SUMMER SCHOOL GERMANY

CREATING NEW STARTUPS IDEAS FOR SMART CITIES
How technologies as sensors can impact our cities and improve our lives
BWCON GMBH
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOR
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
location
Ludwigshafen, GERMANY
period
23rd July – 3rd August 2018
working language
ENGLISH

PROFILE
Would you like to develop new business ideas for smart sustainable cities? Do you want to experience how technologies as sensors are shaping the city of the future? Enroll now in the Summer Academy in Germany to gain entrepreneurial skills and solid knowledge on how to develop a startup idea in the smart cities field. Within an intensive two weeks program, you will get to know many of the methodologies used by the startups community to develop new products and services, spanning from design thinking to business model generation. You will work following a lean startup approach and apply immediately what you learn on a concrete business case that you will develop with an inter-disciplinary team.
Furthermore, in the Summer Academy in Germany, you will get in touch with many companies who are developing technologies for Smart Cities. You will have the chance to visit their facilities and discover how they work and expand your network of contacts.
During the last day of the school, you will pitch your business idea in front of an expert jury. Thanks to our cooperation with the Freischwimmer Accelerator, the best team might be selected to win a 50.000 Euro worth Acceleration program in Ludwigshafen.
For the Summer Academy in Germany, up to 5 scholarship covering the tuition fee will be assigned to the best candidates.
fee
€ 600 Course + course materials
€ 950 Course + course materials + housing
credits
Certificate of Attendance
PROGRAM
Have a look at the program of the CREA Summer Academy in Germany:
EXPERTISE
Technology-driven startups ideas for Smart Cities
INNOVATION THEMES
Lean Innovation, Smart Cities, Business Model Generation, Agile
CREATIVITY
• Design Thinking
• Pitching
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• Business Modeling
• Lean start-up: market research, customer development, MVP
• Marketing and Communication
• Product Development
• Finance
TECHNOLOGY
• Prototyping
• Agile
• Technology trends: Smart Cities / Blockchain / Industry 4.0 / Green Tech
The summer academy will only start if a minimum number of 15 participants will be reached.
PARTNERS
Freischwimmer Accelerator
Heidelberg Innovation Lab
INES – Institute for Enterprise Systems, University of Mannheim
Urban Innovation – Stadt neu denken! e.V
FACULTY MEMBERS

Christoph Selig
Researcher on Corporate Entrepreneurship at Constance University of Applied Science
Location
Freischwimmer Accelerator
Pettenkoferstraße 9
67063 Ludwigshafen, Germany