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Technology incubator and research laboratory in the East London Industrial Development Zone
November 24, 2014 03:32PM
The Cortex Hub is a technology incubator and research laboratory in the East London Industrial Development Zone for start-up and entrepreneurs.
The Hub will bring together bright young minds from all over the Eastern Cape to establish their own businesses in the ICT domain.
And because UNISA is a nationwide university with exceptional talented students, we are reaching out to you to try to get as much talents as possible.

Each entrepreneur will be personally interviewed by the founder of the Hub, Andile Ngcaba (Chairman of Dimension Data , Middle East Africa).

Who can Apply..?

• Potential entrepreneurs with business ideas who are resident in the Eastern Cape Region ONLY.
• People who demonstrable academic aptitude in either the IT or engineering fields.
• The Hub will target graduates, Honours or Masters degree in the following field
- Information technology and Computer Sciences.
- Information technology (Software Engineering).
- Electronic Engineering.
- Information Engineering.
- Biomedical Engineering.
• The Hub is located in East London and is primarily aimed for Eastern Cape Resident ONLY that studied through UNISA.
• The program will run for 2 years period starting in Mid-January 2015, which include the pre-incubation (3 to 4 months )and incubation stage.
And the cortex hub will only take candidates who have completed their modules and are willing to work on their business idea full-time.
• Hub also aims to encourage a culture of hard work for its entrepreneurs.

What do we offer?

Entrepreneurs hosted at the Hub will be given access to:

• A world class workspace with access to the latest technologies;
• Mentorship from national and international business leaders;
• Hands on guidance from national leaders such as Siya Xuza and John Mathwasa;
• Access to high speed internet;
• SETA Support (Stipend);
• Seminar room;
• Resources (training material, library, online resources);
• Transport services;
• Accommodation & Meals;
• Access to medical services;

Here is a summary of some of our workstations:
1. Prototyping Station.
2. Arduino Station.
3. Sensors Station.
4. Linux / Android / Embedded Single Board Computers.
5. Intelligent Displays & Print.
6. Motion - Stepper Motors, DC Motors, RC Motors + Controllers.
7. Robotics - Kits, Controllers & Actuators.
8. Prototyping Consumables & Parts / Component Boxes.
9. Power Solutions.


Please visit us on our website www.thecortexhub.com or go check out our page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cortexhub.
and start register, then apply. smile


Kind Regards,
Nico Muka


Tel: 0116385121
Cell:0761159011
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