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On April 17, Startup Bootcamp projects were presented at Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU) with the organisation of Digital Development and Innovation Center and "Eazi START" Startup School.

Aysel Sadigova, head of the "Research and Analysis" section of DDIC, spoke about the project's goal, the training's topics and startups. Noting that the project aims to ensure the sustainability of innovation activities in the country, A.Sadigova pointed out the importance of developing students' knowledge of innovation and startups to create innovative ideas.

Rasim Abdullayev, director of the Digital Development and Innovation Center of ASOIU, gave detailed information about the goals and objectives of the Bootcamp, supporting students' startup ideas, forming teams and exploring market opportunities. Regarding the importance of such projects that support the formation of an ecosystem that will ensure the development of startups, R.Abdullayev said that ASOIU has a favourable startup environment. All conditions here support startup ideas and the result of the regional potential of these ideas.

Speaking about youth startup projects, Associate Professor Elviz Ismayilov, coordinator of "Eazi start" Startup School, noted that Bootcamp is for students particularly interested in creating startup ideas and improving existing ones.

In the end, the students' questions were answered.

It should be noted that the 1-month bootcamp will cover the topics of startup and development of entrepreneur thinking, mindset, marketing: market analysis and research, team building and development, business plan and financial plan, project management, design and prototyping, emotional intelligence, etc. training will be organised.

The program will be held for 4 weeks with 8 training topics on Wednesdays at 11:30-13:00 and 13:30-15:00, on Fridays at 11:30-13:00 and 13:30-15:00 hours with the participation of professional mentors.