EIT DIGITAL CLC

Strengthening the EIT Digital Knowledge and Innovation Community in Hungary

2021-1.2.1-EIT-KIC-2021-00006
Beneficiaries: EIT DIGITAL HUNGARY Nonprofit Ltd. (consortium leader), Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Funding: 130 000 000 HUF
Launch date: 1 July 2021
Completion date: 30 June 2024

The aim of the project is to support the Hungarian education, innovation and business development activities of the EIT Digital Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC). We help domestic partners to participate as successfully as possible in as many activities as possible within EIT Digital, and we strengthen the domestic EIT Digital KIC ecosystem by involving new members.

The educational component of the project supports the implementation of students' research and business ideas in the form of a startup at master's and doctoral levels. In addition to business, market, finance and management knowledge, the work of students is monitored and mentored from the idea to entering the market, in depth appropriate to the level of training. The innovation activity supports the commercialization of existing research results and technological solutions, and ensures the professional preparation of the startups created during the projects. The business development component helps entrepreneurial teams to create new startups and new products within the framework of agile innovation activities. The consortium involves businesses of various levels in idea and team development workshops and hackathons, networking events facilitating market and investor access, and mentoring processes aimed at complex business or idea development.