2018 Global Entrepreneurship Camp

The Institute for Startup KAIST (ISK) will host the Global Entrepreneurship Camp in 2018, and invite aspiring young entrepreneurs from our partner universities. ISK has validated the need to learn global entrepreneurship from students and the importance to enhance an international collaborative network. The Global Entrepreneurship 2018 will provide participants with opportunities to promote their entrepreneurial spirit and develop their ideas and concepts into commercial products and services by cooperatively working with teammates from our several partner universities across the globe.

Date: July 15 – 21, 2018

Place: Startup KAIST Studio, Republic of Korea

Program: Lectures, workshops, special talks, tech tour, cultral trip and demo day

Participants: invited 25 students from KAIST, DTU, ETH Zurich, Ecole Polytechnique, HKUST, NTU, and Tokyo Institute of Technology

Prerequisite: Undergraduates (no freshmen) and graduates, ability to communicate in English and strong interest in entrepreneurial activities

Benefits and Support: Tuition-free, accommodation, meals, cerfitication of participaion/winning

For inquiries, please contact Mingyu Lee through MQLEE@kaist.ac.kr

Reference

• Last year’s report: https://startup.kaist.ac.kr/young-smart-student-entrepreneurs-gathered-kaist/?lang=en

• An article of Ecole Polytechnique: https://www.polytechnique.edu/en/content/lx-participates-kaist-2017-global-entrepreneurship-camp

Timeline

• Invitation to Partner Universities: March 2018
• Nomination by Partner Universities: May 2018
• Preparation: June 2018
• Arrival to Korea: July 14 – 15, 2018
• Global Entrepreneurship Camp: July 15 – 21, 2018
• Departure from Korea: from July 22, 2018

Schedule (tentative)

Saturday July 14

• Arrival to KAIST

Sunday July 15

• till 12:00, Arrival to KAIST
• 13:00 – 13:45 Rules, Program, Outcomes & Challenge
• 13:45 – 15:00 Building Teams 1
• 15:00 – 15:20 Break
• 15:20 – 16:00 Building Teams 2
• 16:00 – 17:00 Lecture: Global Risks – Global Opportunities – Global Solutions
• 17:00 – 18:00 Building Community

Monday July 16

• 09:00 – 10:00 Official Opening
• 10: 00 – 12:00 Your Challenge, Brief and Deliverables
• 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
• 13:00 – 14:30 Workshop 1: Customer Centered in All Tasks Entrepreneurs Do
• 14:45 – 15:00 Break
• 15:00 – 18:00 Workshop 1 Continued: Inspiration
• 18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
• 19:00 – 21:00 Cultural Activity (Tea Ceremony)

Tuesday July 17

• 09:00 – 09:15 Student Warm Up Activity
• 09:15 – 09:40 Program of the Day and Work Tasks
• 09:40 – 10:00 Team Talks
• 10:00 – 11:00 Special Talk: My Entrepreneurial Story
• 11:00 – 11:15 Break
• 11:15 – 12:00 Workshop 2: Customer Centered Ideation and Conceptualization
• 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
• 13:00 – 14:45 Workshop 2 Continued
• 14:45 – 15:00 Break
• 15:00 – 16:20 Lecture: Entrepreneurial Financing
• 16:20 – 18:00 Workshop 2 Continued
• 18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
• 19:00 – 21:00 Workshop 2 Continued

Wednesday July 18

• 09:00 – 12:00 Company Visit: Tomocube and Plasmapp (Daejeon)
• 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
• 13:00 – 14:45 Workshop 3: Your Value Proposition
• 14:45 – 15:00 Break
• 15:00 – 16:20 Lecture: ICT and Patents
• 16:20 – 18:00 Workshop 4: Business Modelling
• 18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
• 19:00 – 21:00 Cultural Activity (Taekwon Do)

Tuesday July 19

• 09:00 – 09:15 Student Warm Up Activity
• 09:15 – 11:00 Lecture: Communication and Pitching
• 11:00 – 12:00 Workshop 5: Your Proposition
• 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
• 13:00 – 13:45 Workshop 5 Continued
• 13:45 – 14:45 Lecture: KAIST Innovation Ecosystem
• 14:45 – 15:00 Break
• 15:00 – 18:00 Workshop 6: Business Modelling and Pitching
• 18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
• 19:00 – 21:00 Workshop 6 Continued

Friday July 20

• 09:00 – 09:15 Student Warm Up Activity
• 09:15 – 12:00 Finalize Your Pitch
• 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
• 13:00 – 15:15 Final (Demo Day)
• 15:15 – 15:30 Break
• 15:30 – 17:00 Final (Feedback and Certificates)
• 17:00 – 18:30 Farewell Party

Saturday July 21

• 09:00 – 17:30 Cultural Trip (Jeonju)

Sunday July 22

• Departure from South Korea