The Faculty of Economics and Sociology of the University of Lodz, together with the Faculty Business Council, cordially invite:
- high school students, students and doctoral students from all high schools, higher education institutions and doctoral schools in the Łódź Voivodeship,
- teachers and academic staff from all high schools, higher education institutions and doctoral schools in the Łódź Voivodeship,
- representatives of enterprises / institutions / organisations / startups from the Łódź Voivodeship,
to take part in the Final Gala of the 6th edition of the “EkSoc startUP!” competition, which will be held on Wednesday, 27 May, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., in the Assembly Hall T1 at our Faculty (Rewolucji 1905 roku nr 39).
The “EkSoc startUP!” competition is an academic startup competition addressed to students and doctoral students of all higher education institutions in the Łódź Voivodeship. During the Gala, ten finalist student teams with startup ideas will present their business concepts to the Jury and the audience. These are concepts developed by teams of 2–5 students over several months, under the supervision of business practitioners – mentors and trainers providing valuable know-how. Like participants of the well-known TV show Dragon’s Den, the finalists will try to convince the Jury of their startup ideas as if they were addressing potential investors. They will face the challenge of time pressure (only 3 minutes for their pitch!), presenting in front of a large audience and answering additional questions from the Jury. Support from the audience will be very important for them. The winners of the competition will receive prizes that will help them further develop their business ideas after the competition. Information about the sponsors and substantive partners of the 6th edition is available on the competition website.
We particularly encourage members of the audience interested in entrepreneurship, startups and running their own business to take part in the Gala. Participation will allow you to see how to prepare a business idea presentation, how to handle questions from a potential investor (the Jury), and to take part in the audience vote for the best pitch. There will be no shortage of excitement!
Please register by 22 May: Registration form for the Final Gala of the 6th edition of the EkSoc startUP! competition – fill in the form.
Website of the competition
Competition Facebook page
Photo from the Final Gala of the 1st edition of the competition – the Jury evaluates one of the finalist presentations
Edit and contact: Katarzyna Skierniewska, Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz
