INRTU will create the «Entrepreneurial Boiling Points»

INRTU is one of the winners of the competition of ANPO «NTI Platform». According to information of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, 60 universities from 42 regions won a grant to create the « Entrepreneurial Boiling Points»

The competition is held within the framework of the federal project «Platform of University Technological Entrepreneurship». It was developed on the basis of one of 42 strategic initiatives approved by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin.

According to the press release of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the main goal of the contest is preparation of qualified staff, development of youth entrepreneurship and ensuring economic security and achievements of country's technological sovereignty.

The 60 winning universities will receive a grant divided into three parts. In the first year of the program implementation each university receives 791 thousand rubles and in the second and third years - 1.1 million and 1.4 million rubles respectively. These funds can be used for the necessary hardware and software, salaries for mentors and experts, and other expenses associated with launching and maintaining «Entrepreneurial Boiling Point». Also, the winners of the contest get access to the digital services of the ecosystem of the organizer - ANPO «NTI Platform».

The function of «Entrepreneurial Boiling Points» at INRTU will make it possible to effectively inform students about opportunities of choosing an entrepreneurial development trajectory.

As a result, students will improve their competencies, the entrepreneurial community will expand, registration of startups will become more active, and the quality of defended graduate thesis will increase as part of the university's «Startup as a Diploma» program.

It is known that, the «Boiling Point - INRTU» has been working at INRTU for more than three years. Since 2019, almost 600 events with the participation of 14 thousand people have been held.