Promising Startup Projects at Széchenyi István University

In Hungary, the Hungarian Startup University brings together a nationwide, centrally supported and organised startup programme across universities, managed by the Express Innovation Agency, to help the Hungarian knowledge economy to develop. A key pillar of this is the cross-university HSUP programme, which started its third season at Széchenyi István University this year.

The programme ended with the institutional demo day when student teams presented their business ideas. Some had already prototyped their product, others presented the design of their app. Of the more than 300 ideas initially submitted, 15 were given the go-ahead by the jury, of which three were awarded prizes after the presentations. The best start-up in the jury's shortlist is the project of the App'tomat team, which provides an automated solution for the maintenance, emptying and filling of drink vending machines. The judges particularly liked the fact that the software, which the team would sell, was created without any hardware development, using only data from sensors.

Each of the winners will be able to pursue their project in a university incubator. A big advantage of the HSUP programme is that, in addition to theoretical knowledge, it also provides practical knowledge, since in the second semester of the course students can implement a concrete business development project - in teams, of course. The idea generator also receives funding for the implementation, as team members receive a monthly grant through the programme, which they can reinvest in the project.

Read more about the projects and their progress HERE!