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Calling all undergraduate students, you are invited to apply to the Queen's Entrepreneurs' Competition!

What is the QEC?

The Queen's Entrepreneurs' Competition (QEC) is one of the "longest-running and best-known undergraduate business plan competitions in the world" as stated by the New York Times. Entering our 33rd consecutive year in a row, the QEC recruits top entrepreneurs from around the world to compete for over $100,000 in total prizes. Furthermore, competitors have access to exceptional networking opportunities, with partners such as Google, Microsoft, GreenSky Capital, Michele Romanow, and many more in attendance!

Details:

Preliminary Business Plan Submission Due: October 23, 2020, at 11:59 PM EST
Competition Date: January 13-15th, 2021

Location:

Virtual

Visit theqec.com for more details

What will be there in the future that seems impossible to us today?

We want to see your visions! With your idea and participation in the competition you are setting trends! The 30 best submissions will present their project at the Future Convention on September 4, 2019. Because the Future Convention is the day of experience and knowledge for the exchange of ideas for the future between young talents, business representatives, investors and all those who want to help shape the world of tomorrow! From ideas in the development phase through to the finished start-up, across sectors and sectors, to touch and experience! Here you can find out which trends are moving the target group of tomorrow!

Take a few minutes and sign up here for the Future Award 2019: www.future-award.com/registration

• Present your idea to a wide audience
• Win attractive cash and prizes
• Receive valuable feedback from the business community
• Make important contacts and build a network for your professional future
• Free participation

By May 31, 2019, students from all departments and all semesters have the opportunity to submit their visionary ideas and projects for the Future Award! The submission is not subject to any restrictions and no finished business cases are expected!

Each submission and any related content remains at all times the property of the author!

From 10th till 12th May 2019, STARTUP MANNHEIM, Heidelberg Startup Partners and MAFINEX Gründerverbund Entrepreneur Rhein-Neckar will organize the next {Life Science} meets IT | Hackathon. The event will take place at the MAFINEX Technologiezentrum in Mannheim.

This unique Hackathon will bring together 60 enthusiastic young professionals and students to develop innovative solutions for current and future healthcare challenges with the help of IT. Young entrepreneurs, engineers, IT specialists, designers and many more have joined this inspiring event.

The winners will be awarded with 3x 1000,- prize money for categories like best hack, best business case and most patient-centric solution. Renowned keynote speakers and coaches will motivate participants to create new pathways and solutions for a sustainable future in the area of life science and IT. During the event, the participants will get access to an innovative app development tool, 3D printing, sensor technology and AR/VR technology.

Join us to make a difference in healthcare.

Don't forget to join the Facebook event for more details!

The MLP Challenge 2019

Ever since its founding year in 1971, MLP supports its clients in all financial matters – from old-age provision and wealth management to health and non-life insurance right through to financing and banking issues. The MLP Group presents its private clients, companies and institutional investors with suitable options in a comprehensible way so that they can make the right financial decisions themselves. As an insurance broker it is particularly committed to select the most suitable products from the broad scope of offers available in the market. MLP strives to help students and young professionals to realize their dreams with the right sound financial planning. So what can be better than co-inventing/innovating with the target group itself – with you guys! You are being challenged to contribute to the future of private finance by bringing in your passion, your talents and your perseverance to build the most suitable and best digital products out there. You will be working together eye-to-eye with MLP experts who will be thrilled to pitch in their broad expertise to co-build the best pilots, prototypes, wireframes, mockups with smart user experience and interaction in the domain with you. And the best about the weekend: not only is it free of charge, you can also win great prizes! Grab your friends or apply to find a team on site, but don’t wait to hand in your application! Seats are limited.

Event: 29th - 31st March 2019; 48h of hacking, prizes and overall winners

Expenses: Food, drinks and traveling costs will be provided for you. If you want to stay overnight, we offer free accommodation. Just bring your laptop and have fun!

