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About
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Application period


30 November 2022 - 04 April 2023

  • Create an account and add team members
  • Add information to your online team profile
  • Complete your application before April 4th

Info Session (online)


21 March 2023

Online, see link below in the description

  • Receive answers for your questions about the challenge
  • Meet fellow students to form a team

Link online session: click here


Kick-Off Event


04 April 2023

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50 | Erasmus Enterprise buildings

  • Kick-Off Event with participants and partners
  • Get inspired my interesting guest speakers and a workshop by Erasmus X
  • Get to know your fellow competitors and coaches from the network
  • Learn about the do's and dont's during the challenge

Workshop: Idea Validation - Inspiration


20 April 2023

Marconistraat 16, 3029 AK Rotterdam

An afternoon full of inspiration and development hosted by Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship.

The program is as follows:
13.30 – 14.00 Introduction & walk – in
14.00 – 14.30 Inspirational speaker – Robbert Brouwer from SyncVR 
14.30 – 16.15 Workshop ECE by Jip Dresia – dea validation & working on ideas
Break 
16.30 – 17.30 ” Getting outside “ with VR glasses 
17.30 – 18.30 drinks & networking

Speed Date Event


23 May 2023

Erasmus University College, Nieuwemarkt 1A, Rotterdam

  • An afternoon filled with brainstorming, innovation and coaching
  • Get the opportunity to date with 4 partners/students
  • Great opportunity to receive face to face feedback
The program is as follows:

14:30 - Walk in
15:00 - Opening & welcome - Matthew Harvey, Managing Director Erasmus University College
15:20 - Inspirational speaker - Oscar van Veen, Director of Innovation Port of Rotterdam
16:00 - Speed Date rounds
18:00 - Networking drinks

*As we will have a very innovative event, we kindly ask to to download the following application in advance on your phone: Wintor AR Tours


Workshop: Idea Prototyping


13 June 2023

Molengraaffsingel 12, Delft

An afternoon full of inspiration and development hosted by YES!Delft.

The program is as follows:
12:30 - Departure bus from Erasmus Campus to Y!D
13:00 – 14.30 Workshop by In the Pocket
14.30 – 14.45 Break
14.45 – 16.00 Wouter Robers - How to build you MVP?
16.00 – 16.30 Start-up story - SenseGlove
16.30 – 17.00 Tour YES!Delft incubator
17.00 – 18.00 drinks
18.00 - Bus leaves to Erasmus Campus again


Workshop: How to Pitch & How to get Funded


07 September 2023

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50 | Erasmus Enterprise buildings

An afternoon full of inspiration, pitch practice with the coaches and learn how to get your start-up funded. During this event the finalists will be anounced!

The program is as follows:
13.30 -14.00 Walk-in
14.00 – 14.15 Inspirational speaker: Annelien Bredenoord (Rector Magnificus Erasmus University)
14.15 – 14.30 Inspirational speaker: Michiel Gaasterland (Evangelist at CM.com)
14.30 – 16.30 Workshop 1: How to Pitch (hosted by BTS & Coaches)
16:30 - 16:45 Break
16.45 – 17:45 Workshop 2: How to get funded (hosted by Rabobank & Graduate Enterpreneur)
17.45 – 18.00 Announcement of the EUC finalists by Annelien Bredenoord
18:00 - 19:00 Celebrations, drinks, networking & pizza!


Grand Finale


21 September 2023

Location: to be announced

  • During the Grand Finale the finalists will give a one-minute pitch about their entrepreneurial idea or innovative prototype
  • After the pitches, a few teams will participate in the Q&A session where the expert jury asks in depth questions
  • The afternoon will end with an award ceremony and a bunch of ecstatic students