CONTEST RULES

• Identifying, developing, stimulating and supporting financially young researchers to use a chance to convert their ideas into reality during a research or study trip to Germany up to one semester of the academic year;
• Promotion of international research in the field of digital innovation;
• Involvement of leading scientists into cooperation in order to promote digital competence at partner universities.

1. An application with a description of an innovative idea and its basic concept in the field of digital innovations in Information and Communication Technologies, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Еconomics and Cybersecurity shall be submitted to the competition.
2. The idea of the application should be from one author and one scientific supervisor from a higher education institution. After the application stage, if the application is selected, the second supervisor for the project will be appointed from a German higher education institute (HSA).
3. Young scientists and students, who are enrolled in the third and higher year of university studies can participate in the Contest.
4. The description of the innovative idea and its basic concept is formulated in accordance with the following requirements:

• • The text is typed in the suggested template (Template in Word format is on this page or can be found bz the Registration);
  • The content should be  either in English or in German, and it should be sent in pdf.

The Contest is held in three stages:

• • Stage I – Online-contest of the Innovative ideas of “Idea East”;
  • Stage II – the stage of remote cooperation;
  • Stage III – implementation of the project at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences.

1. Registration on the Idea East Hub platform (https://www.hs-anhalt.de/international/internationale-projekte/idea-east-hub/ideenwettbewerbe.html), description of the idea;
2. Participation in the online Contest for Innovative ideas “Digital Future” (deadline of the applications with describing the idea of a future project is 30.04.2024), and the opportunity to get a chance to convert your idea into reality during research or study trip to Germany (up to one semester of the academic year). The results of the Contest will be announced on 31.05.2024.

The International Contest Committee has been set up to organize and hold the first round of the Contest, for which applications are submitted with the description of the Innovative idea and its main concept. The Committee decides on the project topics that the authors are invited to participate in the Second stage of the Contest.

The authors of the corresponding works will receive invitations to participate in the second stage of the Contest. If an applicant is unable to participate in the second stage, his/her application is withdrawn.

Each project of the young researcher is assigned an supervisor from other country and mentor from Germany. The potential of the Innovative idea will be discussed with a young researcher and experts who are looking for possible ways to implement the project. At this level, the concept of the idea is formalized, adapted and improved. 

The Committee summarizes the experience, and if the idea is deemed to be valuable and interesting, the young scientist gets a chance to  convert the idea into reality during a research or study trip to Germany of the team or individually (up to one semester of the academic year).

The young researcher implements his/her project at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences for up to one semester of the academic year.

To implement the Innovative idea during a research or study trip to Germany, you must prepare the following documents in pdf-form:

1. The completed description template (in English or German).
2. Resume (in English or German).
3. Copy of foreign biometric passport.
4. Certificate from the institution of higher education where the young researcher studies (works).
5. Expert reviews in English or German (1 – from a project manager from the home university and 1 – from a mentor from Germany).