Startify7 News
STARTIF7 IoT Academy successfully completed!
During two weeks, ten highly motivated teams have been working hard to identify the right business ideas, understand their customers, devise business models, and improve their persuasion skills and pitching abilities. All teams also faced continous technical and technological challenges as they had to build working prototypes of Internet of Things concepts to realise their business ideas. Together with experts and devoted mentors, they all managed to create devices with clear economic potential and well-targeted market. On the last pitching day that took place on Friday 28.08.2015 at......more
Internet of Things Academy moves to Nuremberg
After a scintillating first week at the Makerspace in UnternehmerTUM, the Startify7 Internet of Things summer school moves to Nuremberg at Josephs - The Service 'Manufactory'. Here the students will learn to think from the customer perspective and involve them in the design of their IoT products, services and start-up business plans. We have some great presentations every morning from renowned academicians and industry experts, that are also open to all. We welcome all to visit and make the most of it!...more
STARTIFY7 IoT Summer Academy program!
Three more days before the start of the IoT academy!! A great and diverse list of speakers from leading and innovative companies will be sharing with you their expertise and knowledge to support you in designing your business ideas and prototypes. There will also be mini events taking place, and some other surprises are waiting for the participants! Check the program here!...more
Selection for the academies under progress!
Congratulations to all the participants who are being selected for this first round of STARTIFY7 academies! We have received over 480 applications and each academy has evaluated the submissions and started contacting the 40 participants who will attend the exciting two weeks of entrepreneurship education in Internet of Things, Digital Health and Security & Privacy by design. Stay connected and ready to hear from us concerning the updates and the next steps that seperate us from the beginning the academies.
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Tomorrow is the last day to apply for the 2015 Summer Academies!
Tomorrow, June 23rd, the call for applications is closing for all three summer academies. Do you have innovative ideas related to Internet of Things, Digital Health or Security & Privacy by design? Take this chance and apply for this exciting entrepreneurial adventure to learn how to turn your ideas into prototypes and launch you own start-up! Have you started your application but haven't submitted yet, you still have some time to do it and seize the opportunity to get selected among the 40 participants in each academy....more
Apply for the Bavarian Academy on Internet of Things
Don't miss the opportunity and apply before June 20th 2015!
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg is a partner of Startify7, an exciting European Horizon 2020 project for young future Information and Communications Technology entrepreneurs. Through the collaboration of leading universities and entrepreneurship organizations across Europe, the project is organizing 7 thematically focused summer academies in 7 different European cities, 3 of them to take......more
Apply for the Sheffield Academy on Digital Health
Don't miss the opportunity and apply before June 10th 2015!
The University of Sheffield in United Kingdom is a partner of Startify7, an exciting European Horizon 2020 project for young future Information and Communications Technology entrepreneurs. Through the collaboration of leading universities and entrepreneurship organizations across Europe, the project is organizing 7 thematically focused summer academies in 7 different European cities, 3 of them to take place in 2015......more
Apply for the Trento Academy on Security & Privacy by design
Don't miss the opportunity and apply before June 14th 2015!
The Association Trento RISE in Italy is a partner of Startify7, an exciting European Horizon 2020 project for young future Information and Communications Technology entrepreneurs. Through the collaboration of leading universities and entrepreneurship organizations across Europe, the project is organizing 7 thematically focused summer academies in 7 different European cities, 3 of them to take place in 2015 and 4 of......more
The University of Twente participates in STARTIFY7
The University of Twente is taking part in STARTIFY7, a Horizon2020 project from the European Commission aimed at training young future ICT entrepreneurs in Europe. UT´s Department of Business Administration is participating in this project alongside partners from Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Poland, Belgium, Greece and Spain. STARTIFY7 officially began in January 2015 and its main goal is to connect existing ICT enterprise training structures and create a stimulating environment for young ICT entrepreneurs....more
Introducing STARTIFY7: Summer academy for young future ICT entrepreneurs
The STARTIFY7 Summer Academies will drive self-actualisation as the biggest stimulus in the learning process and foster the conditions for young entrepreneurs to flourish. It will create a dynamic learning environment by having a training rationale that will focus on quickly testing hypotheses, gathering early and frequent feedback, and developing “minimum viable products”. Thus, the training will place strong emphasis on learning-by-doing and will promote action learning rather than passive listening....more