CURATE Incubator Programme

Are you a Bachelor or Master student interested in AI and entrepreneurship? Apply for the CURATE Incubator Programme to gain hands-on experience in solving real business challenges using design thinking and collaborative problem-solving in an international setting.

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Application Deadline: February 7th, 2025

The CURATE Incubator Programme, organized by Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in collaboration with the CURATE project partners, offers an exciting opportunity to earn 5 ECTS while developing viable business solutions to challenges provided by partner companies. Participants will combine AI tools with entrepreneurial processes in a learning environment that encourages multidisciplinary skills in digital and virtual spaces.

Programme Timeline and Event Details

• Pre-Events: Exclusive pre-programme events for participants, TBD
• Hybrid Bootcamp 1: April 7-8, 2025, held online and at TUKE, Kosice, Slovakia
• Virtual Part: April 8 – August 31, 2025, self-paced online learning with coaching meetings
• Hybrid Bootcamp 2: Autumn 2025 (date TBD), hosted at the University of Muenster, Germany

Programme Content Highlights

• Introduction to Design Thinking
• Business Models: Using AI to Validate Your Business Model
• Value Proposition: Crafting Compelling Value Propositions with AI
• Market Analysis & Competition: Leveraging AI for Market Insights
• Sales & Marketing: Utilizing AI for Sales and Marketing
• Startup Finance: AI Tools for Finance
• Intellectual Property and Trademarks
• Coaching Meetings and Feedback from Partner Companies

Selection Criteria

To apply, you must:

• Be a current Bachelor or Master student
• Show academic achievement
• Demonstrate progress in your studies and submit a motivation statement

Participation and Funding

Fifteen students will be selected for the CURATE Incubator Programme, with travel and accommodation covered for on-site bootcamp participation for at least eight students, funded by the CURATE Project. The bootcamps will be presented in a hybrid format, allowing all students to participate either online or on-site.

Skills You Will Develop

• Design Thinking: Apply design thinking processes and tools to business challenges
• Challenge-Based Learning: Work closely with companies on entrepreneurial AI projects
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Enhance your entrepreneurial skills
• Applied AI Skills: Learn to leverage AI tools to meet your objectives
• Cross-Cultural, Interdisciplinary Teamwork: Build intercultural communication and teamwork skills

This is a fantastic opportunity to build your entrepreneurial mindset, tackle real-world challenges, and collaborate with students from Ulysseus partner universities in a global context.

If you have any questions, please contact Project Manager Julia Reinhard at julia.reinhard@haaga-helia.fi.

Apply by February 7th, 2025!

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