Startup as a Diploma Program Participants Will Take an Innovation Dive

09:15, March 31, 2022

The educational intensive will last three days

A special course on Innovation Diving for Ural Federal University students who joined the Startup as a Diploma format will be held April 22-24 at the Khrustalnaya tourist base. The program includes master-classes "Marketing of technological processes. Market Assessment", "Intellectual Property Management", "Financial Models and Economics of Innovative Projects", mentoring and expert sessions, presentations, consultations in the field of marketing and intellectual property, etc.

"Innovation Diving is a flagship project of the UrFU innovation infrastructure, which has proven itself for more than 10 years. Therefore, it is not surprising that it was organically built into the innovative format "Startup as a Diploma". The special educational intensity of "Innovation Diving", formed with the objectives of the participants of "Startup as a Diploma", will contribute to the development of technological and business competences of students", said Nadezhda Terlyga, Deputy First Vice-Rector of UrFU.

To note that "Innovation Diving" is a system of interconnected activities, which contributes to the formation of the development trajectory of youth teams and their leaders. Its goal is to involve students in the eco-environment of technological entrepreneurship, creation and implementation of business projects based on innovative ideas and scientific and technological developments.

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The "Startup as a Diploma" format involves the defense of a startup as a graduate qualification work. A graduate degree can be either an idea or a ready-made business project (with a legal entity and a team). The "Startup as a Diploma" program is aimed at supporting businesses that are at the initial stage. At UrFU, this program was launched in 2020.

The news article was translated by UrFU International Marketing Office
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