Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic students win in the finals of the course «Technological Leadership in Hardware Startups»
On June 30, the final stage of the pilot course «Technological Leadership in Hardware Startups» from YEP – an ecosystem of innovative entrepreneurship, implemented jointly with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the Office for Entrepreneurship and Export Development, the national project Diya.Business, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Startup Fund, Genesis with the support of the USAID Program «Competitive Economy of Ukraine».
The pilot course was introduced in 5 leading polytechnic universities of Ukraine, including NU «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic». YEP attracted well-known Ukrainian hardware startups, organizations and companies to conduct workshops — Petcube, SmartZavod, Promin Aerospace, Iot Hub, IOON, knopka and others. Teachers from Stanford and Tallinn Technical Universities and Aalto University also joined in. The powerful lecture part was supplemented with practice. Every week, students worked on projects, received feedback from teachers and invited mentors on their startup projects. Within four months, teams were created that presented about 20 projects, half of which were selected for additional processing and presentation in the final.
The Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University presented four teams of students and postgraduates of the Department of Electric Drive and Automation of Industrial Installations at the final competition under the leadership of the head of the department, Andriy Pirozhko, and associate professor, Olena Nazarova.
Startup ideas proposed by our teams:
- dust-free gluing of glass to the screen of devices
- recycling plastic bottles into thread for 3D printing
- designing environmentally friendly smart means of cleaning rivers from garbage
- development of a lock for bomb shelters based on artificial intelligence
The jury of the final stage included successful representatives of the Ukrainian startup ecosystem: Oleksiy Solntsev (CEO Smartzavod), Roman Kravchenko (Founder Iot Hub), Kseniia Semenova (Program Lead YEP), Ivan Osadchy (CEO knopka).
The result of a tense struggle was the victory of two teams from Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University, which will take part in a hackathon at the end of July, where they will have the opportunity to directly manufacture a prototype and present it to potential investors.
We believe that for the teams, participation in the pilot course and the opportunity to make a minimum viable product (MVP) under the guidance of experienced startupers will be the first step towards their own business.
We wish the participants and their managers further success and victories at the hackathon!
Victories of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic’s students in the final of the course Technological Leadership in Hardware Startups
On June 30, the final stage of the pilot course Technological Leadership in Hardware Startups was held by YEP, an innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem implemented jointly with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the Office for Entrepreneurship and Export Development, the national project Diia.Business, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Startup Fund, Genesis, with the support of the USAID Competitive Economy of Ukraine Program.
The pilot course has been implemented in five leading polytechnic universities of Ukraine, including Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic. YEP has engaged well-known Ukrainian hardware startups, organisations and companies to conduct the workshops – Petcube, SmartZavod, Promin Aerospace, Iot Hub, IOON, knopka and others. Professors from Stanford and Tallinn Technical Universities and Aalto University also joined the event. The powerful lecture part was complemented by practical training. Every week, students worked on projects, receiving feedback from teachers and invited mentors on their startup projects. Over the course of four months, teams were formed to present about 20 projects, half of which were selected for further development and presentation in the final.
Startup ideas proposed by our teams:
- dust-free gluing of glass to the screen of devices
- recycling plastic bottles into 3D printing filament
- designing eco-friendly smart tools for cleaning rivers from rubbish
- developinga locks for bomb shelters based on artificial intelligence
The jury of the final stage included successful representatives of the Ukrainian startup ecosystem: Alexey Solntsev (CEO Smartzavod), Roman Kravchenko (Founder of Iot Hub), Ksenia Semenova (Programme Lead YEP), Ivan Osadchiy (CEO of knopka).
The intense struggle resulted in the victory of two teams from Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic, which will take part in the hackathon at the end of July, where they will be able to produce a prototype and present it to potential investors.
We believe that participation in the pilot course and the opportunity to make a minimum viable product (MVP) under the guidance of experienced startups will be the first step towards their own business.
We wish the participants and their leaders further success and victory at the hackathon!
