Take Your Entrepreneurial Skills to The Next Level — Autumn 2024

14 October 2024

Join DkIT’s Start For Future (SFF) LEARN entrepreneurship programme for an opportunity to take your entrepreneurial skills to the next level! Places are limited and applications are open until Tuesday 15th October 2024.

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) are thrilled to be part of the Start for Future (SFF) initiative again this year. Start for Future (SFF) is an EU-funded international entrepreneurship development programme comprising training, specialist coaching and incubation support across three different stages of the start-up process: LEARN (idea development), Match & Start (preparing for incubation) and Develop & Co-create (international incubation and start-up).

The first stage - SFF LEARN – is now open for applications from DkIT students - across all academic schools and across all years (undergraduate and postgraduate, including DkIT alumni). Through the LEARN programme, students will collaborate with their peers from 30+ universities globally to develop a business idea concept designed to address real-world challenges. Ideas must be in one of the following SFF topic areas (‘verticals’):

Energy
Mobility
Manufacturing
Circular Economy
Health
Food

SFF LEARN comprises five online sessions between October and December (dates and times in the attached slide deck) led by international domain experts. The programme culminates in a final pitch competition in which participants can win prizes and advancement opportunities. Participants will have access to the extensive SFF entrepreneurial network which includes a broad range of industry partners who can support students to create highly impactful, profitable and scalable business models.

Other Reasons to Consider Applying

Enhance your entrepreneurial skills (and your CV!)
Receive mentorship from industry experts
Expand your network internationally
Get matched with your international peers to exchange ideas and learning
Compete for prizes (from SFF and DkIT!)
Gain an official EU SFF LEARN Certificate of Completion

How to Apply

Applications are open until Tuesday 15th October 2024. Places are limited so get your application in early. If you have any questions about this programme, please contact Professor Colette Henry by emailing Colette.henry@dkit.ie.

Find out more information about the SFF LEARN programme by downloading this document (.pdf).

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