Master student Matteo Consonni wins European Youth Award!
The European Youth Award (EYA) is a leading pan-European competition honoring excellence in the use of internet and mobile applications for social empowerment.
Conducted under the patronage of the Council of Europe, UNESCO and Unido, EYA as annual contest seeks to motivate young people under the age of thirty to produce socially-valuable digital projects addressing the goals defined by the Council of Europe and Europe 2020.
Master student Matteo Consonni entered the contest with the project ‘NOC’. ‘NOC’ was developed in the Netherlands by young and smart social entrepreneurs from Italy who bundled their forces to set new creativity and innovation standards in the digital world. ‘NOC’ is a platform that helps you meet new people and make new friends based on shared interests. You can either join a meetup or NOC someone specific. Then you meet up and make a new friend!