14 HKUST projects were selected as Top 40 in the FYP+ Supporting Scheme
The FYP+ Supporting Scheme is a charity program organized by Hong Kong X Foundation to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. This year, the Scheme received 175 applications and 40 projects were selected, in which 35% were from HKUST. All selected teams were awarded with HK$20,000 as well as a series of tailor-made startup trainings, including one of the Innonights about starting up a business in Greater Bay Area, which was co-organized with HKUST Entrepreneurship Center. Apart from the trainings, teams were also given opportunity to meet with profound mentors to gain insights from their experience.
Innonight Vol 2. X Talk in HKUST
1-1 mentoring
The teams’ efforts were first showcased at the HKTDC Entrepreneurship Day by pitching their innovative ideas to judges as a midterm evaluation and the top 5 awardees received an additional HK$10,000 prize, among them were 3 UST teams. The Scheme eventually came to an end with a final pitching in which the best 3 projects won an additional HK$50,000 grants with 2 projects from HKUST.
Congratulations to all winning teams who have exemplified their great entrepreneurial skills and their brilliant innovative ideas throughout the FYP+ Supporting Scheme!
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About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
