The delegation of Startup Estonia and the “Garage 48” Acceleration Center, established upon the initiative of the Estonian government, got acquainted with the “INNOLAND” Incubation and Acceleration Center of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Wide information on operating Co-working, Incubation, Acceleration and IT Training, as well as the startups residing within the center, was delivered to the guests.

Then, the Memorandum of Collaboration was signed between parties.

The Memorandum of Cooperation involves the establishment of an entrepreneurial support ecosystem as well as the creation and development of investor opportunities in the relevant regions for local technology startups. Furthermore, it covers the adoption of mutually agreed measures such as an effective exchange of incubation and acceleration programs and exchange of information on the attraction of local and foreign investors and etc.

According to the agreement reached within the memorandum signed with the "Startup Estonia" Center, the initial assessment of the regional applications sent to the “Startup Estonian Visa” program will be implemented in Azerbaijan. Startups applied to the relevant program from the regional countries such as Russia, Georgia, Mongolia, Iran, and Afghanistan will be initially assessed by the “INNOLAND” Incubation and Acceleration Center. Only startups that have successfully completed the initial stage will be able to move to the next stage of the program. This will play a significant role in attracting regional start-ups and projects to our country and increasing the success potential of the startup ecosystem.

The “Startup Estonian Visa” Program was established in 2017 on the joint initiative of the Estonian Startup Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia. The main goal of the program is to facilitate the entry of successful startups and projects of non-EU countries to Estonia. Thus, successful startups sent their applications to the “Startup Estonian Visa” Program are provided with a special code through which the applicants and their team members may obtain a permit to live up to 5 years in Estonia.

Startap rezidentimiz "Taskool" Azərbaycan Dövlət İqtisad Universitetiylə əməkdaşlığa başlayıb.

Tərəflər "STEAMLAND" innovativ tədqiqat mərkəzi çərçivəsində birgə fəaliyyətlər göstərəcəklər. Mərkəz universitet və məktəblər arasında körpü yaradaraq məktəblilərdə "STEAM" (elm, texnologiya, mühəndislik, incəsənət və riyaziyyat) sahələri üzrə layihə əsaslı öyrənmənin və tədqiqat üçün lazım olan yumşaq və texniki bacarıqların əsasını formalaşdıracaq.

"Taskool" təhsil sahəsində startap olaraq yaratdığı əsas innovativ təşəbbüslərindən biri dünyada universitetlər üçün yeni, alternativ qəbul prosesidir. Platformada ali məktəbə təqdim etmək üçün şagirdlərə akademik portfel, praktikaya dayanan biliklər əldə etmək üçün "STEAM" layihələr bankı, istedadlıları üzə çıxarmaq üçün Olimpiada və Hakaton mərkəzi, həmçinin qlobal şəbəkələşmələri istiqamətində icma qrupları yaradaraq innovativ təhsil fəaliyyətləri həyata keçirir.

With the support of the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IRIA) and organized by SUP VC, a panel discussion titled INNOSTART on the topic “Support for Azerbaijani Startups” was held at Nakhchivan State University.

The panel featured Nijat Amiraslanov, Head of the “INNOLAND” Incubation and Acceleration Center, Mubariz Shahbazli, Director of the UNEC Incubation Center, and Huseyn Asgarli, Head of the IT Department of NSU, as speakers. The main purpose of the panel was to familiarize young people in the region with innovation and startup opportunities and to encourage them to engage in this field. During the panel, there was a broad exchange of views on state support mechanisms for startups, investment opportunities, and the innovation environment