Fast Track entrepreneurship program organized by Innovation Factory kicks off
Those interested in participating should submit their application before October 2.
On October 5, the Fast Track program starts, a pathway of training internship in innovation and business creation organized by Innovation Factory, the entrepreneurship unit of the University of Navarra. Those interested in participating in it should submit their application before October 2, through the following form.
This is a program in which students from all Schools participate. Throughout the course they work in multidisciplinary teams to find an idea that improves the world and develop it into a project that can go to market. They receive training and feedback to make it happen.
Last year, 20 Tecnun students participated in the Innovation Fast Track program with students from other Schools.
Method of work
The program is deployed around the development of entrepreneurship projects, with a program structured around the following phases: ideation, canvas, market validation, marketing plan, financial plan, prototyping and business plan. It concludes with the presentation of the project developed by each group, which will be held at the Innovation Day, scheduled for the week of April 12, 2021.
The winning team will participate in the national competition of the Start Up Programme of the Junior Achievement Foundation.
Participants in the Fast Track are configured in teams of 4 to 6 members, who will work together in the development of their innovation projects. Teams should be formed by students from at least 3 Schools. For those who sign up individually, the teams will be configured based on the registrations received by Innovation Factory professionals. All the instructions of the program can be consulted on this website.
Fast Track includes 16 hours of face-to-face sessions and an estimated load of 80 hours at work , and can be completed at validate qualification for 1 ECTS credit. Likewise, and as Gustavo Pego, Director of Corporate Ventures at the University of Navarra, explains, "although it is positively valued, it is not essential for students to have a previous idea to be admitted to the program".
