Startup Competition

De Montfort University Kazakhstan is announcing Startup Competition.

Who can participate

Graduates of grades 11 and 12 of secondary schools and college graduate students. To participate in the competition, the applicant must register on the competition page of the DMUK website.

Round 1: Start-Up Idea – Video Presentation

At this stage, participants will record and prepare a presentation about their business ideas or startup projects and submit their videos and presentations. In the video, participants should deliver their ideas and show their creativity.

Requirements for video:

• Time limit: up to 5 minutes (max)

• Quality of the video should not be less than 720p

• The video should be uploaded in MOV or MP4 format

• Participants must present themselves (mandatory); no other people are allowed to speak in the video

Round 2: Online Interview

In the second round, participants will be invited to interview with the Committee.

FINAL DECISION

The Committee's decision will be based on the participant’s interview performance. If the number of points of participants is equal at the end of the second round, the average academic performance will be taken into account.

The Competition results are announced after the completion of interviews.

Awards and Prizes

Based on the judges' decisions, winners and prize-winners will receive discounts on the entire duration of study in their chosen specialty at the University.

The Schedule of the competition

Jan 20 – Mar 02 Registration

Mar 03 – Mar 08 Round 1 – Video Uploading (Google Disk and link)

Mar 09 Evaluation of Round 1 – participants

Mar 10 – Mar 13 Round 2 – Online Interviews

Mar 15 Announcement of the winners