2022-04-07

ACLab is looking for projects to help overcome the consequences of the war

The team of the YEP network of academic startup incubators has created a coordination platform ACLab that will facilitate the dissemination of humanitarian and economic projects, as well as the sphere of construction and reconstruction.

ACLab is looking for projects to help overcome the consequences of the war

World experience shows that life in war creates not only despair or pessimism but also new heroes, breakthrough innovations, and cutting-edge research that saves lives and helps millions of people overcome the crisis. That is why YEP is launching the "Anti-Crisis Semester" of the Entrepreneurial University.

ACLab is a platform created by the YEP team to implement technological and socio-economic initiatives with a great impact on restoring Ukraine from the consequences of the war. The main criterion for selecting initiatives is the great impact on the country's reconstruction in key areas: humanitarian and economic spheres; construction and reconstruction.

As part of the semester program, you can join a series of meetings with international speakers:

  • April 11 (15:00 - 17:00): Impact investing: educating the next generation of Ukrainian.

Speaker: Olena Donets – Global COO & EMEA GM in Spyre Group; Co-founder of the DUCO consulting group; Co-founder of the largest startup center in Israel StarTAU; expert in building innovative ecosystems.

Lecture language: Russian.

  • April 12 (15:00 - 17:00): The chronic of innovation: the story of Israeli innovation as an aspect of survival mode.

Speaker: Itay Verman – Head of the Education Innovation Department at Spyre Group; leading expert on entrepreneurship education in Israel; advisor to the activities of the government, municipalities, universities, and NGOs.

Lecture language: English.

  • April 13 (15:00 - 17:00): Change: challenging assumptions.

Speaker: Shlomo Abbas – expert in business strategy and consulting to achieve maximum impact with minimum resource costs; he advised GM, Disney, Brinks, Bayer, and Johnson & Johnson.

Lecture language: English.

More detailed information and registration for events are at the link.

It should be recalled that the deadline for students and young lecturers to apply for the Fulbright Scholarship has been extended.

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