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Announcement
The KUBS Startup Institute will be holding a startup competition “Startup Express – Summer Season.”
1. Eligibility: A team must include at least one KUBS student or KUBS graduate (graduated within 5 years) (double major/dual degree/minor in business administration also counted) (other team members can be from different departments or universities; no restriction applies to the size of a team)
2. Schedule
| Date | Schedule | Remarks |
| May 4 (Mon) 09:00 ~ May 29 (Fri) 23:59 | Application: submit the attached application form and statement of startup idea | Please refer to the attachment below |
| June 3 (Wed) | Application Results | The results will be sent directly to teams |
| June 8 (Mon) ~ June 10 (Wed) | Interview (by team) | |
| June 12 (Fri) | Interview Results | |
| June 16 (Tue) 13:00 | Submission for Presentation | PPT file (10 mins presentation, no more than 20 slides excluding the cover page) |
| June 19 (Fri) 14:00~18:00 | Presentation | Presentation and Award Ceremony (presentation: 10 mins for each) |
* Mandatory submission: Application Form, Statement of Startup Idea
* PPT: not mandatory, no restriction on formality (if needed for products/services)
- Submit to https://forms.gle/MNX8xhvaBNMZeVU19
3. Judging Criteria: Creativity, marketability, feasibility of the business model, the validity of research and analysis, etc.
4. Awards
(1) Support for Operating Expenses
- Best Teams (numbers to be announced) : An opportunity to move into Iljin Center. Operating expense provided upon entrance (3,000,000 KRW)
- Second Best Teams (numbers to be announced) : An opportunity to move into Iljin Center.
(2) Allocation of Office: 6 months – 1 year (maximum), including desk, chair, all-in-one printer, water cooler, refrigerator, meeting room, lounge, etc.)
(3) Professional Assistance from Kim & Chang, Startup Legal Aid, Seoul Intellectual Property Center, PwC, and AWS Active Program, X-Garage + Crowdfunding
(4) Monthly meeting with KUBS startup teams and a range of networking sessions with startup partners (VC, accelerator, etc.)
5. Inquiries (KUBS Startup Institute)
(1) Phone: 02-3290-1699 or 2551
(2) Email: kubsstartup@korea.ac.kr
(3) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kubsstartupstation/