Prizes with a total value of 20,000 euros will be awarded to the best submissions and presented at a celebratory awards ceremony. In addition to attractive cash and non-cash prizes, all finalists also benefit professionally, among other things through exclusive pitch training and feedback from high-profile business experts from Bremen and surrounding areas.
Students, alumni, and employees of the University of Bremen, Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, Bremen University of the Arts, and Constructor University, as well as their institutes and research institutes, are eligible to participate. From the first flash of inspiration to the fully developed business concept – start-up ideas can be submitted at any stage. The application deadline ends on June 01, 2024.
CAMPUSiDEEN is a joint initiative of the University of Bremen, Bremen City University of Applied Sciences, Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, Constructor University, University of the Arts Bremen, and Bremer Aufbau Bank. The competition is organized by the university initiative BRIDGE, which is part of the UniTransfer unit at the University of Bremen.
After more than 20 years, the ideas competition can look back on around 800 submitted start-up ideas. This makes CAMPUSiDEEN one of the most successful idea competitions at German universities.
This year, CAMPUSiDEEN is supported by these partners: AOK Bremen/Bremerhaven, Bremer Aufbau-Bank, encoway, ESA BIC, Bremen Chamber of Commerce, law firm Nachtwey IP, Sparkasse Bremen, Stiftung Bremer Wertpapierbörse, and team neusta.
Anyone who would like to meet former participants of the CAMPUSiDEEN competition and other founders from Bremen's universities in person is cordially invited to the 19th BRIDGE StartUp-Lounge on May 29, 2024, at 6 p.m. at the Digital Hub Industry, Konrad-Zuse-Straße 6A. https://bridge-online.de/en/events/19-bridge-startup-lounge
About BRIDGE:
BRIDGE, which is part of the UniTransfer unit, is the central point of contact for students, alumni, and members of Bremen's universities when it comes to business start-ups. The BRIDGE university network is supported by the University of Bremen, Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, the University of the Arts Bremen, Constructor University, and Bremer Aufbau-Bank GmbH. BRIDGE has the aim of improving the entrepreneurial climate at all involved universities and supporting promising ideas with start-up potential at an early stage.
About UniTransfer:
The University of Bremen is aware of its responsibility in the community and involves society as a whole with its broad understanding of research-based knowledge and technology transfer. UniTransfer is the University of Bremen's central point of contact between academia, business, and society. The experts at the knowledge and technology transfer office support collaborations and projects across the entire spectrum of university subjects. This ranges from business start-ups, the commercialization of inventions, the referral of specialists and managers or science communication services, to the coordination of school projects and the management of the University Foundation and university fundraising.
Further Information:
https://bridge-online.de/en/campusideen
www.uni-bremen.de/en
Contact:
BRIDGE
Sarah Thiel
University of Bremen
BRIDGE Entrepreneur Support Network
UniTransfer
Phone: +49 421 218-60346
Email: sarah.thielprotect me ?!vw.uni-bremenprotect me ?!.de
