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SUMMARY:LITE Lab@HKU invites new project partners for its Feb – Apr/May 2025 Cohort
DESCRIPTION:LITE Lab@HKU invites new project partners for its Feb – Apr/May 2025 Cohort (due Feb 7)\n  \n  \nLITE Lab is pleased to announce the launch of Law\, Innovation\, Technology & Entrepreneurship Lab at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law 6th Postgraduate Cohort\, and once again invite tech startups\, innovative companies\, industry associations\, and professional service firms to be our LITE Lab@HKU project partners to co-design legal\, regulatory and/or policy research projects during the Feb – Apr/May 2025 semester. \n  \nLITE Lab@HKU is an award-winning interdisciplinary and experiential programme at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law to foster law\, innovation\, technology and entrepreneurship (LITE)\, including the use of GenAI in the students’ work process. Students spend 9-10 hours per week working largely independently and in groups on their agreed-upon research project legal\, regulatory and/or policy deliverables\, with regular check-ins with their project partners. LITE Lab@HKU welcomes project partners to invite our students to visit and work from their premises\, and also attend our end-of semester presentations. \n  \nTo date\, LITE Lab and its students have worked with more than 180 project partners (including many “repeat customers”) on a broad range of emerging technology and business model topics ranging from online platforms\, digital assets\, regulation of AI\, data protection and privacy\, cybersecurity\, the metaverse and quantum computing\, for a variety of industries including fintech\, healthtech\, gaming\, ESG\, etc. \n  \nMost of the postgraduate LITE Lab students are law graduates from prestigious law schools from Mainland China\, and so projects relating to the Greater Bay Area and Chinese law particularly benefit from their unique experience and background. \n  \nTo learn more from our ecosystem partners and past project partners\, see: \n\nCyberport: https://youtu.be/74gRlgbz-uk\nKaChick: https://youtu.be/GWk3bUEOctE\nWada Bento: https://youtu.be/f2TR9eL7YYA\nHollo & Securli: https://youtu.be/zU5TtEOqwLg\nFintech Association of Hong Kong white paper: https://litelab.law.hku.hk/news/fintech-association-hk-launches-green-finance-and-regtech-white-paper-with-lite-labhku/\n\n  \nREGISTER – LITE Lab looks forward to interested project partners completing the attached Expression of Interest Form by Friday\, February 7\, 2025. \n  \nhttps://forms.office.com/r/5i6KQm057v \n  \nPlease note that classes finish at the end of April\, and projects may continue into May with the mutual agreement between the project partner and student(s). \n  \nIf you have any questions\, please feel to contact Brian Tang at bwtang@hku.hk with the title “LITE Lab @HKU – 2024/25 Application” \n  \nPlease note that: \n(a)  neither LITE Lab@HKU students nor instructors are licensed to provide legal advice in Hong Kong nor elsewhere\, and so any work project or communication should not be construed as legal advice nor relied upon as such \n  \n(b) as neither LITE Lab@HKU students nor instructors are licensed to practice law\, you do not enjoy legal professional privilege regarding information shared with LITE Lab@HKU\, its students or instructors. Please do not share any confidential information in the form. \n  \n(c) LITE Lab@HKU desires to extend its impact\, and projects that can be reproduced on LITE Lab’s website as well as projects that benefit the broader innovation and technology ecosystem (such as white papers) are looked upon more favourably. \n 
URL:https://tec.hku.hk/event/lite-labhku-apr-may-cohort/
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SUMMARY:Cyberport University Partnership Programme (CUPP) 2025 (Mar 3)
DESCRIPTION:Cyberport University Partnership Programme (CUPP) 2025\n  \nCyberport University Partnership Programme (CUPP) is a FinTech focused entrepreneurship programme with boot camp\, mentorship and competition that aiming at nurturing young FinTech talents for Hong Kong since 2015. CUPP is a programme on nomination-based.\nFor the upcoming cohort\, CUPP is themed in AI\, Blockchain\, Cybersecurity and Web3. \nhttps://cyberport.hk/en/cyberport-university-partnership-programme \n  \nCUPP 2025 offers\n  \n\nWin HK$100\,000 grant by Cyberport Creative Micro Fund\nA series of digital tech pre-camp nurturing sessions in Hong Kong\nEntrepreneurship Boot Camp at Draper University in Silicon Valley\nMentorship and insight from industry experts\nPitch your digital tech business idea to investors\n\n  \nEligibility\n  \n\nProject must be rooted in digital tech.\nApplicants must be nominated by CUPP Co-organising Universities (CityU\, HKBU\, HKMU\, HKSYU\, LU\, SFU\, CUHK\, EduHK\, HSUHK\, PolyU\, HKUST\, HKU).\nApplicants must be between 18 and 30 years old (inclusive) upon the nomination deadline (i.e. 3 March 2025).\nApplicants must be undergraduate or postgraduate students nominated by the Co-organising Universities\, either currently enrolled university students or recently graduated within 3 years prior to the nomination deadline (i.e. 3 March 2022 to 3 March 2025) from the Co-organising Universities.\nApplicants must have a good command of English.\nTeam members could be a mixture of students or recent graduates from the CUPP 2025 Co-organising Universities.\nEach team could have up to 5 members. Suggested team structure:\n1 team leader (i.e. principal applicant) with Hong Kong ID Card holder and main contact person of the team.\nUp to 2 core team members with technical/UIUX knowledge\, who will be joining Entrepreneurship Boot Camp\nUp to 2 supporting team members\, who will NOT be joining Entrepreneurship Boot Camp\nMaximum 3 members per team can join the Entrepreneurship Boot Camp.\n\n  \nTimeline\n  \n \n  \nHow to Apply CUPP?\n  \nCUPP is a nomination-based program. Interested applicants should contact the CUPP 2025 Co-organizing Universities for nomination details. Nominated teams should provide their academic performance\, awards received\, entrepreneurial experience\, and proposed project to the universities for consideration. \n  \nApply for HKU nomination quota: \nSubmit your application by February 16 23:59. \nSelection-based: Selected students will be notified by email from HKU TEC. \n  \nWhat to do next after HKU nominates your team: \nA written test and interview will be arranged after the nomination deadline. The written test will be reviewed by Draper University\, and teams will pitch their business ideas to the judging panel for the interview. Selected students will be notified by email from Cyberport.
