Format: hybrid (offline and online)

Language: Ukrainian, English

Organizing Committee contacts: +38 (044) 204 80 19, s.shukayev@kpi.ua

This boot camp is supported by a grant from the Swedish Institute as a part of the project ‘Resilience of Education: Sustainability and Cooperation for Ukrainian Universities’(RESCUU).

Project partners:

  • Uppsala University/Unit for Academic Teaching and Learning, Uppsala, Sweden
  • The National Technical University of Ukraine ‘Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute’, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • The National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland

Associated partner:

BUP Associated Secretariat at Åbo Akademi University, Åbo, Finland

NB: all partners are members of the Baltic University Programme.

 Boot Camp is a part of one of the most significant events in the world of innovations and entrepreneurship in Ukraine – Sikorsky Challenge Festival, which is set to develop and maintain an environment where new ideas and innovative technologies are born, startup companies and small high-tech enterprises are created that bring new high-tech products and services to local, national, and global markets.

Boot Camp’s main task is to teach innovative entrepreneurship and the practice of launching startups, taking into account world trends and circumstances in Ukraine regarding the mentality of the scientific and engineering community, the legislative field, and the level of investor confidence in Ukraine.

While receiving consultations from experienced professionals, participants can qualitatively finalize innovative projects and present them at the country’s well-known innovation platform, get acquainted with the Sikorsky Challenge innovation community, and find partners for future cooperation. Lectures, trainings, and workshops will help participants conquer the difficult path from beginner to professional in creating startups.

To read more about RESQUU and project events, please, follow the link.

DOWNLOADS:

2Presentation “Project RESCUU: Focus on students”
Lyudmyla BABAK, project coordinator at Uppsala UniversityPresentation “Robot’s Descent: From Laboratory Heights to Underground Depths”
Ph.D. Krzysztof WALAS, Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence, Poznan University of Technology

1. Boot Camp Agenda:

 RESCUU Project Information
2 Presentation “Project RESCUU: Focus on students”
Lyudmyla BABAK, project coordinator at Uppsala University		 Presentation “Robot’s Descent: From Laboratory Heights to Underground Depths”
Ph.D. Krzysztof WALAS, Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence, Poznan University of Technology
3 Presentation “Sustainable entrepreneurship: Finland`s perspective”
Olga DZIUBANIUK, leading researcher, Åbo Akademi, and Tampere University		 Presentation “Ecosystem of innovation’s creation, protection and commercialization”
Oksana YURCHYSHYN, Director of Department Research and Innovations Support, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
4 Presentation “Startup Survival Kit: Essentials for Thriving in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem”
Arturs BERNOVSKIS, PhD student, Founder and CEO of Efectio, Riga Technical University		 Presentation “Developing startup projects – experiences from a Swedish innovation office”
Nhils FORSLUND, Business Advisor, Uppsala University