[Competition] 2021 SMART 3.0 Online Pitch Competition

Greetings from Forum of Southeast and South Asia and Taiwan Universities (SATU)!

As the Southeast Asian region has been facing critical challenges, there has been an urgent need to gather experts and educators to exchange ideas and face shared challenges. Therefore, President Chiang Kao of the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan, together with the Presidents of prestigious universities of Southeast Asian countries initiated the “Presidents’ Forum of Southeast Asia and Taiwan Universities” (abbreviated as SATU Presidents’ Forum) in the year 2003.

By this SMART 3.0 Online Pitch Competition competition, hopefully, all our SATU member universities would still be able to connect with fellow students from other member universities, while equipping them with the skills they need. The process of developing a pitch in the competition would help sharpen students’ communication skills, problem-solving abilities, language skills, business sense, etc., and make new friends of diverse backgrounds from different countries. 

Further information (guidelines, rules, etc): https://smart.innovation.ncku.edu.tw/

Timeline

  1. Sign up period: Open until August 31st, 2021
  2. Teams created by event staff: First week of September 2021
  3. Teams submit business plan, pitch deck, and video pitch: October 8th, 2021
  4. Awards announced at SATU General Assembly, November 2nd, 2021

Topics

Too many great ideas will never see the light of day because not enough people have exposure to thinking like an entrepreneur. The SMART 3.0 Online Pitch Competition is designed for anyone from any discipline and no entrepreneurial experience is required. Sign up now and learn to think like an entrepreneur: creating a business plan, determining product/market fit, giving a pitch, etc. under one of the three topics below:

  1. Exercise Technology
  2. Combating Misinformation Online
  3. Environmental Sustainability

We will also provide self-paced accelerated entrepreneurial lessons for participants.

Prizes

Diamond Award: US$5,000 (0-1 team)

Gold Award: US$3,000 (1 team)

Silver Award: US$1,000 (1 team)

Bronze Award: US$300 (5 teams)

Eligibility

  • Enrolled in Universitas Gadjah Mada during the program, both local and international undergraduate students.
  • Be proficient in English. 

How it Works

  1. Sign up on your own (click here)
  2. We’ll match you to a team with 3-5 other students from different countries and universities.
  3. Each team member will be given the other team members’ contact information so you can work together.
  4. Pick a team name and team leader.
  5. Watch the training videos.
  6. Create (and submit) your submission.

What You Will Gain

  1. Take the first step to be an entrepreneur, whether as a side hustle or a start-up co-founder.
  2. Sharpen your communication skills, problem-solving abilities, language skills, business sense, etc.
  3. Make new friends/contacts of diverse backgrounds from different countries.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • The final decision of participants and winner is from Forum of Southeast and South Asia and Taiwan Universities (SATU)