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About IEC

VNU-HCM Innovative Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) is a public non-business unit with the function of training, researching, and implementing of startup services and investment. The purpose is to promote the formation and development of startup businesses.

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Position of IEC in startup ecosystem
The center serves as a "bridge" between universities, institutes, research centers under VNU-HCM and local startup ecosystems. Moreover, IEC connects units closely in activities of research, knowledge and technology transfer.

Further details

ACTIVE STARTUP SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT

Encouraging entrepreneurship spirit

IEC directly sponsors student clubs for organizing events, contests, etc. It was considered as an effective method to approach and promote startup activities to students from universities.
OPERATION SUPPORT
STUDENT CLUBS
Each project group was connected to experts for mentoring. This activity focuses on helping teams grow and find out a better version of business model.
NETWORKING
1-ON-1 MENTORING
There were great chances for networking and creating connections in startup community; Equipped and kept abreast of all the current market information, especially in area of ICT.
ORGANIZE/LEAD TEAMS JOIN IN
RELATED STARTUP PROGRAMS
SERIES OF EVENTS
STARTUP OPEN DAY
CiC is a startup competition for students. It creates environment of reality experience, inspiration; and provides skill-set for implementation of ideas.
COMPETITION
CREATIVE IDEA CONTEST - CiC
It was designed to inspire passion and positive energy about starting a new business. Practical experience was shared directly by entrepreneurs in many fields.
SERIES OF SEMINARS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP JOURNEY
The events aimed to raise awareness of students about startup. Participants get chances to find out about startup ecosystem through startup tours at IEC.

MimosaTek -  Provide farm management solutions, especially precision irrigation solutions.

Tesse - an interative online training platform

Magik coworking space -
an intergrated startup incubator.

Meete -  An application provides vouchers of beverage and entertainment services

Cricket One - Producing sustainable protein ingredients for food, beverage and cosmetics from crickets. 

Kodimo -  Solution of STEAM education and coding for children.

Gcalls - Switchboard solutions

CloudFERMI - Providing electronic products and IoT devices

iNut Platform - The platform of IoT and smart home equipment

Cohota - Online interactive training and management platform.

UPUPME - The platform of "Mix&Match" suggestion on fashion trends. 

SHIP60 - Solution of delivering and receiving goods for personal and businesses.

Anttizen - Developing software on Windows 10 and Microsoft Store

Crosstech - Designing and operating code courses and training programs

Fast Ecom - E-commerce for students. 

TranVuGroup - Offering promotion solutions and services. 

NextGen - Training and orientation solutions to the youth generation.

VietHouse Architecture - Consulting in design and executing projects/works. 

DeepHub - Discovering and incubating Artificial Intelligence projects.

Blake - R&D of silver nanoparticles technology. 

Muzzy - Making space for experiencing musical instrument at acoustic cafes.

Cosina - Studio game of games development and improvement for customers.

Namix - Producing and supplying garden soil, Perlite - Vermiculite, and other kinds of potting mix.

Vin Hr - Solutions for recruitment and human resources management.

Bus Map - one of top leading applications supporting for catching buses.

VSN - online training platform, connecting between 4 parts: learners, teachers, schools, and businesses.

Startup incubation

Remarkable startups 

Office/working space
ICT infrastructure
Connection

STARTUPS tiêu biểu tại IEC

Entrepreneurship and innovation training

  • The accelerator program was designed and refined according to the Lean LaunchPad method.
  • Aim: Support individuals/startups in the improvement of innovation skills. Besides, the program also helps to minimize risks and develop products well to access the market sustainably.
  • The program spreads dramatic inspiration through the guidance of high-qualified mentors from domestic and abroad.
iStartX Accelerator
Short courses for building startup ecosystem
  • At the Basic and Advanced levels, the program content is designed to cover startup aspects. The goal is to support the provision of national startup ecosystem knowledge and relevant skills for creating the one at different units.
  • Objects: consultants, advisors, and incubator managers take responsibility for planning and developing startup support activities in training institutions, departments, and agencies.  
Combined programs
  • With the openness of IEC character, the center connects and cooperates with many parties in designing and organizing a variety of training programs on topics.
  • Purpose: expanding the network of connections between departments, various sectors and agencies; equipping the knowledge of development planning skills and operation management for startup communities help.