Awards: Present your team results to the judges and compete for the top three places.

Apply: Tell us about what moves you. Show us your talents. Apply now!

For more information visit: https://hack-days.de/mlp/home

The Call for Participation for the Capri Summer School on Research Methods in Management Studies 2019, 9-13 September (VII Edition) is open!

The Capri Summer School is co-organized by Cardiff Business School, University of Naples Federico II, HEC Paris, Grenoble Ecole de Management, Open University, SciencesPo, Stockholm School of Economics and Aalto Business School, Cass Business School, Hasselt University.

The Capri Summer School was born on the impulse of Italian Academy of Management and Business Administration to foster knowledge and methodologies among young scholars settling a challenging and stimulating context in one of most charming places in the world: The Island of Capri.

This International Summer School is supported by a number of leading faculty members belonging to a network of both promoting and external universities. Among those who have already confirmed their availability, there are: Hugh Willmott (Cass Business School & Cardiff Business School), Emma Bell (Open University), Marie-Laure Djelic (SciencesPo), Afshin Mehrpouya (HEC Paris), Islam Gazi, Amanda Peticca-Harris & Marcos Barros (Grenoble Ecole de Management), Roberto Di Pietra (Universiy of Siena), Staffan Furusten (Stockholm University), Rebecca Piekkari (Aalto Business School), Patrizia Zanoni (Hasselt Unversity).

Deadlines

The submission must be done by 02 May 2019.

The course is aimed at doctoral students and early stage researchers in the areas of management, interested in qualitative studies of accounting, management, finance, organization, etc. We would be delighted to welcome some participants from your group/institution.

Please for further information visit the Capri Summer School Website.

Would you like to share your vision of the future with international leaders such as Dominic Barton, Professor Niall Ferguson, Sigmar Gabriel, Christine Lagarde, or Jack Ma?

Discuss your ideas with the global community, create an impact and enjoy an all-expenses-paid trip to Switzerland. Apply until 1 February 2019 and seize the opportunity to qualify as one of 200 “Leaders of Tomorrow” for the 49th St. Gallen Symposium by competing for the global essay competition with a prize money of CHF 20,000. Here some more highlights if you make it to St. Gallen:

• Meet 600 top managers, entrepreneurs, politicians and scientists from around the world
• Share your ideas with the symposium’s global audience
• Small and intimate gatherings with world leaders, exclusively for the Leaders of Tomorrow
• Meet 200 of the world’s brightest young minds and become member of a global community

The 49th St. Gallen Symposium will be held from 8–10 May 2019 at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and is devoted to the theme “Capital for Purpose”.

Have a look at the competition question and requirements at www.symposium.org/competition, register there to receive the latest news and tips, and hand in your essay no later than 1 February 2019!

Go big or go home – the motto under which the startup Bruemmer Digital Ventures (BDV) GmbH from Mannheim organizes multiple Superhackathons across Germany in 2019. Usually, hackathons last about one or two days on which digital challenges set up by a company are being solved by participants in a preferably innovative and creative way. “Anyone can do that.”, thought BDV and goes one step further. With their regional Hackdays BDV brings together the who’s who of corporations in the respective region and celebrates with talents and corporations for four days.

Hackdays Germany start off with Hackdays Rhein-Neckar on February 14th to 17th in Mannheim. For this regional hackathon, the introduction as well as the final award ceremony will take place at the John Deere Forum, the hacking will be done right across the street in the Mafinex. Challenge setters are BASF SE, SAP SE, Bilfinger Digital Next GmbH (under Bilfinger SE), Heidelberg Digital Unit GmbH (a company of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG), Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH, Rhein-Neckar Löwen GmbH, John Deere GmbH & Co. KG and Mannheimer Morgen Großdruckerei und Verlag GmbH.