URL:https://tec.hku.hk/event/cupp2025/
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SUMMARY:HICOOL 2025 Info Session (17 Feb)
DESCRIPTION:Information Session of HICOOL 2025 \nDate: 17 Feb 2025 \nTime: 2:30 -3:30 pm \nAgenda: \n2:30-2:35 Opening Remarks by the Organizer\n2:35-3:00 HICOOL Competition Briefing\n3:00-3:20 Business Plan Coaching\n3:20-3:30 Q&A Session \nVenue: Innowing Two\, The University of Hong Kong (Offline) \nSub-Venue: HKU Techno-Entrepreneurship Academy (Live Streaming) \nLanguage: Chinese（普通话） \nAbout HICOOL\nThe HICOOL 2025 Global Entrepreneurship Competition has officially launched\, and the registration channel is now open. The registration deadline is March 31\, 2025. This competition invites entrepreneurial projects from around the world to showcase themselves on a global stage and accelerate their growth. \nDuring the registration period\, the organizing committee will host several offline preliminary evaluation roadshows. At least 50% of the projects in each roadshow will secure a spot to advance to the preliminary competition. These roadshows are only open to registered projects. Projects interested in participating in the roadshows should pay attention to notifications from the organizing committee regarding the schedule and register in time. \nFor 2025\, the competition has been streamlined into 12 Tech Verticals: \n\nIntegrated Circuits/Quantum Information\nArtificial Intelligence/Robotics\n5G/6G/IoT/Smart Cities\nBlockchain/FinTech\nPharmaceuticals/Medical Devices\nBiotechnology/Health Services\nHigh-End Instruments & Equipment/Universal Critical Components\nAdvanced Materials/New Energy/Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection\nIntelligent Equipment/New Energy Smart Vehicles\nSoftware and IT Services/Tech Services\nModern Agriculture/Food Tech\nCultural and Creative Industries\n\nA total of 200 projects will be awarded. The prize distribution is as follows: \n\nFirst Prize: 12 winners\, RMB 2 million each\nSecond Prize: 36 winners\, RMB 1 million each\nThird Prize: 68 winners\, RMB 500\,000 each\nMerit Award: 84 winners\, RMB 200\,000 each\n\nAdditionally\, a “Talent Scout Award” will be given to individuals who recommend participating projects\, with each scout receiving RMB 500\,000. \nApart from monetary prizes\, the competition offers winning participants support for living and working in Beijing\, including residency benefits\, education for children\, medical insurance\, and other essential services. Additional resources include product showcasing\, capital and industry networking\, media promotion\, and professional services covering the “entire lifecycle” of their entrepreneurial journey. \n2025 Competition Timeline: \n\nRegistration: October 2024 to March 31\, 2025\nPreliminary Evaluation Roadshows (Optional): November 2024 to March 2025\nPreliminary Evaluation: April 2025\nPreliminary Competition: May to June 2025\nSemi-Finals: July 2025\nFinals: August 2025\n\nThe HICOOL Global Entrepreneurs Summit and Entrepreneurship Competition is a comprehensive international talent initiative led by Beijing. Focused on fostering innovation from both domestic and international entrepreneurs\, it serves as a global platform for networking and exchange. Upholding the principle of being “entrepreneur-centric\,” HICOOL seeks out outstanding entrepreneurial projects worldwide and connects them with the resources necessary for starting businesses in Beijing\, including funding\, policy support\, and office space. It aims to establish a multi-level\, multidimensional\, and diversified international entrepreneurial ecosystem. \nOver the past five years\, the HICOOL Global Entrepreneurship Competition has attracted 32\,001 entrepreneurs and 24\,171 projects from 145 countries and regions worldwide. \nWe warmly welcome talented individuals and projects from the University of Hong Kong to register for HICOOL! See you in Beijing! \n 
URL:https://tec.hku.hk/event/hicool2025_infosession/
LOCATION:Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two\, The University of Hong Kong\, Pokfulam\, Hong Kong
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