A creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship contest for Tsinghua alumni and students has been accepting applications at home and abroad starting Sept 25 to Dec 31.

The Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest, held by Tsinghua Alumni Association, is a large-scale event running from September 25, 2018 to April 28, 2019. 

It aims to encourage and support students and alumni of Tsinghua University from all over the world to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship endeavor.

The contest is held in nine divisions respectively worldwide, including seven in China as well as the North America and Europe divisions. It consists of preliminaries, division finals and national final competition, conducted by different industries. In addition, many activities will take place along the contest to boost entrepreneurship exchange, such as training, enterprise visits, pitching, forums and summits.

Over 400 entrepreneurship mentors and judges, more than 100 investment agencies, a group of angel investors, and many regional government bodies working on attracting business and talented people are involved in the contest. 

Agenda:

May to September: Warm-up Activities

September 25 to December 31: Contestant Registration

January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019: Preliminaries and Division Finals

April 1, 2019 to April 28, 2019: National Finals, Award Ceremonies and Achievement Exhibitions