The Ministry of Education and Science invites higher education institutions and scientific institutions to join the Innovation – 2018, within which the innovative startups competition will take place. It will be held on August 27, 2018 at the Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University (60, Volodymyrska str., Kyiv).

To participate in the competition, you need to register on the site “Innovation -2018” at the link and download the presentation of the development in English in ppt format.

Deadline of submissions – August 20, 2018

Link: http://www.iop.kiev.ua/~een/picnic-2018/registration.html

Participants must have a ready-made prototype and presentation in English / German.

Participation is free of charge, expenses for business trips are carried out at your own expense.

Among all submitted applications, 5 startups will be selected for presentation at Innovation – 2018. Following the oral presentations (in English), two winners will be selected. They will receive a travel grant to present their developments at InvestForum-2018 (Halle, Germany).

Travel Grant (up to 15,000 UAH) will cover actual expenses for one representative of the startup: flight to both parties, transfer to the venue and accommodation (1 day), and an organizational contribution for participation in InvestForum-2018 (Halle, Germany).

Innovation – 2018 will be held within the framework of the international conference NANO – 2018.