2020 "ASU INNOVATES" COMPETITION
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ASU INNOVATES is an annual competition that aims to build a community and stimulate innovation at Ain Shams University by challenging participants to come up with an innovative idea that solve an existing problem or add value in any discipline, including technology, entertainment, design, science, humanities, business and development. It also encourages the existing doers in the entrepreneurial scene of ASU community to present and share their entrepreneurial experience.
Contestants will join a journey that provides them with the knowledge, skills, mentoring, exposure, facilities and support to realize their dreams and launch their startups. |
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Applicants may apply with ....
An IdeaYou can apply with just an idea targeting to fulfill the needs of a certain customer segment. And throughout the competition you will be guided to develop your idea into a concept with a validated business model and proof-of-concept/prototype.
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A PrototypeYou might have already started and already have a prototype. Accordingly, you can apply with your prototype , and throughout the competition you will be guided to further validate/develop your business model and further advance your prototype.
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Applicants could be ....
UndergradsYou can be an undergraduate from any discipline
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AlumniYou can be an ASU alumni
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ResearchersYou could be a professor, post-doc or young researcher
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Student ClubsYou can be applying as an ASU student club/activity
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Accepted Applicants will enjoy the following benefits:
BootcampAccepted applicants will be admitted into an intensive bootcamp providing the needed capacity building in the fields of entrepreneurship, marketing, legal, ...etc
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MentorsAccepted applicants will be guided throughout the competition by experienced mentors from the different fields. Mentorship sessions will be flexible and on-demand
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Co-working SpaceAccepted applicants will be allowed to use the iHub co-working spaces across campus. These iHub spaces are well equipped to allow young innovators to collaborate
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Access to EquipmentAccepted applicants will be given to access to use iHub wet and measurement labs, in addition to its rapid prototyping workshops to convert their ideas into real proof-of-concepts and prototypes
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Application Starts: 16/12/2019
Interviews: 12/01/2020 Bootcamp: 01/02/2020 Mentoring Starts: 15/02/2020 Screening Pitch: 22/02/2020 Final Demo: 18/04/2020 |
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Frequently Asked QuestionsSome of your questions could have an answer in this
FAQs page |
Contact UsIf your question was not answered in the FAQ page, email us at
asuinnovates@ihub.asu.edu.eg |