This summer, around 10 Master's students and scientists from KIT were able to exchange ideas with students and doctoral candidates from the Egyptian National Research Center and the Zewail City of Science, Technology and Innovation and get to know the startup ecosystem of the other country. As part of the TECH4Transition module TECHucate, the students developed a business model based on technologies and patents developed at KIT in workshops in German-Egyptian tandems over a period of two weeks. The program consisted of a series of lectures, workshops and excursions.

It started in Karlsruhe at the end of July with an introduction to entrepreneurship by Prof. Orestis Terzidis and various team-building activities. The participants received various inputs on topics such as technological patents and marketing and worked together on models such as the "Value Proposition Canvas" and "Jobs to be Done". They also visited cyber labs and start-ups at the Cyberforum and went on an excursion to SAP in Walldorf and the KIT Campus North.

The trip then went to Egypt at the beginning of September. After the KIT students arrived, the program started immediately with lectures and workshops on the topics of "Ideation in DeepTech" and "Supply Chain Management". Visits to Egyptian start-ups such as Proteinea and Labtronics enabled the participants to gain valuable practical insights and cultural experience. In other workshops such as "The Basics of Venture Capital" or "How to do a perfect pitch", the students practiced presenting their ideas to potential investors. Visits to the Greek Campus and the NilePreneurs Incubator were also on the program. An excursion to the pyramids and the Grand Museum as well as guided tours of Cairo's old town were of course also included. 

The German-Egyptian TECHucate program was a complete success: through the interplay of theory, practice and culture, the participants from both countries were able to deepen their knowledge of entrepreneurship and strengthen their intercultural skills.