Google Student Blog: Think Biggy: How one Google Student Ambassador in Sub-Saharan Africa brought his community online

Think Biggy: How one Google Student Ambassador in Sub-Saharan Africa brought his community online

March 30, 2012

Introduction: Emmanuel Abiodun Adepoju, otherwise known as “Biggy” on campus, is a Google Student Ambassador from University of Ibadan in Nigeria. He is currently pursuing a B.SC in computer science. Biggy’s ability to think “big” has not only allowed him to be a successful Student Ambassador but has given him tools and resources to have a profound impact on his community.

We recently caught up with Biggy and learned more about his journey from a Google Student Ambassador to most recently being named a Google Mapping Advocate for Nigeria.

What inspired you to apply to the Google Ambassador program? Once selected as an Ambassador, what did you do? How did you help your university community? For example, the students, the faculty, the university as whole?Google Apps supporting programGoogle Apps for EducationGoogle Apps for EducationAnita Borg Memorial Scholarship

We were able to create a geographic mapping of our university online. The map was put on a Google map and now the public can access online. This map was acclaimed to be the world best practice guide of University mapping.

We were able to train more than 40 Student Mappers who are currently impacting their environment by mapping their communities.

We were able to produce a very vibrant team in the Google online marketing challenge. Our team was one of 8 universities from Sub Saharan Africa which placed in the top 100 globally.

We were able to get our fellow students to attend g|nigeria, an annual Google hosted event for developers and entrepreneurs. This year alone, more than 60 students from my university attended as a result of the awareness we created.

How did the Ambassador program give you the necessary tools to help your university?Google Map Makerg|nigeriaHow did this have an impact on your local community?MIT Accelerating Information Technology InnovationreportGoogle Map MakerpediaHow has this program impacted your life?If you are interested in learning more about Google’s Student Ambassador Program in Europe, Middle East and Africa, please visit our site for more information. You can also find more information about this program in other regions on our Google for Students page. Finally, if you are interested in learning more about how Google engages with African universities, please visit our African University Programs page.Posted by Marni Merksamer Levasseur, People Programs Specialist - Europe, Middle East and Africa

6 comments :

Yemi said...: congratulations, egbon.; March 30, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Lawums said...: Congrats I'm proud of u..; March 30, 2012 at 4:09 PM
marvel said...: This is indeed excellent. Congrats to you for putting the U.I community and Nigeria as a whole on a positive page in global society. Wish you all the best in future endeavors.; April 3, 2012 at 12:21 AM
Francfon said...: Well, Emmanuel Abiodun Adepoju is my bro I didnt know he existed; April 29, 2012 at 5:31 PM
mcrugged said...: Congratulation Ambassador it just painfull to me that I tried so many time to reach you via your glo line but what I hear is that your number is not available. If you are curious who this might be, I am the tech guy(Obinna) at the last year Don Bosco ICT conference. I wish to hear from you. Thanks; May 17, 2012 at 6:49 AM
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