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09/22/2021 | Campus-Meldung

Voting: Hesse Ideas Start-Up Competition

The statewide start-up competition of Hessian universities is entering its sixth round. All Hessian universities were called upon to send up to three of their best start-up ideas into the race for a place on the podium. Thirteen universities have responded to this call. In a two-stage process, 32 ideas are now competing for the title of "Best start-up idea from a Hessian university". The competition is under the patronage of Angela Dorn, Hessen's Minister for Science and the Arts.

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Public online voting until 13.10.2021

From 22.09.2021 all participants will be presented on the website of Hessen Ideen and start the online voting. Each person is called upon to cast his or her vote for one of the founding projects. The three ideas with the most votes will secure a place in the final. Which of the startups will move on to the next round of the competition will also be determined by a peer review process. Up to 13 ideas will then pitch to a jury, which will select the best founders.


Participating ideas from the University of Kassel

The following start-up projects from the University of Kassel are represented in the competition:

  • bli bla blub, the inclusive children's book publisher, which presents the real diversity of our society in children's books.
  • PEERSCOPE, the innovative technical system that optimizes video conferences and screen presentations
  • SURAP, the (BIM)-based software solution for assessing and optimizing the climate and resource impact of construction projects throughout their life cycle

 

Award ceremony and announcement of the winners on 24.11.2021

The winners will be announced at an award ceremony on 24.11.2021. A total of 10,000 euros in prize money will be distributed among the first three places. In addition, all 13 finalists will receive non-material support through exclusive networking events and a financial contribution for trade fair visits.


Competition part of Hessen's start-up support program for universities

Hessen Ideen is an initiative of the State of Hessen, Hessen's universities and Hessen's companies. With the three pillars Hessen Ideas Competition, Hessen Ideas Scholarship and Hessen Ideas University Network, entrepreneurial ideas are discovered and promoted at the universities. The universities' start-up support departments work hand in hand and have joined forces to form a network in order to be able to offer start-ups the widest possible range of support services. The competition has been held since 2016 and has become an integral part of start-up support at Hessen's universities. The initiative is coordinated by the University of Kassel in cooperation with the Technical University of Darmstadt.

 

Click here to go to the voting!

 

Press contact
Ann-Sophie Bleise-Hankel
bleise[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
Tel. 0561 804 7543