To make his vision for t he app a reality, 29 year-old Bilal secured a grant from the IAE, plus a business address on the University’ s Techno logy Park – befo re winning further support through the European Regional Development Fund-backed SPEED Plus initiative. The app also tap s in to the St udents’ Union’ s activities schedule to act as an events guide, and – through exclusive link-ups with local shops and restaurants – offers students discounts at retailers in the city centre.
Users of the app will be able to mark down people who drive erratically or have messy cars through an in-built rating system, and only those with a university email address can register – no names or mobile numbers are used, to ensure safety and security. Canadian-born Bilal’s app is already causing a stir amongst UK universities, with several – including Lancaster and Plymouth – in discussions to adopt the app for their students. The ‘My Camp us Ride’ app – which he and his business partner Hari Boya created with backing from the University’s Institute for Applied Entrepreneurship (IAE) – invites students to register the journeys they want to make, before matching them up with fellow students doing the same trip in their own car. Ilal Ahmad, a double graduate who completed a BSc in Engineering Management and an MBA in Information Technology, has launched a free car-sharing app to help students get from A to B without breaking the ba nk.
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