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Student rubs shoulders with world's IT elite [Herald, The (Plymouth, England)](Herald, The (Plymouth, England) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) A UNIVERSITY student had the chance to meet the world's most innovative software developers after winning a scholarship to attend a conference at Apple's headquarters in San Francisco. Plymouth University BSc (Hons) computer science student Josh Bruce, 20, was one of just 200 students to win the opportunity to be at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2014. The week-long event last week brought together more than 5,000 of the world's top IT developers and was used by the company to reveal its latest technological innovations. To win his scholarship Josh, a former Fowey Community College and Cornwall College student, had to create his own interactive CV which was then pitched against thousands of similar entries from around the world. "I have always been interested in computers, and in particular how websites are created, but the chance to attend something as big as WWDC could really kick-start my career," he said. "There are very few bigger names in the world of computers than Apple, and to have successfully bid to attend this conference against the top computing students from all over the world will look great on my CV. It was also great to represent Plymouth and show the world what the university can help you to achieve." Before coming to Plymouth Josh had already set up his own web development company, Surftrack, through which he has worked with clients across the UK and in the United States. Professor Steve Furnell, head of the school of computing and mathematics at Plymouth University, said: "This has been an incredible opportunity for Josh to rub shoulders with those at the cutting edge. "It clearly reflects the calibre of our students that he was able to win a place to attend." (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |