I Concurso VIU Regional (Bío Bío – Rivers)

The general objective of the contest is to promote Regional VIU new businesses or companies based on research conducted at universities in the Bio Bio Region and the Region of Los Rios participate in partnership: school(as) undergraduate or graduate students who are conducting or have completed their reports or theses in Chile, teachers(as) of guide(as) school(as) directors who participated as(as) responsible, main, alternate(as), researcher(a) responsible for the co-researcher(a) CONICYT project, accordingly, during the last five years, and the university where he has performed or is performing memory or thesis and to sponsor the project. The program's focus is on the students as mobilizers of knowledge to productive instances.

The specific objectives of this first contest are as follows:

  • Supporting students(as) university(as) undergraduate or graduate Biobío Region and the Region of Los Rios to materialize businesses or companies, knowledge already available based on research conducted, thesis, memories or titling projects, together with their teachers(as) guide and / or researchers(as) associated(as).
  • Encourage university students to develop a spirit that values ​​science and technology and a capacity to transform research results into competitive products and / or new businesses.
  • Promote a partnership model between students(as), their teachers(as) guidance and college, aiming entrepreneurship or business opportunities led by(as) school(as).
  • Promote the university's commitment to provide effective support system able to accompany students(as) and teachers(as) in creating marketable products or new companies formed by them and the university, from research conducted internally.

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The(as) Applicants must be students(as) Chilean accredited universities who are ending sus memories degree the graduate thesis which is hayan been completed within the last 18 months prior to the opening date of this announcement. A project may involve one(a) or more students(as), you must meet the following requirements:

  • Being a student(a) undergraduate regulate an accredited college of the Biobío Region or Region of Los Rios, accordingly, in his memory or titling project is in the process of term, or that memory or titling project has been approved, or have been provided this occurred within the last 18 months back from the date of the notice of competition.
  • Being a student(a) accredited graduate regulate the Biobío Region or Region of Los Rios who is developing a thesis or, or have been an accredited graduate program which has developed and approved a thesis within the last 18 months back from the date of the notice of competition,
  • If the project is submitted by more than one student(a), everyone(as) they(as) must have participated or are participating in the same memory, titling project or thesis. Within the group of students(as) should identify the Project Manager or Chief, who will be the(the) responsible for the technical and financial management of the project, CONICYT against the university and sponsor.
  • Each student(a) project participant must commit if possible a total dedication to the project; but in any case, the undertaking shall be equal to or greater than 22 hours a week during the execution of the project and shall have no other paid with a dedication or more 22 hours a week.

 

  • Contest Start Date: 14 January 2013
  • Competition closing date: 01 April 2013, 15:30 hrs