Samsung Electronics SA has partnered with the University of Pretoria (UP) to provide two groups of computer science students, who were in their final year of study in 2012, with Samsung technologies to use in the development of their projects.
The students exhibited their projects at the annual project day at the university, after which they were assessed, with the results contributing to their overall final-year marks.
"We live in a mobile age and Samsung is excited to work with the University of Pretoria to stimulate development on this important platform within the academic environment, says Craige Fleischer, director of mobile communications at Samsung.
"SA youth have many fresh and innovative ideas, and this partnership allows them to put those thoughts into workable solutions."
Two teams - Red Pheasant and Void - worked on developing applications for Samsung Smart TVs and smartphones.
"As part of our commitment to the development of young talent, we were very excited to see what the students could do with our technologies. These two groups showed great initiative and creativity in delivering applications that utilise our technology across multiple devices," says Fleischer.
The students will use their applications as case studies for potential job opportunities going forward, demonstrating their skills and abilities.
Dr Fritz Solms of UP expressed his appreciation of Samsung's valuable contribution to the final-year projects.
"Samsung provided students valuable industry insights, exposure to software development within modern enterprises, and the challenge of developing for modern devices," said Solms.
"This is another way in which Samsung provides people with a platform to empower themselves and live the digital life," continues Fleischer.
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