As per the vision of the Egyptian Russian University (ERU), which aims at becoming one of the distinguished private universities in the field of education and scientific research, and under the patronage of the University President, Professor / Dr. Sherif Fakhry, the university was keen to participate in the initiative of the Innovators and Geniuses Fund, namely, the initiative of the Olympiad of Start-up Companies at the level of Egyptian universities.

The university was chosen by the Innovators and Geniuses Fund to hold the Olympiad of Start-up Companies within the university in the months of April, May and June; a choice which came after submitting 18 projects of start-up companies (11 by students and 7 by researchers), which is a distinguished event.

A committee will be formed for evaluation and arbitration of the projects of the teams participating in the Olympiad of Start-up Companies to select the best 6 projects submitted by students at the university level and the best 6 projects submitted by researchers. The event shall take place at 10 am on Monday, April 15, 2024, at the council’s meeting hall of the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence … This shall be part of the preparation for starting the stage of training and mentoring for the participating teams through holding workshops, seminars and lectures for a period of two months.

Therefore, all teams are required to prepare a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation, in which the team members are introduced, the project idea is explained, in addition to presenting the business model, feasibility study, project applications, beneficiaries, and what has actually been implemented up to the date of the jury meeting …

Best wishes of ongoing success and excellence for the members of the Egyptian Russian University.