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2004, National University of
Singapore
Report from the 2004 U21 Summer School & Symposium
The inaugural U21 Summer School & Symposium - a new
initiative by the U21 network - was hosted by the
National University of Singapore from 5 - 12 July 2004.
With a theme of Global Technology Entrepreneurship,
the aim of the initiative was to inculcate a global and
entrepreneurial mindset among the students through
interactive learning and exposure to opportunities
outside their own countries.
Through the course of the week-long Summer School, a
total of 90 students learnt about the process of
translating a real-life technological invention into a
commercially viable product or service in the
marketplace. Students were accompanied by 21
mentors/faculty advisors from the participating
universities. A two-day symposium concluded the event
and featured a number of keynote addresses by prominent
entrepreneurs and academic scholars.
Winning teams and plans from the 2004 Business Plan
competition
As part of the Summer School, 18 teams from 14
universities competed in the business plan competition -
a first for the network and a chance for top students
from member universities to showcase their
entrepreneurial skills. The business plan competition
was won by a team from The University of Auckland
(including a guest student from the University of
Edinburgh), with their commercialisation plan for
technology based on contactless energy. Teams from the
University of Virginia and the University of Queensland
were awarded 2nd and 3rd places in the competition,
respectively.
Winning business plans:
1st Prize US$2,500:
University of Auckland Team B + 1 University of
Edinburgh team member.
Margaret Zhu - Engineering (The University of Auckland)
Thomas Hong - Engineering & Commerce (The University of
Auckland)
Martin Cox - Commerce (The University of Auckland)
Fady Mishriki - Engineering & Commerce (The University
of Auckland)
Thomas Griffiths - Science (The University of
Edinburgh).
Technology: Contact-less energy technology, Mentor:
Dr Aiogu Patrick Hu
2nd Prize US$1,500
University of Virginia + 1 National University of
Singapore team member
Technology: Active energy absorbing cellular metals,
Mentor: Prof Mark White
3rd Prize US$1,000:
University of Queensland + 1 University of Nottingham
team member
Technology: No morphine, Mentor: Mr Douglas Bugden
3 commendation awards to teams from
University of New South Wales
University of Hong Kong
University of Birmingham.
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