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Opportunity for Aspiring STEM Professionals: Guest writing by Undergraduates and Fresh Graduates (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)

Submission Guidelines:
- Language: All submissions must be in English or French.
- Original Content: Submissions must be original and not previously published elsewhere.
- Editing: Our editorial team may provide feedback and make minor edits for clarity and style.
- How to Submit: Kindly fill the form here and we will send you login to your guest post account

As part of the launch of our free online course, "Engineering Future Cities in Africa" for future engineers, socioeconomic environmentalists, and policymakers, we are interested in new publications by Undergraduate and Fresh graduates in S.T.E.M departments.

Are you an undergraduate student or a recent graduate brimming with fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and a passion for writing? Here's your chance to shine! We're excited to announce an open call for guest bloggers from the undergraduate and fresh graduate community.

Whether you're majoring in Science, Technology, engineering, design, environmentalism, mathematics, or other related and relevant field, if you have a knack for writing and a desire to share your thoughts with the world, we want to hear from you.

Redcity is a proptech engineering and development company with a focus on future and sustainable engineering. We partner with businesses in developing ideas and projects that solve environmental and sustainability problems in Africa to build the future. 

What We're Looking For:
We're seeking enthusiastic undergraduate students and recent graduates who are passionate about writing and eager to share their unique perspectives on a variety of S.T.E.M related topics. Whether it's personal anecdotes, academic insights, career advice, or creative pieces, we welcome submissions that are engaging, informative, and well-written.

Samples of articles: 

• How to make furnishing out of oil drums
• Using Sawdust and Wood Ash as a substitute for concrete in sustainable engineering
• Sustainable Practices For Festivals That Are Cost Effective
• Nigerian undergraduates are pivoting to tech amidst extended strikes in universities
• Students Tech Expo

Topics of Interest:
- Academic: Research, Technical
- Career insights: Internship experiences, job search tips, transitioning from academia to the workforce, etc.
- Scientific, Tech news, Engineering news, Mathematics updates
- Social issues: Diversity, environmentalism, sustainability, etc.
- Personal research and development or studies and news in STEM 

- Other related and relevant articles and stories 

 

Benefits for Guest Bloggers:
- Exposure: Showcase your writing to a global audience.
- Networking: Connect with like-minded individuals and professionals in your field.
- Portfolio Building: Enhance your writing portfolio with published pieces.

- Feedback: Receive constructive feedback from our editorial team to improve your writing skills.

- Introduction and internship opportunities with S.T.E.M partners in sustainability and EV across Africa and globally.

- We pay a CPC at a similar rate as google in USD, so you get paid by how many visitors your article attracts. 

 

Join Us:
If you're ready to seize this exciting opportunity and share your voice with the world, we can't wait to hear from you! Get started by crafting your submission and sending it our way. Let's inspire, inform, and engage together through the power of words.

For any inquiries or further information, please don't hesitate to contact us at redcityproperties@gmail.com.

Register for our upcoming free course here, free online course, Engineering Future Cities in Africa".

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Opportunity for Aspiring STEM Professionals: Guest writing by Undergraduates and Fresh Graduates (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) 

Redcity wins N2 million in Niprotech "Pitch to win" preseed competition. Morountodun Obaigbo, the company's founder and lead design engineer, pitched Redcity to the judges, including CEO of Cutstruct, John Oamen, Dr Roland Igbinoba of Niproptech, CEO of NMRC Mr Kehinde Ogundimu and Precious-Lily Akwaji Associate of AO Legal.

The award means that the proptech startup will receive N2,000,000 in equity-free investment including services and perks.

Alongside Redcity in the finalists were 7 other young prop-tech founders such as Brigow, Propperlly, Resavation, and a few others from Kenya and Nigeria.

Morountodun Obaigbo worded the judges in an excellent presentation that lasted less than five minutes, persuading them that Redcity was deserving of the sought-after N2m pressed financing. 

The NIPROPTECH N2m proptech competition for the Pitch2Win competition, which is known for highlighting the most promising proptech entrepreneurs, was released one week before the event. The goal of this project was to find novel approaches to pressing proptech problems that would result in progress.

Morountodun Obaigbo founded Redcity in 2022, she studied design engineering and worked for years as a product designer, design engineer and business developer before launching Redcity to solve infrastructure problems in Africa.

 

Redcity is a proptech that allows users to customize and order modular structures via an online platform while developing these products using sustainable engineering techniques.

Redcity provides access for commerce, remote communities, and in reestablishing socioeconomic communities after climate change disruptions. Since its establishment, the company has developed over 15 projects in Nigeria, Egypt, and South Sudan and since its website launch in October 2023, it has seen almost 5,000 visitors from across Africa.

Redcity has partnered with multiple sustainable companies, EV companies, and commerce companies in developing modular structures to help scale small businesses as well as in establishing sustainably engineered structures for sustainable and Electric vehicle companies.  

Redcity has partnered with multiple sustainable companies, EV companies, and commerce companies in developing modular structures to help scale small businesses as well as in establishing sustainably engineered structures for sustainable and Electric vehicle companies. 

Read Redcity's pitch deck here. 

As for any plans in 2024, Redcity is concluding distribution partnerships in Kenya, and Nigeria that will help the company scale up its operations and increase its available products. 

Learn more about Redcity's research on sustainable flooring construction and follow Redcity on Instagram to stay updated on new partnerships. 

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Military Bases in remote areas are made of modular structures. Military and privatized often use modular kiosks in creating bases in remote areas due to the quickness of their development.

