After promotion of our inaugural AUSEIC competition beginning August 2022, selection and training of AUSEIC applicants in innovation and entrepreneurship, 12 teams were shortlisted for the AUSEIC Final Pitch Session held on the morning of Saturday, February 4, 2023. The 12 finalist teams were chosen based on assessment of their 15-page pitch decks based on their innovativeness, feasibility of project, team capability and social impact.  Distinguished Judges from each of the four participating universities, along with an industry expert, were invited to comb through 12 shortlisted pitch decks and pitch videos, and evaluate each team’s final pitch and answer questions at the AUSEIC Final Pitch Session.

Many thanks to our judges, listed here, for the 2022-23 competition:

• Dr. Chua Bee (Associate Dean of Professional Practice in Office of Teacher Education at NIE in NTU)

• Dr. PM Lai (Co-Founder of Goldbox Technologies and Partner at Ooosh Tech Lab and NH-Accelerator and industry expert)

• Professor Stephen CHOW (Director of Knowledge Transfer at EdUHK);

• Mr. Shahrizan Bin Abd Latif, Founder of Mindstraits in Malaysia,

• Dr. WANG Haiying (Associate Professor of Faculty of Economics and Management from ECNU)

CONGRATULATIONS! to the winners of our 2022-23 AUSEIC competition listed here, along with the cash prizes for which they have won as follows:

1. Champion: Bridge Neuro (EdUHK) – US$1200

2. 1st Runner Up: Light Up Stars (ECNU) – US$800

3. 2nd Runner Up: Joint Hands (ECNU) and #WOMEN. (NIE NTU, Singapore) – US$500/2=US$250 for the two teams for 2nd runner up

4. Best Idea Award: READable (UKM)

5. Best Pitch Award: ZERO Waste Camp (NIE NTU, Singapore)

Also, congratulations to all the shortlisted teams!!