Student Innovators (SINN) is the University of Cyprus student competition featuring early stage business ideas! Student teams are invited to present creative ideas and solutions for challenging problems with impact to the economy and/or society in a 5-minute “pitch” to a panel of judges and the audience.
The Student Innovators Competition forges a public forum in the University of Cyprus where students of various courses in innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity present the results of selected team projects. The competition is a part of broader effort of the university to train a steady stream of graduates with activities that increase their employability and enterprise ability
Open Call for Applications: March 22nd
Deadline for Applications April 17th
Announcement of Final Ten results: April 21st
Competition:
April 26th
Where: Audotorium B108, Anastasios Leventis Council & Senate Building, UCY
The 1st best team will be awarded with: 3 EIA scholarships to the EUROPEAN INNOVATION ACADEMY | JULY 16 - AUGUST 4, 2023 | Porto, Portugal. 3 - weeks study abroad program about entrepreneurship and innovation. Develop an entrepreneurial mindset, build your business skillset and stand out in a competitive World.
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Feasibility of the idea
Convincing and cost-effective validation plan
Team Composition
Communication Skills / Presentation
Understanding of the Market
Degree of innovation and competitive advantage
The Committee that will evaluate all the applications received and announce the final 10.
Members of the Entrepreneurship Council of the University of Cyprus. https://www.c4e.org.cy/about-us/council
Frixos Larkos
Founder of Crowdbase
Maria Lavithi Howard
Founder and CEO of Heroes Made
Fotis Karkampoulias
Founder of Atokes
Mikaella Chrysostomou
Co-Founder of HPF
Anna Margaritova
Head of Quality and Regulatory Affairs
at AJM Med-i-Caps
The competition is open to teams (of max 6 participants) and individuals who are students (graduate, post graduate and Phd candidates) at the University of Cyprus.
The proposals must be submitted via email to c4e@ucy.ac.cy by March 22nd 2023.
Candidates are required to complete the application form (located above) with information about their team and a brief description of their project (questions 1 and 2 on application).
At most 10 applications will be selected as finalists, and will be invited to pitch their idea in English or Greek, within 5 minutes, to a panel of judges and to the public, followed by 5-minute Q&A session.
For the presentation pitch you can use slides. If you have a working prototype, a video or live demonstration, you can show it during your talk but this should not add time to your presentation beyond the 5 minutes.
You can only submit one idea per team.
Individuals must participate in only one team.
Applications for the final 10 of Student Innovators 2023 will be selected based on the Criteria mentioned as above.
Student Innovators reserves the right to use and publish the title and brief description of the project in the application form, in its web sites and other media outlets. However, other details submitted on the proposal will be kept confidential. If you are concerned about protecting your idea, do not put any protected information in your short description.
By applying you agree to abide by the University’s Rules, Regulations and Academic code of conduct regarding academic integrity and plagiarism. Violation of these regulations by a participating team or member thereof may render their participation void.
The SINN Evaluation Committee reserves the right to exclude any application that, in their sole and absolute discretion, determines it does not fit within the Entry Guidelines and Conditions of participation of the Competition.
*Please note that it does not mean that mature ideas or projects have any advantage over an initial idea.
