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Олександр КузьменкоIT education
20 February 2025, 16:13
2025-02-20
A new batch of the IdeasLab acceleration program for students from UCU has begun
The accelerator for Ukrainian startups and entrepreneurs CfE Accelerator UCU has launched the 7th batch of the student acceleration program IdeasLab, which provides grants of up to UAH 200,000. Who can participate?
The accelerator for Ukrainian startups and entrepreneurs CfE Accelerator UCU has launched the 7th batch of the student acceleration program IdeasLab, which provides grants of up to UAH 200,000. Who can participate?
IdeasLab is an 11-week program for proactive student teams from any major and any higher education institution in Ukraine who «want to try to bring their idea to life, test its viability, and turn it into a real product,» says the Ukrainian Catholic University.
«We have some of the best mentors with experience working at SoftServe, Grammarly, 6037 Venture, AiSDR, UNICEF, Tickets.ua. We have powerful speakers with unique experience working in startups and companies, including Angel One, SoftServe, The Gradient», — says CfE Accelerator UCU.
What the program includes:
Workshops twice a week.
Mentoring sessions with startup founders and experts from various fields.
Improving communication and self-presentation skills.
Pitching training.
The program takes place in a hybrid format, allowing for both offline and online participation.
«This is the only acceleration program in Ukraine that provides student teams not only with knowledge and space to work, but also with cash grants of up to UAH 200,000 at the idea validation stage», — UCU notes. The program winners will also receive a unique secret prize from the IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame in the USA.
The deadline for registration for the program is March 2, 23:59. The launch of IdeasLab is scheduled for March 10, 2025. It is noted that previous programs have helped more than 130 graduates and 70 teams, whose projects were funded for more than $100,000.