UJIStartup, formerly UJI Emprèn OnSocial, is the institutional program for business creation promoted by members of the university community, which has been consolidated over the 6 previous editions. The registration period is open until October 25
El Vice-rectorate for Innovation, Transfer and Scientific Dissemination of the Universitat Jaume I Through Espaitec, they launch a new edition of the institutional business creation program UJIStartup, consolidated throughout the six previous editions under the name of UJI Empren OnSocial.
In this edition, UJIStartup incorporates new training content and reinforces the mentoring process taught by professionals, whose objective is to support participants in the development and materialization of their entrepreneurial ideas and in the acquisition of essential skills for the creation of startups and ensuring their sustainable growth.
From the beginning of the program, the projects will have the mentoring of SECOT (Spanish Seniors for Technical Cooperation), experts in tutoring entrepreneurship projects. Furthermore, in the training process, practical sessions taught by professionals will be reinforced, which will take place from November to May, in which tools for entrepreneurship and concepts such as identification of the idea, validation of the problem and analysis of the triple impact of the project will be addressed. , among others.
Projects that successfully complete the program will receive a diploma accrediting the training received, which they can contribute to obtain the official certificate in entrepreneurial skills from the UJI. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to opt for aid for the creation of new companies from the Universitat Jaume I, which has financial support from Banco de Santander.
How to participate
Interested persons must have a business project that is not legally constituted as a company at the time of registration (with the exception of UJI spin-offs) and belong to some group of the university community such as alumni, students, professors, research staff or technical management and administration and services personnel.
As a novelty, this year registered people will have to prove basic training in entrepreneurship. For those people who do not have it, a prior training action has been scheduled, the Bootcamp for Entrepreneurship, organized by Social Nest Foundation, which will take place on November 8, 9 and 10 and where basic concepts about entrepreneurship will be introduced.
Open registration
Registration will remain open until October 25 through the form available on the website. The admission committee will evaluate all proposals and select 25 projects based on the established criteria.
This initiative has the financial support of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Commerce and Tourism.