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- 1. ICAT Student Accelerators Experience of a Lifetime … In a Semester
- 2. ICAT Experience of a Lifetime … In a Semester ICAT EXPERIENCES Student Accelerators: NGAL experience – a 6 Credit Course – 6 students ICAT experience - a 6 Credit Course - 24 students Student Travel Courses: Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia – 12 students
- 3. NGAL International Student Accelerator START UP A BUSINESS Applications Due: October 10 Spring 2015 – 6 credit course 18 students – 3 Universities – College of Charleston, Nebraska Wesleyan and Tartu University Phase 1: START UP March 16-20, Tartu, Estonia FREE TRAVEL! Phase 2: MVP Skype project teams Phase 3: DEMO DAY June 19-22, Charleston, South Carolina
- 4. ICAT Student Accelerator START UP A BUSINESS Applications Due: October 10 Spring 2015 – 6 credit course 24 students – 8 computer science, 8 business and 8 liberal arts Phase 1: START UP January 2015 – Class starts Phase 2: MVP March 2015 – $500 award to move to next phase Phase 3: DEMO DAY May 2015 – one team wins $10,000
- 5. ICAT Travel Courses INTERVIEW TECH COMPANIES IN ESTONIA Applications Due: January 15 Summer 2015 – 3 credit course (Computer Science/Entrepreneurship) 12 students – CofC, Nebraska Wesleyan University and other select colleges June 26 – July 4, 2015 $2,493 + airfare + tuition Travel scholarships available
- 6. ICAT DEN a co-work space Towell Library
- 7. ICAT Course Schedule ICAT Experience Spring 2015 semester 2:00 PM to 4:45 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays CSCI 490 Seminar in Tech Entrepreneurship (3) MGMT 260 Special Topics in Management (3) NGAL Experience Spring Semester + Incomplete extension March 2 - June 23, 2015 CSCI 490 Seminar in Tech Entrepreneurship (3) MGMT 260 Special Topics in Management (3) Travel Course - Estonia June 2 - July 4, 2015 CSCI 490 Seminar in Tech Entrepreneurship (3) ENTR 445 Seminar in Entrepreneurship (1)
- 8. ICAT Engagement Apply Plan Engage Celebrate Questions? Contact Dr. Chris Starr, Director starrc@cofc.edu
Editor's Notes
- ICAT (International Cross-curricular Accelerator for Technology) is a new type of university-based accelerator launched this year at the College of Charleston. The ICAT experience is designed to change the lives of up to 96 students per year through experiential learning as high-tech company founders, creative innovators and project engineers. ICAT launches its first class in January 2015. The program is designed to adopt best practices from US accelerators and our international partners at Tartu University in Estonia. The key features of the ICAT experiences: 1. Interdisciplinary – each team (3 students) is composed of one student each from computer science, business and liberal arts. You will align with one role and learn the other two. 2. Technology biased – we provide each student team with the technological competency to help start a business or collaborate with a corporate project team. 3. Mentor based – each team will have the asset of a business mentor.