ABC NEWS Covering Ribit’s Get Connected Speed Dating Event in Canberra
Alkira Reinfrank reports on Data61’s Ribit and Canberra Innovation Network’s speed networking event, which saw 50 students pitch their skills to 25 local startups.
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Fintern’s Fever Event Lets You ‘Speed-Date’ A Startup
Choosing which tech startup to join can be tough for would-be interns. How can you tell if you’re a good cultural fit or if the company’s product is even worth your time? Fintern is looking to address this issue with its second Fintern Fever event, which invites Australian university students and startups to “speed date” …
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Students find Fintern Fever
Australian university students will have the chance at speed dating to secure an internship with a high-growth start-up. The Fintern Fever #2 event will take place at Australia’s leading Fintech hub, Stone & Chalk in Sydney on Thursday, 2 June 2016.
Startups create Fintern Fever to find university student interns
University students have taken to digital speed dating to get an internship with a startup. The Fintern Fever, at incubator Stone & Chalk in Sydney tomorrow, uses Data61’s Ribit platform to allow 50 students at universities across Australia to pitch to startups.
Speed-dating-style event to lure Canberra students into local jobs
Canberra students are being given six minutes to pitch their skills to local start-up firms in an initiative to keep talent from leaving the Territory. More than 40 jobseekers will be taking part in a series of speed-dating-style meetings with prospective employers offering casual and part-time jobs and internships relating to their studies.
Data61’s Ribit.net collaborates with ICT Geelong to spur startup growth in regional Australia
As Geelong reels from the sacking of its entire council last week, Data61 has partnered with ICT Geelong to spur the growth of the city’s startup ecosystem by connecting businesses with students at a speed networking event as part of the Entrepreneurship Forum.
Data61 unveils its new ambitions
Re-hatched government tech research and commercialisation arm Data61 got to strut its stuff in public this week attracting over 1000 visitors to its D61+Live event at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney’s Redfern.
‘Dating service’ will bring students and business together
Data61, the CSIRO’s new digital research unit, will soon launch an online platform for students to find internships and other study-related work opportunities with business.
Why startup investors love online marketplaces
Others are partnering with third-parties to enable a mix of online services with offline partners. The university student jobs marketplace Ribit.net) partnered with Australian Fintech hub Stone and Chalk to help match university students with their resident startup companies.
Why startup investors love online marketplaces
Others are partnering with third-parties to enable a mix of online services with offline partners. The university student jobs marketplace Ribit.net partnered with Australian Fintech hub Stone and Chalk to help match university students with their resident startup companies.