10. May '24
A group of people at Hochschule Coburg participate in a playful indoor activity. Some are crouched in a starting position on a mocked-up track, while others hold a “ready. steady. GO!” banner and smile amidst colorful decorations in the background.
A group of people at Hochschule Coburg participate in a playful indoor activity. Some are crouched in a starting position on a mocked-up track, while others hold a "ready. steady. GO!" banner and smile amidst colorful decorations in the background.
Science Minister Markus Blume has opened Bavaria’s new start-up hubs.
They provide start-up support for students and academic staff so that their business ideas can actually find their way onto the market.
Coburg University of Applied Sciences is part of the Upper Franconian start-up hub GO! and focuses on the creative industries, social entrepreneurship and technology/computer science. What does it take to ensure that a good idea doesn’t remain in a drawer?
Encouragement, an exchange of experience and active support.
In five Bavarian start-up hubs, students with innovative start-up ideas can now find exactly that.
“Founding can be learned: our start-up hubs help students and academic staff to get started,” said Science Minister Markus Blume at the official opening of the hubs.
“Every great idea once started small: Anyone with a real vision can turn it into reality in Bavaria with our support. Bavaria is the best base for start-ups!”
The Central Franconian hub “Entrepreneurial Innovation Hub” hosted the opening event on behalf of all hubs.
The five new start-up hubs are part of the “Hightech Transfer Bayern” initiative, in which the Bavarian state government is investing a total of over 100 million euros.
The hubs are made up of neighboring regional colleges and universities.
The Upper Franconian start-up hub GO! aims to promote start-up talent, nurture innovation and promote Upper Franconia. Coburg University of Applied Sciences strengthens creative industries, social entrepreneurship and technology/computer science “We build bridges between science and business and we pool our strengths and expertise for a robust, closely networked start-up ecosystem. In this way, Bayreuth creates a broad educational program for in-depth entrepreneurial training that translates research into action. Bamberg combines perspectives from the humanities with digital technologies. Coburg focuses on the creative industries, social entrepreneurship and technology/computer science, while Hof strengthens technology-based start-ups. In our view, this is a promising combination for the future of Upper Franconia,” said Prof. Dr. Kai Fischbach, President of the University of Bamberg.
The University of Bamberg is in charge of coordinating the GO! start-up hub.
The topics from Coburg University of Applied Sciences were presented by President Prof. Dr. Stefan Gast.
With the Transfer and Entrepreneurship Department, the university offers a wide range of support to those interested in setting up a business.
Qualification and networking programs for students and employees with an affinity for start-ups are being launched in the hubs, which impart comprehensive knowledge about innovation and entrepreneurship, network founders with each other as well as with companies and service partners and give them the opportunity to gain practical experience in various modules, including abroad, for example.
Further information can be found here in the press release from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts.
