Geekulcha Student Society (GKSS)
Tech and Innovation Leadership Capacity on Campus and Society
Geekulcha Student Society
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Who can apply: University and FET college students may apply to start a GKSS chapter on campus. Should there be more than one application from one campus, Geekulcha will connect all applicants.
GKSS Support: The GKSS chapter will be provided will branding materials fro the activation. For the programmes and activities, Geekulcha will provide funds support. The committee may seek additional funding.
GKSS Chapters Around The Country
Eastern Cape
0 chapters
Free State3 chapters
Gauteng12 chapters
KwaZulu-Natal0 chapters
Limpopo1 chapter
Mpumalanga2 chapters
North West1 chapter
Northern Cape1 chapter
Western Cape1 chapter
About GKSS
The Geekulcha Student Society (GKSS) is aimed at getting students into Tech and Innovation Leadership for students on campus in generating an understanding of the digital environment, becoming inspired, and enabling life-changing innovation.
The country need a next generation of problem solvers, captains of industries and leaders of society at large, the GKSS initiative was create to help build and prepare leaders of tomorrow in the ICT sector.
Technology
Getting an industry head start
Innovation
Social, Civic and Inclusive solutionsWho leads a GKSS chapter?
GKSS chapters are created and led with passion, desire, hope and will for change on campus and society. A Top 6 Leadership gets formed and drive the key activities of the chapter.
Geekulcha challenges GKSS chapters to drive the following:
- Gender balance in the Top 6 Leadership structure
- There must be a 1st-year student who must be groomed to lead higher
- A Tech and Innovation manager who leads partners tools
Mapping with HERE Technologies
Here Technologies is a company that provides mapping and location data and related services to individuals and companies. It is majority-owned by a consortium of German automotive companies, whilst other companies also own minority stakes.
GKSS Leaders get to be Ambassadors of HERE Maps on campus and drive Mapathons and other activities that requires location services.
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GKSS In Numbers
21
Chapters
169
Leaders
33
Projects
9
Provinces
Why GKSS was created
Key Mandate of GKSS
Empowerment
Female, High Schools and the Elderly's digital/tech skills development.
Socially-Relevent
To build solutions that enhances social, civic, ecducational and economic goals.
Geek Culture
Growing a vibrant scene of a proactive and sustainable Geek Culture on campus.
GKSS Weekly Activities
With aim of ensuring that no student is left behind, GKSS chapters drive
weekly activities for Enlightenment and Excitation in the ICT sector.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GKSS-VUT Remember School Monday |
GKSS-TUT-Sosha Female Geeks |
GKSS-BC #ElectronicsWednesday |
GKSS-TUT-Sosha #HireGeeks |
GKSS-VUT Gaming Friday |
| #2 | GKSS-TUT-Sosha Monday Motivation |
GKSS-BC Career Tuesday |
GKSS-VUT Wonder Woman Wednesday |
GKSS-BC Throwback Thursday |
GKSS-BC Open Source / Games Dev |
| #3 | GKSS-UNISA-FLORIDA Monday Motivation (projects) |
GKSS-UNISA-Pretoria #HireGeeks |
GKSS-NWU #ElectronicsWednesday |
GKSS-BC #ElectronicsWednesday |
GKSS-NWU FemaleFriday |
| #4 | GKSS-NWU Monday Motivation |
GKSS-VUT Career Tuesday | GKSS-UNISA-Florida #ElectronicsWednesday (robotics) |
GKSS-UNISA-Florida Gaming Friday (technologies) |
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| #5 | GKSS-BC Monday Motivation |
GKSS-VUT Career Tuesday | GKSS-BC #ElectronicsWednesday |
GKSS-UNISA-Pretoria Student Entrepreneurship |
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| #6 | GKSS-TUT-Sosha #ElectronicsWednesday |
GKSS-TUT-Sosha Open Source |
GKSS Cycle of Development
Desired Goals by Geekulcha
GKSS Light Moments
MTN TADHack
Part of something big
HERE Technologies
Learning moe on the tools
Meeting the Dean
Updating the leadership
Female Geeks
Train The Trainer
Geekulcha values growing the GKSS Leaders who in turn, helping the growth of students on campus on various aspects of career development. Train The Trainer sessions are done quarterly for GKSS chapters.
Train GKSS LeadersBuilding what Matters
As leaders of the Geek Culture on campus, the GKSS chapters are challenged to build solutions that takes care of the needs of the students beyond Covid-19.
GKSS leaders are encouraged to take part at Hackathons and work on projects that addresses challenges in the different sectors. Special challenges will be hosted from time to time for GKSS leaders.
All GKSS chapters are required to enter the GKSS 2020 Innovation Challenge and make use of Open Source digital/technological stacks of choice in building solutions that bring about change on campus and society.
“I want to put a ding in the universe.”
–Steve Jobs
Competition between is encouraged between the GKSS chapters wiht a hope and intention of channeling growth onto the leaders.
GKSS Leaders Challenge