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The 12th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

 

The annual highlight of innovation and entrepreneurship for tertiary students is coming! In the 12th annual competition, the winning entrepreneurship projects will form as a Hong Kong representative team to participate the China International College Students’ Innovation Competition and/or the “Challenge Cup” China College Students Entrepreneurship Competition, which are known as “The Best and Biggest Roadshow Platform Worldwide” and “The Biggest Platform of Chinese Young Entrepreneurs” respectively while the winning innovation projects will enter the “Challenge Cup” National College Students’ Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Contest which is recognized as the “China Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Olympic”. Since 2025, award-winning projects have had the opportunity to represent Hong Kong in three international exhibitions and competitions: WorldlnventTM Singapore (WoSG), Indonesia Inventors Day (IID) and Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF).

 

Wanna show your skills and talents? Wanna turn your innovative dreams into reality? Wanna meet more similar great minds? Visit this website (www.hkchallengeplus.com) to learn more about the competition and important dates. Don’t miss this golden opportunity to thrive – submit your application right now!

 

Details of the Competition:

 

The 12th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
Deadline Application Deadline:30 Mar 2026 (Mon)

Project Submission Deadline:10 Apr 2026 (Fri)

Categories (I) Innovation (Research Thesis/ Invention);

(Life Sciences / Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering /

Information technology / Mathematics and Physics/ Mechanics and Control Systems)

(II) Entrepreneurship

(Entrepreneurship Proposal/ Startup/Social Enterprise/Cultural & Creative Services)

Awards
  1. Awards: Grand Prize, First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize
  2. Total cash prize value is over HKD$500,000.
  3. Top winners will represent HKSAR and their colleges in the above mentioned National and International Competition(s)
  4. Resource connections, public exhibitions, media coverage, etc.
Website www.hkchallengeplus.com

 

For more details and to submit an application, please refer to the official website (www.hkchallengeplus.com). For enquiries, please kindly contact HKU TEC, Tim Cheung (3910 2726, tim.cheung@hku.hk)