ICC Call! The 4th ICC is waiting for you!

Release time：2021-11-24    

There is already consensus among mainstream scientists that human activities have led to an abnormally rapid rise in temperature since the Industrial Revolution. Global warming can bring serious consequences: melting glaciers, rising sea levels, increasing likelihood of extreme weather events, land desertification and ocean acidification.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change（IPCC） estimates that in order to meet the 2°c temperature control target of the Paris Agreement, the world must reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions (also known as 'carbon neutrality') by 2050. So far, more than 120 countries and regions worldwide have proposed their targets for achieving carbon neutrality, including China, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and so on.

This year's ICC will focus on "Global Warming Mitigation and Adaptation Challenge." University students from around the World will come together to brainstorm in groups to work on innovative ideas focused on the challenge and demo their idea. All above activities will be carried out under the guidance of professional mentors from relevant fields of expertise.

■ Challenge Dates

We will hold online sessions at a fixed time everyday due to regional time differences.

Because of epidemic prevention and control, and to ensure the participant’s health and safety, all sessions of the ICC will be held online. The award ceremony may be held offline as deem appropriate.

■ Application Dates

1.First and second year university students, no limitation on study area

2.Must have good English proficiency

1.Log in to the application system to register your account.

https://application.fisf.fudan.edu.cn/icc/external/login

2.Complete and submit your application by the deadline.

Participants can register individually or as a team (no more than 4members). When the competition begins, qualified individual participants will be randomly matched by the project teams to work together for subsequent tasks.

*All sessions of the ICC will be conducted in English.

An international partnership of the most outstanding universities

The ICC event attracts thousands of applicants worldwide every year, including students from leading universities such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania，University of Chicago, The London School of Economics and Political Science , Cornell University, New York University, National University of Singapore, University College London, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Hong Kong, and National Taiwan University.

Mentor empowerment in three stages

In order that participants better understand what innovation is, and to help them improve their innovation capabilities, ICC offers expert mentoring in three stages, from understanding the industry, to designing projects in a science-based way, and finally to completing their own business proposal.

■ Industry mentors

In addition to academic experts, ICC also invites executives from well-known companies in various industries to introduce students to industry developments according to the theme of the year. The executives will also share the company’s business strategies and experiences on product innovation. Thus, laying the groundwork for students to choose their own direction of innovation.

■ Innovation and business start-up mentors

In order to help students master the key areas of innovation and entrepreneurship in a systematical and logical way, ICC invites industry entrepreneurs to participate as business mentors, to coach students on their thoughts and practical skills of innovation and entrepreneurship, and help them improve their business proposals within four days.

■ Road show mentors

For the team-based business proposal presentations, ICC invites professional investors (mostly from PE/VC) from relevant industries as judges to score the projects according to their Creativity, Deliverability and Investability from a professional point of view. This enables students to understand the process of innovative project development, from a theoretical framework to practical applications.

The grand prize

1、The winning team will be invited to a customized VR collaboration solution.

2、Outstanding individual award winners will receive grand prizes.

3、All participants will receive a certificate of participation issued by Fanhai International School of Finance (FISF), Fudan University.

Chiang Yan Qi（University of Cambridge）

The ICC was a great experience for me. Learning from leading figures in the Chinese start-up environment allowed me to develop my ideas and gain insights from an entrepreneurial perspective. ICC allowed me to better understand the role of finance in a start-up, thereby paving the way for me to further explore my options in both finance and industry.

Dionne （National University of Singapore）

It was an amazing opportunity to be able to be a part of ICC 2021. Despite it being virtual, it was very well organized and I was able to learn a lot from the speakers and mentors. It was also very interesting for me to learn from my peers, especially since I was not from China. I hope to be able to attend ICC in person one day!

Frances Li （The London School of Economics and Political Science）

It was a great opportunity to meet fellow students from around the world and learn about entrepreneurship in a stimulating environment.

Jiang （ Fudan University）

There are so many good memories in ICC! What impresses me most is the excellent tutoring and wonderful teammates. All those panels, lectures have given us so many insights and helpful advices. People here all full of passion, energy, knowledge that really inspire me and demonstrate to me how business operates. I am also grateful for meeting my teammates as well, who share the same interest in business. A huge thank-you to ICC. Hopefully be here again some day!

Qiu （Peking University）

Although the event was held online, every session designed by the teachers was immersive. It was a wonderful experience for our group to go from four strangers who didn't know each other to a team who worked well together during this four-day journey. Also, the Mentor session helped me to gain a clearer picture of how to frame a business proposal, strengthening my business thinking. I look forward to meeting with all of them offline in the future!

Lin（University of Science and Technology of China）

At the beginning, I thought it would be impossible to complete a startup project within just two days, but we did it in the ICC competition held by FISF, Fudan University! We kept making breakthroughs during the process, from the initial development of ideas, to the market and product analysis, and to the final presentation. While facing this intensive course and tasks, I made very good friends with students from all over the world, although we did not know each other well at first. It was destined to be an unforgettable experience, despite the short period of time. I want to express my sincere thanks to Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University!

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