News Express: Inaugural University of Macau & Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition now open for applications
新聞快訊：首屆澳大中銀盃極創客創業比賽即日起接受報名
“澳門大學—中銀盃極創客創業大賽”現正接受報名
The University of Macau & Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition is now open for applications
首屆澳大中銀盃極創客創業比賽即日起接受報名
由澳門大學創新創業中心主辦的“澳門大學—中銀盃極創客創業大賽”現正接受報名，歡迎澳門大專院校在讀學生及在澳門境外大專院校就讀的澳門居民組隊參賽。是次比賽的獎金總額超過11萬澳門元，前三名及優勝獎得主團隊將獲入駐澳大創新創業中心，享有總價值逾 15 萬澳門元的孵化服務。比賽獲中國銀行澳門分行冠名支持。
大會重點招募大數據／人工智能、機器人／智能製造、新材料、金融科技、生物醫藥／大健康、低碳科技／可持續發展等領域的科創項目參賽，透過專業人士評估學生們的商業計劃的可行性，為其日後創業目標鋪平道路。比賽旨在推動大學加快科研成果產業化的進程，推進大專院校與粵港澳大灣區業界、投資者、政府、民間組織等進行溝通交流及市場對接，期望借助企業和市場的力量提高轉化率，形成一個活躍的創新科研生態圈。
澳大創新創業中心將為勝出團隊提供的孵化服務，包括：辦公場地、專業導師顧問服務、創業培訓課程，參訪內地優秀企業等。此外，優秀的入駐公司將獲中心推薦申請澳門科學技術發展基金的企業產學研配對資助計劃，以進一步落實其商業計劃、搭建創業資源和供需對接平台。
有興趣的合資格人士可由即日起至2024年5月28日登入網頁：https://go.um.edu.mo/1zzy8bsb報名，詳情可瀏覽：https://go.um.edu.mo/847u5mgu。如有查詢，請聯繫澳大創新創業中心（電話：8822 4619 或 8822 9219，電郵：ICI.Innovation@um.edu.mo）。
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https://www.um.edu.mo/zh-hant/news-and-press-releases/campus-news/detail/58147/
Inaugural University of Macau & Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition now open for applications
The University of Macau & Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition, organised by the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) of the University of Macau (UM), is now open for applications. Students currently enrolled in higher education institutions in Macao and Macao residents studying in higher education institutions outside Macao are welcome to participate in the competition in teams. The competition offers a total prize pool of more than MOP 110,000. The top three teams and the winning teams of the outstanding prizes will have the opportunity to be incubated at CIE and have access to incubation services valued at over MOP 150,000 in total.
The competition is sponsored by the Bank of China Macau Branch. It seeks to identify potential technology and innovation projects in the fields of big data/artificial intelligence, robotics/smart manufacturing, new materials, fintech, biomedicine/healthcare, and low-carbon technology/sustainable development. Professionals will assess the feasibility of students’ business plans and help pave the way for the teams to achieve their entrepreneurial goals in the future. The competition also aims to propel universities’ commercialisation of research results and to promote communication, exchange, and business connections between higher education institutions and industries, investors, the government, and civil organisations in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, in the hope of increasing the conversion rate with the help of enterprises and the market and developing an active ecosystem of innovation and research.
In addition to cash prizes, CIE will provide incubation services to the winning teams, including office space, professional mentorship and advisory services, entrepreneurship training programmes, and visits to renowned enterprises in mainland China. Moreover, CIE will recommend outstanding resident companies to apply for the Funding Scheme for Industry-University-Research Partnership for Enterprises launched by the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) of Macao, to further implement their business plans and to create a platform for entrepreneurial resources as well as supply-demand matching.
Applications are now open until 28 May 2024. Eligible students interested in joining the competition can apply at https://go.um.edu.mo/1zzy8bsb. For further details, please visit https://go.um.edu.mo/847u5mgu. For enquiries, please contact the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at 8822 4619 or 8822 9219, or email ICI.Innovation@um.edu.mo.
To read the news on UM’s official website, please visit the following link:
https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/campus-news/detail/58147/