TUKE dominated the Slovak University Startup Cup 2021
University Highlights
On 10 June 2021, a ceremonial announcement of the results of the nationwide competition “Slovak University Startup Cup 2021” took place in Bratislava.
The Slovak University Startup Cup 2021 competition was organised for the sixth time in Slovakia by the voluntary non-profit-making organisation Junior Chamber International – Slovakia. Its objective is to support young people's desire to start a business from the moment they study at universities, their desire to constantly learn and work on themselves in the field of their career growth. Since 2008, the organisation has been the official branch of one of the largest organisations for young leaders and entrepreneurs in the world – Junior Chamber International based in the USA, which has offices in 115 countries with more than 200,000 members, and with a European centre in Berlin. In 2015, it celebrated 100 years since its founding in St. Louis. Its alumni include Charles Lindbergh, the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean, former US presidents J.F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton or Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and Dominos Pizza founder Tom Monaghan.
One of the first globally organised projects is the University World Startup Cup, the national round of which is organised in Slovakia under the name Slovak University Startup Cup 2021. The event takes place under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the SR. BMW Slovenská republika, represented at the event by Milan Stupka, Corporate Communication Manager, will lend the winners in the categories Innovation and Sustainability an innovative BMW vehicle.
Startups from TUKE Startup Centre were the most successful for a third year in a row! They won in two categories. Corvest startup also became the overall winner of the competition.
Winning projects
Another startup from the USP TECHNICOM Startup Centre – the HRIIS startup with a comprehensive solution in the area of human resources – was also in the TOP 10 startups.
Congratulations!