Competition - ZfE - Zentrum für Entrepreneurship

				The 2025 ideas competition is coming up!
			
                Register now for the ideas competition using the registration form

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By taking part in the Ideas Competition 2025, you also have the chance to win a place on the Berlin Valley Tour 2025

"inspired - The ideas competition. In MV."

We are looking for innovative ideas and research results from the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern research region.

The competition is aimed at the following groups of people:

enrolled students
research assistants
doctoral candidates
post docs
professors
graduates
Members of the participating research institutes
Craftspeople
Others

Participation is possible both individually and in teams. There is no industry focus in this competition.

Registration started

Registration for the 2025 competition via the Center for Entrepreneurship (ZfE) at the University of Rostock: via online registration form or e-mail to zfe@uni-rostock.de!

Statewide ideas competition in July 2025

The best teams from the local competitions at the participating university and college locations in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are given the opportunity to take part in the state-wide ideas competition MV. The finalists will once again present their ideas to a high-caliber jury. This is followed by a public award ceremony for the best ideas in a dignified setting.

Submission until 2nd June 2025

Submission of the refined idea sketches (form will be provided after registration) and, if applicable, a letter of confirmation from the mentors from business and/or science. The ideas are then selected for presentation by an independent jury.

"Rockit Week" [27th - 31st August 2025]

As part of the nationwide ideas competition, the participating idea holders are given the opportunity to further develop their ideas through an interactive mix of theory, group and individual work and to immediately apply what they have learned "hands on" to their own projects. In terms of content, Rock-it Week focuses on the further development of ideas and the development of business models using the latest creative methods and models.

Local ideas competition on 17th June 2025

Presentation of the ideas in the "Researchers and graduates" and "Students" categories and final selection by the jury. The award ceremony for the prize winners and special prize winners will take place immediately afterwards. Location and format to be announced.

Berlin Valley Tour [dates to be announced]

We are starting from Rostock and are exploring Berlin's start-up scene within three days. We are putting together an optimal daily schedule with suitable coaching offers for each individual team. Let us surprise you!

The ideas competition, which is funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Tourism and Employment and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF), supports innovative ideas and business start-ups in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern every year, e.g. from academia. In the multi-stage competition, no fully developed business plans are expected, but rather a concise, precise presentation of the business idea and the participants who would like to continue working on this idea. The submitted idea will be refined and developed further over the course of the competition.

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