Ural Federal University Supports Innovations

13:30, November 27, 2014

The university launched Innovation Accelerator in field of IT

New IT Innovation Accelerator, launched by UrFU innovation infrastructure on November 22, is designed to unite active but scattered IT communities of Ural Federal University.

The first educational program, conducted by the one of the leading business coaches in the field of information technology Gleb Tertychnyi, was held on November 22-23. Out of 37 applications experts chose 11 most promising project ideas, which will participate in the first acceleration cycle. UrFU will be represented by nine institutes.

The participants received the right to work in co-working space of UrFU Innovation Infrastructure, ask for support from its experts and partners, and to take an intensive program "Development of the consumer" and "Lean startup". The first cycle will be completed in February next year, there will be three winners. Each of them will be able to receive one of three grants. The sum of the grant is 300 000 rubles.

In addition, the participants who have achieved concrete results, including the development of a prototype and the first sale, will be able to continue to collaborate with the university. The new cycle of acceleration will begin in the second quarter of 2015.