SALT: OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS – SEA Coopetition 2021

As a member institution of the Swiss-ASEAN Learning and Teaching (SALT), UTM has been invited to participate in the SALT SEA Coopetition 2021.

The Social Entrepreneurship Acceleration (SEA) Coopetition 2021 is a cross-cultural transdisciplinary programme utilizing social entrepreneurship as means towards economic progress. It provides structured opportunities for students all over the world to converge, interact and conduct on-site research through their analytical and critical thinking skills as basis for development of real-time business plans. The programme seeks to provide off-campus cross-cultural experiences that will enable participants to advance in the application of research-based strategies, theories and principles. Further, it aims to promote transformative education through inter-cultural exposures.
 
Objectives
 
Students will
> Understand the significance of education for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals
> Learn about social entrepreneurship
> Refine and develop innovative business ideas
> Create and validate social innovative business models
> Make positive impacts to the society.
 
Undergraduate, Graduate as well as Post-Doctoral students of any faculty from SALT member institutions are invited to participate in the SEA Coopetition 2021.

Find out more at  http://saltorg.net/project/SEA%20Coopetition%202021-14 
Application Due: 20 May 2021  

Students will be invited for an online interview. If the project is chosen, a facilitator will be assigned to support the student’s project. The results of the project selection will be announced by 15 June 2021.