank Holiday Sunday, 5 May, in the RDS, Dublin. The category was introduced this year for […]

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Nominations open for Coolest Club 2019

This year we are really excited to open the applications for the Coolest Club Award to be presented at Coolest Projects International 2019. This award is for clubs who truly embody the spirit of Coolest Projects, showing creativity and collaboration. The criteria for entry are as follows; Your club must be a registered Code Club, […]

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Volunteering at Coolest Projects

Want to help us celebrate the world’s young innovators, and have a fun day doing it? We need volunteers like you with a wide variety of skills, non-technical and technical.Sign up to volunteer Details Coolest Projects, the world’s leading technology exhibition for young people, are seeking volunteers! The event gives young people the chance to […]

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9 top tips for preparing for Coolest Projects 2019

Making your project, attending, and presenting your project at the event are all part of the fun of Coolest Projects. We asked our community on Twitter about their advice for how you can have the best time at Coolest Projects! Everyone is welcome Nuala McHale from the CoderDojo Foundation said, “share [your] creative ideas no […]

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Special Announcement: Youtubers Estefannie Explains It All and Allen Pan to join Coolest Projects International

Youtubers Estefannie Explains It All and Allen Pan will be attending Coolest Projects International this year! Traveling to Dublin all the way from Texas and California respectively, the two youtube sensations will be giving tech demos and keynote speeches to the thousands of attendees at the world-leading technology showcase for kids! About Estefannie Critically acclaimed […]

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Launching Coolest Projects International – A sneak peak at some of this year’s projects

More than 1000 young technology innovators worldwide are busy coding and creating for Coolest Projects International 2019, the world’s leading technology fair for young people, that is taking place in the RDS, Dublin this May. And a few of the young people entering took time out of their busy schedules to showcase their works in […]

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