Mr. Philipp Roesler

Former Vice Chancellor of Germany,
and Federal Minister of Economics and Technology;
Former Head of the Centre for Regional Strategies of the World Economic Forum (WEF)

He had a meeting to share on the topic: "Entrepreneurship thinking for the young" and encouraged students to participate in Creative Idea Contest - CiC of VNU-HCM.

Ms. Meagan Pi

Former Vice-president of Google

On the business trip to Vietnam, Ms. Meagan Pi had a meeting with students attending the contest: Creative Idea Contest - CiC. The sharing centered around the issue of the topic: Future and development potential of technology.

Ambassador Nadav Eshcar

Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam

During the meeting between the Ambassador and IEC, the two sides exchanged experiences on startups, startup ecosystems, and education systems of the two countries.

Ms. Nguyễn Thị Thùy

Senior Director at Maple Tree, Vietnam

The representative of IEC Board of Directors welcomed Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy and introduced the startup ecosystem. Besides, she had time to discuss and talk to young startups that are in the process of incubation and development.

Mr. Jong Joo Na

CEO at K-Club, South Korea

President of K-Club and senior delegation participated in the signing ceremony of an agreement between K-Club and IEC, for R&D and technology transfer promotion.

Mr. Axel Schultze

CEO of Society3 Group AG and the chairman of the World Innovations Forum Foundation

Mr. Axel Schultze had an informal meeting with talented students to talk about the situation of international startups, also opportunities and working environment at well-known foreign companies (including in Silicon Valley) and other related issues.

Mr. Nguyen The Trung

Vice Chairman & Managing Director at DTT Group

With the theme: Proposing a strategy to develop IoT startups ecosystem, Mr. Trung shared useful information about core elements and ways to bring out generations of potential young entrepreneurs. 

Mr. Pham Duy Hieu

CEO of Startup Vietnam Foundation (SVF)

Mr. Pham Duy Hieu and SVF are close partners of ITP, especially in training programs, events to share experiences, inspire entrepreneurship thinking for students and incubator managers.

Mr. Hub Langstaff

Director of Swiss Entrepreneurship Program, Vietnam
(From left to right, the third position)

Swiss EP, with a worldwide network of trusted experts, is one of the closest partners to accompany IEC from the early days of operation and development of start-up support programs to the present.

Mr. Utz Dornberger

Professor at Leipzig University, Germany

Dr. Utz Dornberger was a speaker at a sharing session with startup teams in the iStartX accelerator program for the topic: ways to innovation. Leipzig University was known as one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany.

Mr. Luu Danh Anh Vu

Former Country Manager for Security- IBM VN

Mr. Vu was one of the speakers at the "Developing IoT startup ecosystem opportunities and challenges" workshop in ITP Hall. The topic he shared was: IoT platform, Bluemix, and application capabilities.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Nhan

Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City

On the occasion of the opening ceremony of VNU-HCM during the 2017-2018 school year, Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan visited and found out the products and business models of young startups incubated by IEC.

Dr. John Rome

Deputy CIO and BI Strategist at Arizona State University, United States

At the seminar on Smart University Urban Area, Dr. John Rome shared a report on experiences and achievements when applying information technology to universities.

Mr. Franck Nouyrihgat

Co-founder Startup Weekend

Mr. Franck shared with startup groups about startup ecosystem issues in Vietnam and current investment trends. Moreover, he woke the illusions up of entrepreneurship and others that startups in Vietnam are facing.

Celebrities interact with IEC startup community

INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - HOCHIMINH CITY

http://bit.ly/StartupEcosystem_YoutubeChannel

Room I.101, VNU-HCM Information Technology Park, quarter 6, Linh Trung ward, Thu Duc district, Hochiminh City

(84) (28) 372 444 04

iec@vnu-itp.edu.vn

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