From Classroom to Startup
HSUP aims to introduce Hungarian university students to innovation, entrepreneurship, and startups through a shared educational platform.
Registration
Welcome to the website of the first online university startup program!
The goal of HSUP
HSUP aims to introduce students to the world of innovation, modern entrepreneurship, and startups through a new, unified educational platform.
Don't worry, even if you've never had the chance before to immerse yourself in the world of markets, money and innovation.
In the Hungarian Startup University Program, you can learn at your own pace with engaging learning materials and personalized content, with our support every step of the way. The startup ecosystem is constantly evolving, and we are counting on you to do the same. We are confident that together we can go even further.
More details about the program:
You can learn through the HSUP app as well.
For easy access to the course material at any time, download the HSUP app via the App Store or Google Play Store and enable notifications to stay up to date with the latest information.
What can you get from the Program?
HSUP is Hungary's first higher education startup program.
HSUP is a two-semester e-learning course. The first semester focuses on innovative thinking and familiarizing yourself with the startup world, while the second semester provides you with practical knowledge on how to build a business.
What else can you get?
Credit
We know that one of your most important goals right now is to succeed at university. The Program can help you achieve this, by being a university course. This means you can receive credits for successfully completing the Program, thanks to the innovative approach of your educational institution.
Scholarship
After successfully completing the first semester, if you continue the course in the second semester and work on a business idea as part of a team, you will receive an HSUP scholarship. With a monthly grant of HUF 50,000, we aim to support you in preparing your idea for the real market environment, allowing you to focus solely on realizing your dreams. The 15 most promising teams in the second (spring) semester will receive a special scholarship of HUF 1 million per team member.
Mentoring
You'll receive all the necessary support to develop your business idea. To make the program truly valuable and unique, we've enlisted entrepreneurs from the startup ecosystem, alongside university academic professionals, to assist you with your project. Sounds a bit scary? Don't panic, doesn't it? As a startup founder, sometimes things work out, and sometimes they don't go as planned. At HSUP, it's all about the progress!
Partner challenges
In a partner challenge, HSUP corporate partners can identify challenges or problems they face in their daily operations. In the first semester, you can choose to submit a one-pager presenting your own idea or develop a solution to a partner challenge. The partners will review and evaluate the submitted one-pagers and then select the ones they would like to support with mentoring during the second semester. The team (of 2-3 people) working on the idea selected by the partner will also receive a scholarship, as will other teams working on their own project ideas. Partner challenges will be open continuously throughout the first semester on the HSUP platform, where you can find more details and apply for the challenges
Be inspired by the community and from classroom to Startup!
Petya Balogh
Chief Executive Officer, STRT
"Innovation is about trying something that hasn't been tried before and not knowing for sure what it will be. Most of the time, of course, it's no good. But if you get used to it, if you get to love it, if you learn to survive failure, sooner or later you will succeed. With HSUP you can start experimenting! Go for it!"
Dániel Furiák
CogniPro
"In the HSUP program, I had the opportunity to learn the basics of an innovative mindset, and we also formed a great team with whom we are working together on our idea. With the help of mentors and the practical curriculum, we have already achieved significant results. This program is a perfect opportunity for those who want to gain real experience in the startup world and taste the excitement of entrepreneurship."
Dénes Csiszár
Interim Head of Acceleration and Growth, EIT Digital
"HSUP is an initiative where students can safely experience what the challenging life of a startup founder is like. This is a significant advantage for those aspiring to start their own business, as they can encounter many of the challenges that arise in the early stages firsthand and develop the necessary toolkit to address them."
HSUP partners
The Hungarian Startup University Program collaborates with organizations and businesses that are committed to helping you realize your ideas through various forms of support. These opportunities are exclusively available to HSUP students. If you are participating in the program, we encourage you to explore these offerings and select the ones that best suit your team.
View partnersWhy HSUP?
We are confident that creativity and the ability to innovate exist within everyone, regardless of their field of interest. Whether you are an engineer, economist, philosopher, doctor, or lawyer, you are constantly renewing and advancing ideas, even if it is not always done consciously. The key is to learn how to transform these ideas into reality.
Where can you register for the Program?
At the most innovative Hungarian universities:
News
The New Semester Starts Soon
The next academic year of the Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP) will begin in September with a new look, updated curriculum, and courses offered in English. Nearly 15,000 students have participated in the program so far, which aims to energize the startup ecosystem and strengthen entrepreneurial attitudes among young people.
HSUP Success Stories
Over the past four years of the Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP), numerous projects have launched that have since developed into successful startups. In our video series, we showcase some of these (HoloSapiens, PetWiseCare, Refilamer) to inspire future HSUP students.
Introducing: The Best Projects of the 2023/2024
A total of 45 million forints were awarded to the most promising university innovation projects within the framework of the Hungarian Startup University Program (HSUP). This year, the two-semester university course, overseen by the Hungarian Innovation Agency, was concluded with a Demo Day. On July 9, 15 teams presented their innovative projects to a jury of experts at the event in Budapest, with the most promising ones receiving offers. During Demo Day, the changes in HSUP coming into effect from the next academic year were also announced, including the updated curriculum, the new look, and the launch of the HSUP Advanced program for PhD students and researchers involved in postdoctoral programs starting in the fall.
For partners
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For institutions
Would you provide new opportunities for your students to learn more about the innovation ecosystem? Start the Hungarian Startup University Program at your institution.
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