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EUCA-INVEST Journal
Date: 20.10.2016
The Newsletter on Entrepreneurship as a product of the EUCA-INVEST project (Investing in Entrepreneurial universities in Caucasus and Central Asia)
The EUCA-INVEST - Project (Investing in Entrepreneurial universi- ties in Caucasus and Central Asia) is an EU-funded project which supports the education about entrepreneurship in universities in Caucasus and Central Asia. The general objective of EUCA- INVEST
is to enhance culture and creativity within HEI in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan and to strengthen the role of HEIs as an active stakeholder that contributes to the socio-economic development of society by fostering co- operation enterprise – university at both academic and industry level as well as between EU and the bene- ficiary countries.
1. Project News
Masaryk University organized first part of training for CreaLab Staff Workshop for Kyrgyz partners took place in Bishkek from 19th to 22nd September. The event was hosted by Kyrgyz Economic University. Lectures were provided by Mr. Leoš Jurásek, Business development Manager, and Ms. Iveta Zieglová, PR&Project Manager, both from Masaryk University TTO. Workshop was attended by 9 participants from 5 partner institutions. The same workshop was repeated a week later, from 27th to 30th September in Tbilisi, this time for Georgian partners. Lecturer was Ms. Jana Daňková from Masaryk University TTO, event was hosted by Ilia State University. The topics of both workshops were Commercialization of Products, Fundraising and Creation of venture.
The Roundtable meeting “The improvement of the university’s international affairs - Kyrgyz Economic University experience within the Project UNIVIA” The Roundtable meeting for IRO office of 7 Universities took place in KEU at 07 October, 2016. Particular interests drawn to IRO administration structure changes which have been done in KEU and establishing of creative laboratories in KEU in the frame of Erasmus+ project on Investing in Entrepreneurial Universities in Caucasus and Central Asia (EUCAINVEST). With the aim of dissemination, the short presentation has been given to local university representatives about the objectives of CreaLabs and future action plans of KEU on EUCA-INVEST project.
Masaryk University started to prepare second part of the training for CreaLab Staff Workshop for 17 participants from Georgia and Kyrgyzstan will take place from 8th to 11th November in Brno, Czech Republic. The topics are “Intellectual property rights” and “Contracts enterprise–university”. The participants will also have a chance to visit laboratories of Central European Institute of Technology, a world-class research infrastructure providing state-of-the-art equipment and ideal conditions for basic and applied research in the area of life sciences, and South Moravian Innovation Centre, a succesfull business incubator which was granted many international awards.
2. Entrepreneurship News
7 Signs It's Time to Transition From Employee to Entrepreneur www.entrepreneur.com/article/281814 Kyrgyzstan: Startup Bringing Fast Internet Connections to Rural Areas http://www.eurasianet.org/node/80121 16 Best Entrepreneurship and Business Leadership Articles of the Year http://www.inc.com/larry-kim/17-best-entrepreneurship-and-business-leadership-articles-of-the-year.html
3. Events
• University staff Meeting with agenda: sharing information on project workshop held in Vilnius and further action plans on purchasing equipment for CreaLabs / September 16th, 2016
4. Publications and Conference participations
• ENACTUS team: About Social Business Idea of ENACTUS team,
http://ru.sputnik.kg/society/20160930/1029472604/innovacii-dlya-bishkeka.html, 30.09.2016 • Article «European Technology Transfer practiсe in Kyrgyzstan», Kut Bilim #37 (10687), 07.10.2016 • Kadyraliev A.T. / Ruskylov S.K.: International scientific practical conference “Problems of development
and enhancing the competitiveness of the ceonomy in multipolar world” with the paper work: “Entrepreneurship and ratings of business administration in Kyrgyzstan”, Issyk-kul, Kyrgyzstan / 02-03.09.2016
• Kadyraliev M.T.: Participation at International scientific practical conference “Scientific discussion of modern youth” with the paper work: “The development of small businesses in the Kyrgyz Republic”, Penza, Russian Federation / 28.09.2016
5. Links
• EUCA-INVEST project website, http://www.euca-invest.eu/ • EACEA - Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en.php • Ideagrad - economic partner of IAAU in the field of entrepreneurship, http://ideagrad.com/ • ENACTUS (ENtrepreneurial ACTion for others created a better world to US all), http://enactus.kg/ • Coworking & Events space, http://www.facebook.com/ololohaus/
6. Other Information
• A team of ENACTUS KEU were paticipated in final competition with busines idea “New Bishkek” 13
October, 2016 Bishkek • Students meeting with Daniyar Emilov, founder and owner of the Studio infographic "Infodaana",
coaching course - "Entrepreneur": "How to build your business and make a profit?". At the meeting, he talked about his success story and discussed the main problems and obstacles of young entrepreneurs. 07 October, 2016 Bishkek
• In the Kyrgyz Economic University was held a training "Criterion Enactus" for the implementation of Social entrepreneurship. The training was held for students of 7 universities. 05 October, 2016
• Students meeting with Tilek Toktogaziev - businessman, currently the owner of three successful projects. 07 September 2016
• The monthly newspaper of Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic) as well as the website of the university are labelled “Muni” and from mid-August, this term belongs solely to Masaryk University. The university registered its Czech trademark with the Industrial Property Office through its Technology Transfer Office. The trademark is valid for ten years and can be renewed when this period expires. You can read the whole article here
• New patented method gives clues for leukaemia therapy: a method developed by experts from Masaryk University and the University Hospital Brno helps physicians predict how patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia will respond to the latest treatment. The method, which has recently been patented in the Czech Republic,is based on measuring the level of molecules that regulate the activity of B cells, whose uncontrolled growth is what causes the leukaemia. “Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is one of the most frequent types of leukaemia in the adult population. However, prognosis and response to treatment differ very widely depending on the patient. Our method can help doctors make a tentative prediction of whether a specific patient will respond well to a specific kind of therapy,” says Marek Mráz, head of the research team that included experts from Ceitec MU and the Clinic of Internal Medicine – Haematology and Oncology at the University Hospital Brno. The patent that has been registered with the Czech Industrial Property Office with the help of the Technology Transfer Office at Masaryk University. You can read the whole article here
7. Imprint
Project Coordinator: Kai Gleißner M.A. Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg Institut 1 - Bildung, Beruf und Medien Zschokkestr. 32 39104 Magdeburg Tel.: (03 91) 6 75 67 57 e-mail: [email protected] Internet-Arbeitsbereich: http://www.euca-invest.eu
Responsible editor: Maksim Onishchenko EdNet Association/Kyrgyz Republic Frunze str., 513, 720033 Tel.:+996-312-900-822 Fax: +996-312-900-830 e-mail: [email protected]