Do you want to lead an innovative research of your own together with your buddies?
Do you want to turn a bright idea into a product or service at your fingertips?
Do you want to do something that has the potential to change the world?
If any of the above sounds like you, please do consider this cordial invitation from the DKU innovation incubator (Dii) to join our Dii 2022 Fall Batch and Dachuang 2023 Bootcamp! We welcome all DKUers to bring your creativity, passion and sense of mission to propose!
This fall, we proudly announce that Dii 2022 Fall Batch will serve as the Dachuang 2023 Bootcamp! Dii 2022 Fall Batch teams will be automatically enrolled in the Dachuang 2023 Program and receive training, mentorship, and support to refine and polish their projects for the provincial and national Dachuang competitions in 2023.
Why do you need to participate?
NO.1 Learn to have entrepreneurial thinking and mindset.
You don’t have to be an entrepreneur, but the entrepreneurial experience will add new options and possibilities to your life choices. Participating in our innovation and entrepreneurship incubation will help you develop a differentiated mindset. It is often important to think and act unconventionally outside the confines of an organization’s established guidelines. This innovative thinking is only truly present when a person has gone through the entrepreneurial process and can actually implement his or her ideas in this way.
NO.2 Develop a sense of ownership and the grit to take responsibility.
As an employee, you may often be hesitant to take steps to proactively change something. But when you think like a company shareholder, you will be proactive in doing all the things that are in the best interest of your organization’s growth. That’s what entrepreneurs actually think. This sense of ownership and responsibility comes from being able to think like an entrepreneur about all aspects of your business operations. The challenging and uncertain journey of entrepreneurship requires more passion and grit to persevere than most other activities. This grit is probably the most important factor in one’s long-term success.
NO.3 Preparing for the future.
Your future potential will depend largely on learning how to respond to the challenges of constant change. You will need to be innovative, adaptable, resilient and flexible in order to cope with an evolving future. the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubation will allow you to learn.
- How to collaborate and work with teams
- How to solve real, complex problems that have no clear answers
- How to use curiosity and creativity to find innovative solutions to difficult problems
- And to accept failure as part of the growth process
What We Offer
01 – Opportunities to explore scientific research and entrepreneurship
02 – Funding support
03 – Professional guidance
04 – Workspace and equipment
05 – Resources relating to innovation theory and practice
06 – Membership of the DKU innovation incubator (Dii)
07 – Provincial and national program potential certification
How to participate in?
Want to join us? Gather your buddies and form a well-defined team to write your innovation/entrepreneurship proposal.
Please pay attention to the following important dates:
9/7 — On-campus application open: call for proposals
9/15 — Application adviosry hour: 16:00-17:30
9/23 — On-campus application ends: proposal submission deadlin
9/29 — Shortlist Announcement
10/28 — Final Pitch
Guidelines for Innovation/Entrepreneurship Proposals
Innovation project proposals should include the following:
1. Reason for application (including your own knowledge, strengths, interests, existing practical innovation achievements, etc.)
2. Project proposal (background, purpose and significance of the project research, project research objectives and main contents, overview of the innovative features of the project, project research methodology and technical route, research schedule, division of labor among project team members)
3. Expected results
4. Budget
Entrepreneurship project proposals should include the following contents:
1. Reasons for the application (including your own knowledge, strengths, interests, existing practical innovation achievements, etc.)
2. Project introduction (industry background, potential product or service, business model/profit model, etc.)
3. Market and customer analysis (analyze the current market and demand, identify your potential customers/user base, determine growth potential and market prospects, and conduct a SWOT analysis of your product/service)
4. Value proposition (describe what real-world problems the proposed product/service can solve or improve, describe the unique features of the product or service, explain its value – why people should choose it)
5. Project schedule (Outline the key milestones of the project. Milestones are the major progress points that must be reached to achieve project success. Milestones are results-oriented; they mark the completion of major phases throughout the project. For each milestone, identify the key tasks you need to complete and the deliverables you will produce. Your goal-setting for the milestones should be clear and measurable/quantitative. To better demonstrate your project trajectory, you can draw a milestone timeline over a 1-2 year incubation time span.)
6. Budget
Special Tips
*This fall, the funding support we provide will be based on the actual needs of the project. You will plan your budget in advance, as part of your project proposal, including your detailed budget and the resources you are prepared to commit yourselves. The financial proposal will be evaluated to determine the amount of support students receive.
How to Apply
Please scan the QR code and fill in the information to apply！
We are looking forward to seeing your wonderful innovation and entrepreneurship projects！
Join us now!
About Dii
DKU iNNOVATION iNCUBATOR (Dii) is the flagship program of InE. It serves as an engine for cultivating and supporting startup ideas from across the DKU campus. We aim to leverage the dynamism and enthusiasm of young change-makers striving to have a positive impact on the world with their unique ideas and innovative products and services.
About Dachuang
Since 2015, the Ministry of Education of China has started the “Dachuang” training program, which aims to support university students to participate in scientific research, technology development, entrepreneurship simulation, entrepreneurial practice and other innovative and entrepreneurial activities at an earlier stage; strengthen students’ innovative and entrepreneurial abilities, enhance the spirit of innovation, creative thinking, and entrepreneurial awareness. The program types include: Innovation Training Program (ITP), Entrepreneurship Training Program (ETP), and Entrepreneurship Practice Program (EPP). Projects are not limited to disciplines, but are innovative and exploratory, and have a high degree of feasibility and auditability of results.
Projects supported by the Dachuang program will be student-led. Dachuang Program provides funding for students who participate in innovative research under the guidance of faculty. The kinds of programs include: Innovation Training Programs (ITP), Entrepreneurship Training Programs (ETP), and Entrepreneurship Practice Programs (EPP). The programs should be closely related to technological innovation or entrepreneural incubation. The disciplines and majors of delivered projects will not be limited, as long as the topics are innovative and exploratory, the plans are highly feasible, and the results are available for scrutiny.
Innovation Training Programs (ITP) refer to a student team or individual independently completing innovative research project design, research preparation, project implementation, research report writing, academic exchange and other work under the guidance of tutors, including national-level and provincial-level programs.
Entrepreneurship Training Programs (ETP) refer to a student team dividing work roles between team members under the guidance of a mentor, writing a business plan, conducting feasibility studies, simulating business operations, participating in business practice, writing an entrepreneurial report, and so on.
Entrepreneurship Practice Programs (EPP) is an innovative product or service with market prospect proposed by a team of students, under the joint guidance of the university supervisor and the enterprise supervisor, based on the results of the previous innovation training projects and entrepreneurship training projects, and using them as the basis for entrepreneurial practice activities.
The DKU Innovation Incubator (Dii) operates and manages all projects, and Dii supports the academic guidance, project funding, and other resources needed for the projects.