The challenges are as diverse as the participating corporations. While SAP is setting up a data-driven challenge in the esport department, BASF is setting the task of developing new business models and technical concepts around digital health plans. While the challenge of the digital unit of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen is in the realm of data analysis and processing, Bilfinger is proposing a smart engine problem. John Deere also recognizes the challenges of digital transformation and hence, approaches them with a smart farming challenge. At the same time, Mannheimer Morgen addresses the topic of Amazon’s smart assistant Alexa. A sporty focus will be on the challenge of Pepperl+Fuchs which – in cooperation with the DFB GmbH and the Badischer Fußballverband – deals with algorithm models for the coordination of soccer teams. Additionally, the handballers of the Rhein-Neckar Loewen direct their challenge at business pros who are up for some sports spirit and a task in the domain of user generated content. “We hope to contribute with a lot of emotions, excitement and lots of fun,” says Jennifer Kettemann, CEO of Rhein-Neckar Löwen GmbH.

According to the diverse challenges, we are looking for highly heterogenous teams of talents: from business, over design to IT, everyone who is keen on taking on the digital design- and tech-challenges of the corporations is welcome! Saying it by quoting Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hermann, executive board member and CDO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG: "We have the data, you have the talent and together we can create new digital business models to shape the future of our industry."

For all of you who can’t wait, there is a little pre-taste of Hackdays Rhein-Neckar, our teaser video: https://youtu.be/7p2PovOAnkw and https://www.facebook.com/hackdaysde/videos/258456638137748/.

Interested digital natives can apply now at https://hack-days.de/rhein-neckar/home and become a part of the Hackdays Germany community.

About BDV GmbH: BDV organizes regional Hackdays across Germany to connect IT-talents, developers, designers and growth hackers with Germany’s leading corporations. With “Hackdays Germany” BDV bundles up the leading-edge enterprises of each region and calls digital talents to the location at the same time.

About BASF SE: BASF creates chemistry for a sustainable future and has embedded this into their corporate purpose: “We create chemistry for a sustainable future.” The group combines economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Their portfolio is arranged into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas.

About SAP SE: SAP is the world leader in enterprise applications in terms of software and software-related service revenue. Based on market capitalization, they are the world’s third largest independent software manufacturer. SAP helps you streamline your processes, giving you the ability to use real-time data to predict customer trends across your entire business. SAP is committed to helping every customer become a best-run business.

About Bilfinger Digital Next GmbH: Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider. The Group enhances the efficiency of assets, ensures a high level of availability and reduces maintenance costs. With this background Bilfinger expand the pioneering role in the process industry with BILFINGER DIGITAL NEXT, connecting industry and IT. BILFINGER DIGITAL NEXT offers customers consultancy, digital networking, data collection and analysis as well as predictive maintenance all from a single source. And applies comprehensive expertise leading to new digital solutions.

About Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG: With the Heidelberg Digital Unit – HDU – Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is realigning its e-commerce and digital marketing activities. With its IoT (Internet of Things) partner iq! GmbH, HDU is creating a single omnichannel platform that combines, harmonizes, and coordinates the company’s various sales channels. HDU also covers all marketing activities that focus on expanding and shaping the digital customer experience.

About Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH: As a technology leader in industrial sensor technology and a pioneer in electrical explosion protection, Pepperl+Fuchs has been developing components and solutions for over 70 years. Above all, their goal is to offer the perfect solutions for their customers’ applications. Creating customer-focused solutions to meet today's and tomorrow's challenges is at the center of everything they do. And Industry 4.0 makes this more important than ever.

About Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Rhein-Neckar Löwen is one of the most successful teams in German handball based in the Rhein-Neckar region. The two-time German handball champion was founded in 2002 as SG Kronau/Östringen and has used their current name since 2007. The club’s home arena is the SAP Arena in Mannheim which has the largest capacity for seating in the German Bundesliga with 13.200 seats.

