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InQUBate: Supporting Student Innovation and Enterprise

SFF: Learn

Join Start For Future's Phase 1 - LEARN programme and take your student project and your entrepreneurial skills to the next level!

From April to June 2024, you could collaborate with peers from 30+ universities globally to tackle real-world challenges in one of 6 areas.

You will get access to the Start for Future network which includes a broad range of industry partners who can support you to create highly impactful, profitable and scalable business models.

SFF Topics: Manufacturing, Health, Energy, Food, Mobility and Circular Economy
SFF Learn Topics

There are 6 topics that your project must fall into to become part of this programme:

Energy, Mobility, Manufacturing, Circular Economy, Health or Food.

Find out more in the SFF Learn student brochure

5 Reasons to Join:

  1. Get matched with international peers to exchange ideas and diversify your perspectives.
  2. Receive mentorship from industry experts to refine your business concepts.
  3. Grow your network and gain intercultural skills through collaborating globally.
  4. Potentially continue developing your project in later phases of Start For Future with incubator support.
  5. All students who finish the program will receive SFF completion badge for Linkedln.

Throughout the programme, you'll participate in 5 sessions (dates and times below) led by EIT domain experts to workshop your projects. It culminates in a final pitch contest for great prizes and advancement opportunities. 

Limited spots are available. Don't miss this chance to gain invaluable entrepreneurial experience!

Applications are open until 4th April

Applications can be completed online. Please contact inqubate@qub.ac.uk if you have any questions.

 

Dates and times of SFF: Learn Sessions

There are two timeslots for all dates except the first and last one. You should choose one timeslot and stick with that same timeslot throughout the programme. You should not attend both timeslots on a date. 
All sessions are online.
Each team must commit to attending all required sessions (5 in total).  You will choose which timeslots to attend at a later stage of the application process.
The times are listed as CET (Central European Time)

  • Monday 8th April. Either 12-13:30 CET 
  • Monday 15th April. Either 12-13:15 CET or 16-17:15 CET
  • Monday 29th April. Either 12-13:15 CET or 16-17:15 CET
  • Monday 13th May. Either 12-13:15 CET or 16-17:15 CET
  • Monday 3rd June. 15:30-17:30 CET