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The E-Club signature Milan startup challenge organized by students for all Politecnico, Bocconi, Statale, Bicocca, Liuc, Cattolica and Padova students
The reason is simple: try to build something new with other people. Learn from experts, meet new people with heterogeneous backgrounds and put your hands on building an idea to solve a pressing problem.
Apply theoretical knowledge to real-world problem-solving, receiving feedback from peers, judges, and experts. Enhance entrepreneurship understanding and refine approaches. Hone critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills through practical application. Cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset by embracing challenges, risks, and learning from failures, vital for success.
Turn your ideas into tangible prototypes or MVPs, demonstrating innovation and market potential. Test your business concept's viability in a supportive environment, validating assumptions and refining your model. Establish a foundation for future entrepreneurial pursuits, ensuring long-term success and impact in the startup scene.
Collaborate with peers, nurturing friendships and potential partnerships. Engage with seasoned entrepreneurs, industry experts, and investors, broadening your network and gleaning from their insights. Gain mentorship from experienced professionals, hastening your learning and personal development. Join a dynamic entrepreneurial community, abundant in knowledge sharing and support, fostering ongoing growth and innovation.
What’s the challenge in 2025?
Previous Editions
Check out the achievements of our previous three editions (2022, 2023, 2024), supported by parters such as A2A, ATM and Lombardini22.
[...] grazie al mentoring ricevuto come premio, e all'affiancamento agli incubatori, potrà diventare una futura startup.
Coinvolge centinaia di studenti nel pensare, costruire, proporre ed esporre idee per l’innovazione di domani.
Sono state premiate la portata innovativa, l’originalità e l’eterogeneità dei team.
Do you have any doubts or worries? Here you find some of the most frequently asked questions
All students currently enrolled at Bocconi, Politecnico, Statale, Bicocca, Cattolica, Liuc, Padova, but also external students can participate.
Teams could be composed before application, from 4 to a maximum of 6 students. Teams can be composed entirely by Politecnico, Bocconi, Statale, Bicocca, Cattolica, Liuc or Padova students, or they can be mixed (we strongly encourage application with mixed teams). When filling the application form, you should write the team’s name you previously chose with your teammates and every member should write the exact same name. The team can include external students but at least half of the members must be enrolled at Bocconi, Politecnico, Statale or Cattolica.
In case you subscribe individually, there will be a Team Building event in Politecnico from 18:00/18:30 to 20:00 with activities to create the teams. If you couldn’t participate, we will create mixed teams for you. You will receive an email on Wednesday 9th April telling you which team you have been assigned to.
The deadline for the application to the challenge will be on the 31st of March at 24:00 p.m. The deadline to submit the pitch deck and prototype is on Wednesday April 30th at 24:00 p.m.
No, it will only be possible to attend in person. If participants are unable to attend on one or more dates they must communicate it to the organizers in advance to be recognized as “participating” and be able to receive prizes with their team members.
Yes, the challenge is completely free for all students, no fee or selection process is required.
Participants will receive some gadgets from our sponsor companies as discount coupons and a welcome package, as well as a certificate of attendance.
No, teams cannot present an existing startup, ideas must follow the guidelines provided.
Participants will receive the result of their application to University Startup Challenge 2025, no longer than Friday, April 4rd.
Ready to participate?
Apply until March 31st, 2025 at 23.59
University Startup Challenge 2025 has been implemented by Entrepreneurship Clubs and supported by B4i - Bocconi for Innovation and MUSA Multilayered Urban Sustainability Action - PNRR, Mission 4, component 2, investment 1.5, the innovation ecosystem funded by the Italian Ministery for University and Research as part of Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR).
