The open online discussion of the experience of conducting hackathons and startup competitions in the SMILE project and other EIT HEI Initiative projects was held on December 22, 2023.
More than a hundred people registered to participate in the event, 70% of participants were representatives of universities.
The event’s purpose is to discuss the existing experience of conducting student hackathons in the context of the formation of innovative communities based on Ukrainian universities and the role of business partners in further promoting the best startups.
During the event, EIT HEI Initiative project teams SMILE, DISCO, DEEP INVENTHEI, InterHEI, and REGINNA4.0 presented their experience in supporting startups and holding hackathons.
The participants were also very interested in information about the EIT RIS scheme and the expected actions of the EIT communities in support of Ukrainian organizations.
The participants agreed to continue communication regarding tools for supporting startups in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Weightlifting Company LLC plans to hold its hackathon for Ukrainian students based on the experience this company gained from participating in the SMILE hackathon.
Program of the event:
Briefly about the EIT HEI Initiative and European Research and Innovation Support Programs
Ivan Kulchytskyy, president of the NGO Agency for European Innovations
EIT RIS scheme and tools for innovation support in Ukraine
Piotr Pawelec, RIS and Cross-KIC Manager
Experience of TNTU participation in the SMILE EIT HEI Initiative project
Yurii Skorenkyy, associate professor of the Department of Physics of Ivan Pulyuy TNTU
The role of a business mentor in student startups
Ivan Movchan, director of the “Ukrainian Weight Company”
Formation of startup environments in Ukrainian universities
Nazar Podolchak, Director of the Scientific Park of Lviv Polytechnic University
Support for startups at Vasyl Stefanyk PNU
Iryna Hryhoruk, head of Vasyl Stefanyk PNU
Opportunities for the development of partnership for Ukraine with the Business and Innovation Network BIN@ within the framework of the DEEP INVENTHEI project, EIT HEI Initiative
Yulia Bogoyavlenska, doctoral student, coordinator of international projects of the State University “Zhytomyr Polytechnic”
Experience in holding competitions between startup teams of different universities with the involvement of the business community
Vitaly Zaitsev, Chairman of the Board of the Scientific Cluster “Science Parks of Ukraine”
Experience in conducting startup and innovation competitions with the support of the corporate environment (on the example of the Business Council of Rotary International D2232 and the “Credo” Foundation)
Olena Lukachuk, associate professor of Lviv Polytechnic University, executive director of the Rotaract Club of Lviv.
The Lab2Market initiative and opportunities to commercialize technologies developed in university laboratories
Maryna Zenova, head of the IP Office Ukraine innovation ecosystem development department
Access to event materials:
Event presentations:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZWBYD_KVuuTjGFfbX_vNUj-zZ-gWRcZf?usp=sharing
Videorecording: