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Hackathons
Hackathons provide a venue for self-expression and creativity through technology. People form teams around a problem or idea, and collaboratively code a unique solution that generally take shape in the form of websites, mobile apps, and robots.
Programming Team
The team holds special qualifier contests every September and January to select team members for scholarships.
Workshops
The workshops are lead by industry professionals with years of experience in their field. Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences also host many of the local and national workshops or camps.
Tech Station
Is a $3 million, 8,000 sq. ft hub for technology innovation, training and community engagement built to attract the next generation of top computing students.
Recent News
CodeFest Miami 2014 and the Hour of Code
CodeFest Miami 2014 and the Hour of Code — 100 elementary/middle/high schoolers attended a coding challenge session with prizes provided by local tech companies. Many attendees coded for the first time with the help of our CIS Students who mentored participants....
Miami Maker Faire outreach — FIU CIS Co-Produced the event. 4,000 attendees, targeted K-12 students, focus on robotics, electronics, and coding.
The Miami Mini Maker Faire was held in Wynwood to the delight of almost 4,000 attendees and 100+ exhibitors. The Faire is held in creative communities around the world and is a celebration of imagination and innovation. FIU CIS co-produced the event that featured FIU...
Fausto C. Fleites is a Worlds Ahead Graduate
Worlds Ahead - Fausto Fleites Fausto Fleites was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. Taught himself how to write computer programs. Studied Computer Science at Havana University. In 2004, left Cuba. Despite language challenges, Fausto graduated with a 3.99 GPA. Technical...
Girls Who Code Miami Program Summer Cohort
We hosted the Girls Who Code Miami Program Summer Cohort of 40 talented female High School students and taught students how to use APIs to develop a simple GIS application. Read more at FIU News.
Coding Jam for Middle Schoolers
Partnered with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Google to present a Coding Jam for Middle Schoolers hosted by our school. 60 diverse students attended and experienced coding for the first time! Read more at HispanicHeritage.org
Hour of Code Challenge! CodeFest Miami Grand Finale
Florida International University School of Computing and Information Sciences, the Miami-Dade County Office of Commissioner Juan C. Zapata, LAB Miami, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami-Dade College, and the Beacon Council, inspired by Code.org, hosted “Code Fest...