Education Ministry announces competition of student startup projects

12:18, 09 октября 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Maria ORLOVA

The Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan announced the beginning of the competition of student startup projects. The press service of the ministry reported.

According to it, projects of all directions, focused on the production and implementation of creative ideas can participate in the competition.

Students from 18 to 35 years old, as well as project groups (at least three people) are invited to participate.

Startup projects are evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Innovativeness of the project, the degree of use of new technologies and (or) principles of process organization, where the project involves the production of a new product or a new type of service;
• Initiator of the startup project must be one of the founders of the project;
• Startup project initiators may participate with only one project;
• Uniqueness and innovativeness of the proposed business idea;
• High potential of the team to solve actual problems;
• Opportunity for growth and scaling of the business idea;
• Social responsibility and positive environmental impact.

Applications are accepted until November 6 by e-mail: startupkg1@gmail.com.

Detailed information about the conditions of participation in the competition is available on the website of the Ministry of Education and Science and can also be obtained from the administration of the higher education organization.