FriApr192019

[19 Apr] Student Innovators 2019 Competition (SINN2019)

Student Innovators 2018” is a competition in which teams and individuals of aspiring students have the opportunity to present creative ideas and innovative solutions in a 5-minute “pitch” presentation to a panel of judges and the audience.

*Competition winners will also be eligible for 4 scholarships to attend the European Innovation Academy’s summer school in Italy or Portugal. Three (3) scholarships are offered by Centre for Entrepreneurship (C4E) and one (1) from the University of Cyprus Rectorate ‘The Rector’s Award’.

 

The SINN Awards:

Student Innovators 2019” is designed for early stage and empirical business ideas with a strong innovation potential and/or creative twist. The three best ideas will receive prizes that will include:

  • 4 scholarships to attend the European Innovation Academy’s summer school in Italy or Portugal. Three (3) scholarships are offered by Centre for Entrepreneurship (C4E) and one (1) from the University of Cyprus Rectorate ‘The Rector’s Award’.
  • One participation to the IDEA Field Trip in Israel at the DLD Innovation Festival and several Innovation Centers in Tel Aviv in early September 2019. The prize includes air ticket, accommodation in double rooms with breakfast, transportation expenses, entrance tickets to site visits & conference and travel insurance. The trip usually takes 4 days.
  • Promotional digital activities with Digital Tree and through the Digital Tree platforms: interviews, audiovisual and editorial content, communication of their idea/project.
  • A tablet from Hellenic Bank

 

Student Innovators 2019” aims at:

  • Fostering a culture of innovation, creativity, risk-taking and entrepreneurship within the student community;
  • Encouraging students who wish to engage in entrepreneurial activities, to present their ideas and receive feedback and mentorship;
  • Establishing a public forum where students of various University courses in innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity can present the results of selected team projects of high quality.
  • Training a steady stream of young aspiring entrepreneurs, who are capable of taking their ideas to the market or the society as new businesses or social ventures.
  • Generating a wave of new, well-educated and well-resourced entrepreneurs in Cyprus, for the benefit of the local, regional and national economies

 

Organisers:

  • Centre for Entrepreneurship (C4E)
  • Department of Business and Public Administration University of Cyprus

Sponsors:

  • Centre for Entrepreneurship (C4E)
  • Aegean Airlines

Contributors:

  • Idea Cy
  • Digital Tree
  • Hellenic Bank

When:    April 19th 2019, 11:30 – 13:30pm

Where:   Room B108, Anastasios Leventis Council & Senate Building, University of Cyprus

More info at:

http://www.c4e.org.cy/sinn2019

 

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