The main mission of the OshTU business incubator is to develop entrepreneurial and innovation skills among students and aspiring entrepreneurs who meet the needs of society.
The business incubator’s activities will be aimed at building the brand of the OshTU Institution as a center for business education and a “platform” for supporting student entrepreneurship, as well as at developing business ties among students, graduates, teachers and partners of the university.
Main objectives:
- Identification and support of talented and initiative youth;
- Activation of innovative activity of students and teachers;
- Strengthening human resources in the innovation sector;
- Creating conditions to promote the commercialization of the results of scientific and scientific-technical activities ;
- Improving the educational process, improving the quality of training for young professionals through the introduction of new forms of education.
Main tasks:
- Promoting entrepreneurial activity of university students and developing relevant skills;
- Strengthening the practical component of university studies, providing students with the opportunity to gain applied knowledge in the field of business management;
- Teaching students practical skills in the creation and market management of a new business, conducting internships and trainings;
- Providing university teachers with the opportunity to apply professional experience and knowledge in the field of business education;
- Facilitating the establishment of business relations between university graduates and students;
- Preparation and implementation of events to promote innovation in the educational process and contractual activities, strengthening partnerships with innovative enterprises and institutions.
The incubator will provide assistance to initiators of student business projects in the following areas:
- Strategic analysis of business ideas;
- Consulting on the preparation of business projects;
- Evaluation of business projects and preparation of a presentation for the expert council;
- Information assistance in the search and attraction of financial resources;
- Accounting and legal outsourcing (if necessary);
- Business marketing support;
- Providing a coworking space;
- Preparation for participation in investment forums.
The most important areas of cooperation between the business incubator and graduates will be:
- Development of mentoring by involving graduates in conducting master classes and industry consulting for students who initiate business projects.
- The participation of graduates in the work of the expert council, whose functions include evaluating ready-made business projects and recommending them for commercialization.
- Attracting graduates to finance student startups and creating a long-term venture fund.
- Conducting competitions of student projects developed on the basis of business cases of graduate companies.
- Conducting corporate trainings and providing consulting services to graduate companies.
- Assistance to graduates in building a customer base and establishing business partnerships in the OSH University business environment.
