Welcome To 2024 Chunhui Cup Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

‘Chunhui Cup’ Background:

The ‘Chunhui Cup Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition’, aka ‘Chunhui Cup’, is the most prestigious and influential entrepreneurial competition in China, jointly organized by the Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. Over the last seventeen years, the ‘Chunhui Cup’ has awarded over 4,000 international entrepreneurial projects from a wide range of disciplines, including information technology, biomedicine, environmental science, opto-mechatronics, materials science, new energy resources, agricultural science, cultural innovation and many more. At the same time, the competition continued to innovate its model, and successfully expanded 12 sub-competitions in the world. The ‘Chunhui Cup’ Competition has become widely recognized as an indispensable role in guiding and supporting young people to initiate business ventures.

Melbourne Qualifier Introduction:

The Melbourne Qualifier is a localised competition that provides the participants with a platform to demonstrate their innovative business plans to the relevant local industrial experts and potential chance to start their business in Australia or China. It also opens a door for those who want to understand and learn more entrepreneur experience.

Numerous well-known experts and venture capital institutions assisted in the competitions. Knowledge, capital, and resources were gathered to help students break through entrepreneurial bottlenecks, create financing and cooperation opportunities, and help upgrade and incubate projects in Victoria. As a high-end innovation and entrepreneurship competition in Australia, this year’s qualifier will progress further with the valuable experience from the previous ‘Chunhui Cup’ competitions.

Over the past five years, the Melbourne qualifier of the “Chunhui Cup” Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, hosted by GBCA, have demonstrated remarkable growth and engagement:

• From 2019 to 2023, GBCA hosted three online events (2020-2022, during the pandemic) and two offline events (the 14th edition in 2019 and the 18th edition in 2023), accompanied by a total of 15 sessions of innovative entrepreneurship training workshops.
• Soliciting over 90 project submissions, resulting in more than 70 projects advancing to the national finals, with a qualification rate of 78%. Projects span diverse sectors, including biomedicine, electronics, new materials, humanities, creativity, and agricultural technology.
• In total, the competition drew over 300 participants from 65 renowned universities across Europe, Asia, Oceania, and North America. The main participants of the competition are international students from Victoria and Tasmania, encompassing significant representation from prestigious institutions such as the University of Melbourne, Monash University, and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).
• Participants represent a diverse educational background, with doctoral and master’s candidates comprising 48% and 34% respectively. Undergraduate and other educational cohorts collectively make up 17%, contributing to the vibrant landscape of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Agenda:

21 May – Launching video launch to public

1 June – 21 June – 3 workshops for Supporting Competition Candidates

26 June – Registration Deadline

27 June – Expert Evaluation

3 July – Melbourne Qualifier Pre-selection Final & Awarding Ceremony

Expert Panel of Judges:

We have successfully invited 12 high profiled experts and scholars to serve as judges of this competition.

GBCA Information:

Global Business College of Australia (GBCA), which is owned by Edvantage Education Group Holdings (Edvantage Group”, stock code: 0382), listed on the HK Stock exchanges, is a registered training organization authorized by ASQA and offers vocational education courses to both local and international students. There are six thousands of students from over 36 countries have been enrolled in GBCA to study a wide range of accredited courses including IT, Business, Commerce, Language, Childcare education and Individual support.

Edvantage Group is the largest private higher education group in the Guangdong – Hongkong – Macau Greater Bay Area and an early mover in education sector in pursuing international expansion. The total number of student enrolments of the Group were 90,000 and the Group owns 11 schools in both China and overseas as of 28 Sep 2023.

In addition, GBCA also provides a series of training programs for corporate executives, team-building sessions and student study tours. Customised training has been provided for over 50 well-known companies and institutions, including CITIC, Bank of China, R&F Group, Ivy Real Estate, and Country Garden.