About John Deere GmbH & Co. KG: John Deere is the world’s number one manufacturer of highly developed products and services for the agricultural and forestry sector. Furthermore, it is a significant provider of construction machinery and machines for yard and property maintenance. John Deere is on site with manufacturing plants, sales houses and spare parts stock warehouses in 36 countries and sells its products in 160 countries. In Germany, John Deere counts 6,600 employees at 6 different locations.

About Mannheimer Morgen Großdruckerei und Verlag GmbH: The regional newspaper Mannheimer Morgen is the leading newspaper in Mannheim and appears daily from Monday to Saturday with a circulation of around 110,000 copies and exists since 1946. A total of 142 editors at 10 locations produce these titles, supported by correspondents in all parts of the world. As one of only a few regional newspapers in Germany, the "Mannheimer Morgen" appears in three federal states: Baden-Württemberg, Hessen and Rheinland-Pfalz.

Press Contact for Hackdays:
Annika Spranz, Bruemmer Digital Ventures GmbH, Technologie Zentrum MAFINEX
Julius-Hatry-Straße 1, 68163 Mannheim
Phone: + 49 (0) 177 833 46 03
E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., www.hack-days.de

Be an Innovator Student 2019 is on!

Organized by BearingPoint, Be an Innovator Student is a student competition of ideas and startups that has been taking place every year. This year the competition is being organized in cooperation with Wayra, the startup division of Telefónica that identifies and promotes growth for innovative startup teams and emerging technology companies.

Do you have an innovative idea or project in the field of digitization? Are you studying at a university or college in Germany, Austria, Switzerland or Romania? Are you motivated to take the next step with your startup project?

If your answer to the above questions is yes, then apply to the Be an Innovator Student 2019 now. You have the chance to submit your project idea to BearingPoint and be invited to a preselection for the grand finale in Munich on May 10, 2019. The three best teams will then be rewarded with attractive prizes of up to EUR 10,000 and the winning team will receive an additional one year of professional support from BearingPoint and Wayra so that they can implement their project.

To get an impression of the participants from last year, watch the video of the Finale 2018 here.

Interested?

Then submit your project idea in English to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by March 25, 2019! Further details to the competition can be found here.

The 2019 Rice Business Plan Competition is on!

Rice University invites aspiring entrepreneurs to its premiere international graduate-level student startup competition to be hosted in its premises in Houston, Texas on April 4-6, 2019. It will comprise of 42 select early-stage companies from around the world pitching their business ventures and vying for $1.5 million in prizes.

In this competition, startups will:

• Experience 2.5 days of fast-paced competition
• Pitch to 250+ judges, most of whom are from the investment community and/or are industry leaders
• Receive feedback, mentoring and networking from investors and experienced entrepreneurs
• Compete for over $1.5 million in prizes, with all teams winning at least one cash prize
• Meet other student entrepreneurs
• Vie for the first prize place of a $300,000 investment in their startup

In order to be eligible to apply, a startup must:

• Contain at least two current student founders, one of which must be a graduate-degree seeking student
• Not have passed certain milestones
• Be student-driven, but can be from multiple universities and across degree programs
• Fall into one of the following categories: Energy/Clean Tech, Life Sciences, Tech/Digital, Other Innovations (for startups that don’t fit neatly in another category)

Full eligibity requirements and rules can be found here. Additionally, complete information, including application, eligibility requirements, competition rules, and general guidelines can be found here.

Applications are now open! The deadline for submissions is 5:00 PM CST Sunday, February 10, 2019.

The start-up BW Academic Seed Accelerator Program (short: start-up BW ASAP) has the goal to close the gap between teaching and concrete support for start-up projects. Behind this is the idea is a nationwide competition that encourages students to take the next step. In 100 days from idea to innovation.

You have an idea that you want to implement? - Here's what to do:

1. Register your team
2. Prepare the 5 challenges (see process)
3. Win the demo day at the Start-up Summit 2019 on
   February 1, 2019 with attractive prices and secure a follow-up promotion

Find all the relevant information at https://www.asap-bw.com/

You can sign up starting November 19, 2018.