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Naidoo was born in South Africa. He was a member of the Synergy team, which won the ThinkQuest South Africa 2008 web software competition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WCED: Media release |url=https://wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za/comms/press/2007/89_thinkquest.html |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za}}</ref> |
Naidoo was born in South Africa. He was a member of the Synergy team, which won the ThinkQuest South Africa 2008 web software competition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WCED: Media release |url=https://wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za/comms/press/2007/89_thinkquest.html |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za}}</ref> |
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In 2012, he received a bachelor's in electrical engineering from the [[University of Cape Town]] (UCT) with Honors. During his time at UCT, he served as the chairman of the [[UNASA UCT|United Nations Association of South Africa University of Cape Town]] (UNASA UCT).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kimeshan Naidoo {{!}} Graduate Gallery |url=http://www.graduategallery.uct.ac.za/kimeshan-naidoo |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.graduategallery.uct.ac.za |language=en}}</ref> Naidoo went to [[University College London]] (UCL) for a master's in computer sciences in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Spotlight on... Kimeshan Naidoo |url=https://www.myscience.org/news/wire/spotlight_on_kimeshan_naidoo-2022-UCL |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.myscience.org |language=en}}</ref> |
In 2012, he received a bachelor's in electrical engineering from the [[University of Cape Town]] (UCT) with Honors. During his time at UCT, he served as the chairman of the [[UNASA UCT|United Nations Association of South Africa University of Cape Town]] (UNASA UCT).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kimeshan Naidoo {{!}} Graduate Gallery |url=http://www.graduategallery.uct.ac.za/kimeshan-naidoo |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.graduategallery.uct.ac.za |language=en}}</ref> Naidoo went to [[University College London]] (UCL) for a master's in computer sciences in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Spotlight on... Kimeshan Naidoo |url=https://www.myscience.org/news/wire/spotlight_on_kimeshan_naidoo-2022-UCL |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.myscience.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-16 |title=16 January 2015 Newsletter |url=http://randparkprimary.co.za/16-january-2015-newsletter/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Randpark Primary School |language=en-US}}</ref> Naidoo was part of the UCL team, winning first place at Third Annual Static Showdown presented by Google Firebase.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UCL Students win Google Firebase Hackathon |url=http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/news/article/ucl_students_win_google_firebase_hackathon/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.cs.ucl.ac.uk}}</ref> |
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Kimeshan Naidoo is a South African entrepreneur and engineer. He is a co-founder and chief technology officer of Unibuddy, an EdTech company based in London with offices in London, Bangalore, New York, and Singapore.[1][2][3]
Early Life and Education
Naidoo was born in South Africa. He was a member of the Synergy team, which won the ThinkQuest South Africa 2008 web software competition.[4]
In 2012, he received a bachelor's in electrical engineering from the University of Cape Town (UCT) with Honors. During his time at UCT, he served as the chairman of the United Nations Association of South Africa University of Cape Town (UNASA UCT).[5] Naidoo went to University College London (UCL) for a master's in computer sciences in 2015.[6][7] Naidoo was part of the UCL team, winning first place at Third Annual Static Showdown presented by Google Firebase.[8]
- ^ Burke, Elaine (2021-01-25). "Unibuddy: A scale-up with big goals for human-centred decision-making". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Unibuddy - An Innovative Ed-Tech Platform Explained". article.wn.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "The science of student recruitment". Education Technology. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "WCED: Media release". wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Kimeshan Naidoo | Graduate Gallery". www.graduategallery.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Spotlight on... Kimeshan Naidoo". www.myscience.org. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "16 January 2015 Newsletter". Randpark Primary School. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "UCL Students win Google Firebase Hackathon". www.cs.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-16.