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HKUST-Sino entrepreneurship competition runs separate HKUST and international student tracks
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's (HKUST) annual venture competition with Sino Group, launched in 2011, this year accepted entries through an HKUST track and an international student track.
Why it matters: Students at non-local universities can enter HKUST's long-running venture competition through a dedicated international track alongside the HKUST community.
HKUST said its Entrepreneurship Center and the Sino Group co-organise the annual HKUST-SINO One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition, which began in 2011.
According to the university, this year's competition had two tracks: an HKUST Track for its students, postdocs, alumni, researchers, faculty, staff and startups using HKUST-licensed technology, and an International Student Track for students at non-local universities worldwide.
The university said the competition lets participants test business models, pitch solutions and meet potential investors and industry partners, and that entrants are encouraged to build technology- and innovation-driven ventures rather than focusing purely on business.
Editor’s view
Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor
The competition is open both to the HKUST community, including startups adopting HKUST-licensed technology, and to students from non-local universities worldwide; students elsewhere who want to take part enter through the International Student Track.
