Deadline: 1 November 2012 (for the €100 scholarship price)
Open to : engineering, science and business students as well as professionals who are intending to pursue a career in innovative management.
Venue : Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia from 21-27 January 2013
Winter European Innovation Academy is a place for transforming your knowledge, ideas and skills into real innovation. Innovation Academy is suitable for engineering, science and business students as well as professionals who are intending to pursue a career in innovative management. Winter Innovation Academy 2013 brings together famous motivational guest speakers who are innovation experts from world-famous and successful companies Microsoft and Samsung.
It is a place for exciting workshops and attractive discussions with professionals, where you can experience the opportunity of a lifetime: collaborating with world-famous start-up experts, answering big questions and transforming your increasing knowledge in the field of innovation. Through its series of lectures, presentations and workshops, students will be able to develop knowledge about turning innovative ideas into successful ventures. Students and entrepreneurs are divided into different groups taking into consideration knowledge and experience in this area
Microsoft, Apple, Google and Facebook were founded by college students. Could you be building the next star technology start-up? This course provides basic knowledge and skills to help you answer this question. The Acadmeny will be held at the Tallinn University of Technology Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia: Google Maps Street View AVAILABLE HERE.
1. Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2 days)
The major models that we study in the course are goal, role and domain models for problem domain analysis and interaction, knowledge and behavior models for design.The course is illustrated by examples and exercises of designing social applications, such as the apps for societal parking, healthcare, and grocery shopping.
Cultural programme
Open to : engineering, science and business students as well as professionals who are intending to pursue a career in innovative management.
Venue : Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia from 21-27 January 2013
Description
Tallinn University of Technology is offering you a stimulating academic environment, a vibrant community of motivated students and distinguished faculty in its intensive winter program Winter Innovation Academy from 21-27 January 2013 in Tallinn, Estonia!Winter European Innovation Academy is a place for transforming your knowledge, ideas and skills into real innovation. Innovation Academy is suitable for engineering, science and business students as well as professionals who are intending to pursue a career in innovative management. Winter Innovation Academy 2013 brings together famous motivational guest speakers who are innovation experts from world-famous and successful companies Microsoft and Samsung.
It is a place for exciting workshops and attractive discussions with professionals, where you can experience the opportunity of a lifetime: collaborating with world-famous start-up experts, answering big questions and transforming your increasing knowledge in the field of innovation. Through its series of lectures, presentations and workshops, students will be able to develop knowledge about turning innovative ideas into successful ventures. Students and entrepreneurs are divided into different groups taking into consideration knowledge and experience in this area
Microsoft, Apple, Google and Facebook were founded by college students. Could you be building the next star technology start-up? This course provides basic knowledge and skills to help you answer this question. The Acadmeny will be held at the Tallinn University of Technology Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia: Google Maps Street View AVAILABLE HERE.
Course Sessions
Winter Innovation Academy 2013 session is divided into three parts:1. Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2 days)
- How changes in technology paradigms give rise to novel opportunities (Xbox Kinect, Youtube cases)?
- How to identify, analyze and exploit these opportunities (Netflix, iPod cases)?
- How to design innovative products, to create sustainable competitive edge (iPhone case)?
- How to transform loose topics on technologies, opportunities, customers, markets to unique strategic business plans (Hilton, iPad cases)?
- How to transform these plans into focused execution while avoiding common mistakes (Procter & Gamble, Android cases)?
- What is a business model?
- What features should a good business model possess?
- How aggressively can a given business model distress other industry participants?
- Can I design a successful business model?
The major models that we study in the course are goal, role and domain models for problem domain analysis and interaction, knowledge and behavior models for design.The course is illustrated by examples and exercises of designing social applications, such as the apps for societal parking, healthcare, and grocery shopping.
Cultural programme
The essence of the social and cultural programme is to help
participants to gain a valuable overview of Estonian culture based on
local heritage, and to enhance links between the different courses. The
programme will endeavor to show you the wide diversity of Estonia’s
culture and to create a meeting place for you all. Participants of European Innovation Academy may select their own free-time activities, including:
- Guided tour in marvelous Old Town
- Guided tour at the passages under the Old Town’s Swedish Bastions
- Tour around Kadriorg and a visit to KUMU Art Museum
- Public lecture
- International evening
- Visit to international enterprises - SKYPE visit!
- Chocolate afternoon with professional chocolate makers in the biggest and oldest confectionery company in Estonia.
- Open air ice-skating in a romantic Old Town
Registration & Scholarship Information
The deadline for registration is 1 December 2012! The special Early Bird Price (before 1 November 2012) is €390. The general price is €450. The optional Cultural Programme is €75.
Scholarship Information AVAILABLE HERE! The top five creative students who apply for scholarships BY 1 NOVEMBER 2012 will be able to join the event for €100.
Create a movie, picture compilation, infographic, etc. and show the judges your creativity by answering the following questions:
For more information see the original website HERE or contact: info@innovationacademy.com.
Create a movie, picture compilation, infographic, etc. and show the judges your creativity by answering the following questions:
- Who are you?
- What does innovation mean for you?
- Why do you want to join the Academy?
For more information see the original website HERE or contact: info@innovationacademy.com.
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