With Military forces, occupation in remote or even new areas is not something that can be done over long periods, whether it is peacekeeping in an area being attacked by terrorists or strategic infiltration, mobilization of military forces is often quick and can be done in a span of days.

As a result, military forces often use mobile kiosks, tents,, and other modular structures to set up their bases. This allows them to set up occupancy in a short frame in remote or new areas and start quickly assessing any attacks.

Here are a few instances and how these bases have given strategic advantages.:

• Russia's Arctic Special Forces Base

Russia’s western Arctic houses its most advanced defensive capabilities as well as potential offensive capabilities. Remote locations like Alexandra Land are equipped with air, sea, and land capabilities that reinforce Russia’s multilayered maritime and air denial power. The focus of these defenses is to safeguard Russia’s nuclear arsenal and second-strike capabilities commanded by the powerful Northern Fleet.

 

• Israel's Shizafon military base

   

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  The Israel Defense Forces 460th “Bnei Or”/”Sons of Light” Armor Brigade is the training formation for Israel's Armored Forces. It is subordinate to the Southern Regional Command. This is the training brigade of the Armor Corps.

  It maintains two bases: this base the Shizafon (”tanning”) base, which is the training school for the corps’ commanders, where the officers and tank commanders are instructed.

 

• Italy's Darby Military Community

Darby Military Community, is a small, remote installation located in the Tuscan region of central Italy situated between the cities of Livorno and Pisa.

Camp Darby is a 10 minute drive from Pisa, home of the famous Leaning Tower and is 60 miles from the city of Florence, home to Michelangelo's masterpiece, the statue of David.

 

• France's Gao military base in northern Mali

Images of Gao, northern Mali which has been controlled by Islamist fighters since the coup in March. Gao is allegedly controlled by the combat unit of the head of the powerful AQIM group (Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb), Mokhtar Belmokhtar.

 

• Japan's new base built on a remote island near China and Taiwan

Japan has moved hundreds of troops, including missile units, into a new base built on a remote island near China and Taiwan as its seeks to bolster its defensive capabilities in the region.

Up to 570 Ground Self-Defense Force members will be stationed at the newly established garrison on Ishigaki island in Okinawa prefecture

 

• South Korea's Kunsan Air Base is located on the coast of the Yellow Sea in western South Korea (under the command of the United States Air Force)

• Kunsan AB is located on the western coast of the South Korean peninsula bordered by the Yellow Sea. It is approximately 150 miles south of Seoul.

  The base is named after Gunsan City, a port town seven and a half miles east of the installation.

 

If you are interested in custom building military or security mobile structures for remote or new areas, you can schedule a consultation with Redcity here. What did you think about "Military Bases in remote areas are made of modular structures"? Comment below. 

 

 

This Security Kiosk was built in 5 days by Redcity for a security company based in Lagos Nigeria in January 2023. It was delivered to a brand new estate and was able to serve as a post for its security intel while the estate continued development.

Using this base, the private security was able to complete their jobs diligently. They could track the comings and goings in the estate and ensure the safety of residents.

One of the reasons why many companies choose to build modular security kiosks over brick and mortar is for the quickness of their delivery.

Residents and property developers are able to ensure the safety of their sites while construction is going on as a way to minimize theft and ensure the property is guarded.

Typical construction can take a minimum of 3 months to years which allows room for site theft as owners of the property have no way to ensure the site is safe at night and at other times when traffic is low.

Handy men and laborers also take so sleeping on the sites causing more harm than good and slowing down projects much further.

Redcity is able to custom-build security kiosks with surveillance tech like CCTV, barricades, and other security measures in 5 - 7 days and deliver to any sites in Africa and globally.

These custom builds are built for as low as $800 (NGN800,000) and with the use of Military and private security you can ensure a swift security base for your team.

Get a quick consultation here and start now.

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How to make furnishing out of oil drums. This is a step-by-step guide to making your own DIY sustainable furnishing. One of our excellent design examples of reducing waste and reusing items is our two-seater bar table and chairs made from oil drums. 

Firstly,  you'll need: 

• 2inch screw drills 
• At least 2ftsquare HDF or MDF wood
• A used oil barrel (Ensure it was not used to transfer flammable material and if it was, chemically wash it out as thoroughly as possible. You can review how to do a chemical wash here.)

Here is how you can make one yourself. 

• Next to note, before you start, ensure you wear protective gear on your hands and eyes. This protective gear will keep the metal edges from hurting you or getting into your eyes. Learn about protective covering below. 

1. Create a stencil of the chairs and using measurement of a curved angle attach both stencils to the oil drum. You can download our stencil here for free. 
2. Once you have attached the shape, using a laser cutter or electrical jacksaw, cut the shapes out and set them aside. 
3. Dull the edges with a dulling stone
4. Using a 3/4 inch square pipe, create the legs of the chair and support for the table, ensuring that you brace both items on both sides so the structure can be stable. 
5. Trace the shape of the table top onto an MDF or HDF wood for the table top and mark holes on the top and the metal to drill through.
6. Drill through the wood and match this to the tabletop to drill through the top 
7. Using 2inch screws attach this wood top to the metal and finish the edges with glue and vinyl wood tape.
8. Once this is done, paint the furnishing with red oxide and finish the coloring till finished. 
9. Using car rubber tape and glue, cover up the dulled edges to prevent any future injury. 
10. You can now make a cushion to cover the seating. 

Voila! Your seating is ready. 

If you would like to receive a quotation for this seating for less than $80 (NGN80,000), kindly request a quotation here. View our other sustainable custom designs here. 

 

 

 

 

 

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