Edtech company HEX recently announced the launch of its first global immersive program for start-up founders and students, after a nearly two-year hiatus of international travel and study programs.
The two-week hands-on program Endeavour Singapore will run from 2-16 July at the emerging Asian start-up hub of Singapore, which is home to more than 3800 tech-enabled start-ups.
HEX will be one of the first education programs recommencing in Singapore, following tourism restrictions being recently eased. Already, start-up founders and students from around the globe have indicated their participation in the program including those from Australia, UK, Vietnam and the US.
As part of the program, participants will get to learn from business, social impact and innovation companies like Google and Zendesk, and, in collaboration with Victorian Government Trade & Investment – South East Asia, Victoria’s service offer for Australian scale-ups, participants will work on their own real business problems and develop their own start-up ideas that will address such problems, with the support of business experts and mentors.
Participants will also get to learn new economy skills like rapid prototyping, market research strategies, growth hacking, pitching their idea, as well as raising capital and investment. They will also have direct access to investors, accelerators, founders and professionals from Australia and Singapore and build their business support network.
Jeanette Cheah, CEO and founder of HEX, said, “We’re extremely excited to be kicking off our first international program since the pandemic started, and have students and startup founders from all around the world join us in the fast-growing startup ecosystem of Singapore. The past two years of international border closures and restrictions forced us to rethink and redesign our programs and delivery, and while it was a challenge, we are proud to share that we successfully had around 1500 students across 13 countries take part in our virtual programs.”
Cheah added, “As educators teaching students how to innovate and respond to the fast-changing business world, it was important for us to ‘walk the talk’ and evolve our business strategies so we could continue to thrive. It’s been a long-awaited moment to re-launch our global programs, and we’ve been working closely with Australian Government agencies to make this possible. Whether you’re an early-stage startup founder with an idea or a student who is keen to learn hands-on skills and knowledge about innovation and entrepreneurship, we encourage you to apply and learn from a strong network of business experts.”
Founded in 2017, HEX has delivered future-focused innovation and entrepreneurship programs to more than 5000 students and founders. It has also led more than 40 local, global and virtual study tours, including regular visits to Silicon Valley, Singapore, and Tel Aviv, to name a few.
University students taking part in HEX programs are eligible to receive academic credit from participating universities. AT the moment, HEX is affiliated with more than 37 global universities, and has academic credit approved across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK and the US.
HEX is accepting applications for Endeavour Singapore until midnight on Sunday 24 April.