THE “START ME UP” CONTEST FOR INNOVATIVE IDEAS

This competition is for any UM student, teacher or staff member with an innovative idea for a business or product and will be held entirely online this year.  After applications are in (by 14 March) the mentoring stage begins, offering online consultations with specialists and experienced entrepreneurs to work up the idea into a convincing 5-7 minutes video pitch for the jury. Results are to be announced on 15 April, and the winning student will get use of a start-up fund of HUF 1.5 million; there also is a prize for the best presentation by a non-student.