Academic Business Incubator

What is an Incubator?

This is a mentoring program for students who want to develop their entrepreneurship. During the program, students receive the support of a mentor from the business world, with whom they work together in one track of their choice:

• Developing an idea for your own business,
• Conducting research in cooperation with an existing company.

Who can participate in the Incubator?

The program is aimed at students who:

• They are thinking of starting their own company,
• have an idea for an innovative product or service,
• Are at the beginning of the journey of running their business,
• They want to establish cooperation with business while in college.

What are the activities in the program?

Within the chosen path (own business idea or conducting research in cooperation with a company), program participants are provided with individual mentoring support from people in the industry. Each of the selected individuals meets several times with a mentor from the business world and together with him or her refines the idea or consults on research. Then the students, under the supervision of an assigned supervisor, write a thesis based on a topic from the Incubator. The entire process culminates in a thesis defense with the mentor, during which participants additionally receive a certificate of participation in the program.

Advantages of participating in the Academic Business Incubator

• Developing your entrepreneurship,
• Additional certificate confirming participation in the program,
• Safely test your business ideas,
• Support from mentors in the industry,
• Assistance in the preparation of the thesis,
• Making contacts with experts while still in college.

Izabela Sum
Kierownik Biura Karier
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Aleksandra Publicewicz
Specjalista w Biurze Karier
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