Apply for the Green HExagon Pre-incubation Programme

Students, graduates, employees and researchers of Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) are invited to apply for the international pre-incubation programme Green Hexagon. This is the first programme at RSU that’s dedicated to development of sustainable business ideas and is organised by universities from Latvia, Estonia, and Austria.

In the online course participants will be encouraged to develop sustainable business ideas, learn the basics of entrepreneurship, and network with mentors and experts. At the end of the programme, the best teams will receive grants for their idea development from a total fund of 6,000 EUR.

At RSU, we are providing students the opportunity to learn entrepreneurship and develop their ideas in the B-Space business incubator. This year we are excited to offer the chance to do so at an international level, learning from mentors and networking with participants from universities in Austria and Estonia. Our goal is not only to foster a culture of innovation in Latvia but also to support the emergence of startups that can bring sustainable products and services to the market. We are confident that the programme will be an excellent breeding ground for innovative and powerful ideas.

RSU Innovation Center Director Līga Žūka

Opportunity to develop a sustainable business idea

The goal of the Green HExagon programme is to create meaningful and sustainable ideas for future startups. To apply for the programme, participant needs a business idea that’s related to at least one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. For those still searching for the right idea, an online ideation afternoon will be organized on January 29th, where participants will be able to learn idea generation techniques and meet like-minded individuals from Austria, Estonia and Latvia. Additionally, one of the first sessions will be dedicated to team formation.

Students, graduates, employees, and researchers from the University of Latvia, Rīga Stradiņš University, the University of Tartu (Estonia), and the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt (Austria) are invited to participate, as well as teams where at least half of the members represent these universities.

Experience, skills, and grants for business development

During the Green HExagon programme, participants, guided by experts, will explore topics such as market research, business and financial models, marketing, product or service design, and presentation skills. Several networking and mentoring events will also be organised during the programme, providing opportunities to gain experience from international mentors and experts and to network with teams from other countries. At the end of the programme, teams will pitch their business ideas to a jury, which will provide feedback and select their favorites, awarding grants for idea development from the total prize fund of 6,000 EUR.