On April 6, 2023, the University hosted the final stage of the International Competition for Student Startup Projects «Business Generation-2023», organized by the Department of Management of the Faculty of Economics. The main purpose of the competition was to create a networking platform to identify and support talented students who are able to solve problems in the social sphere, various areas of business and economy. The competition has been held annually for 6 years and has always aroused active interest among students. The geography and number of participants in the competition expands every year.
This year, 23 teams took part in the competition — representatives of 13 institutions of higher education from 4 states: Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Belarus (Minsk), Belarusian National Technical University (Minsk), Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (Minsk), Educational Institution «Brest State Technical University» (Brest), Educational Institution «Gomel State Technical University named after P.O. Sukhoi (Gomel), State University of Management (Moscow), Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia” (Moscow), Smolensk branch of Federal State-Funded Educational Institution of Higher Education „Russian University of Economics named after G.V. Plekhanov» (Smolensk), Federal State-Funded Educational Institution of Higher Education “Pskov State University” (Pskov), Federal State-Funded Educational Institution of Higher Education “Siberian State University of Science and Technology named after Academician M.F. Reshetnev»(Krasnoyarsk), Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education «Crimean Federal University named after V.I. Vernadsky»(Simferopol), State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan (Mary), Kokshetau University named after. A. Myrzakhmetov (Kokshetau).
Rector of the Brest State Technical University Sergei Antonovich Kasperovich and Head of the Department of Management Inna Maksimovna Garchuk addressed the participants of the competition with a welcoming speech.
In order to establish and strengthen scientific and partnership relations between partners and participants of the competition, to search for potential investors for the most promising ideas, the Organizing Committee of the competition included representatives of the business community — OJSC Belagroprombank, Brest Science and Technology Park and the private company Tevcom.
In bright, creative presentations, students proposed fresh innovative ideas that are relevant for young people and modern society as a whole. The format of a lively dialogue, discussions, the atmosphere of mutual interest, trust and respect that prevailed at the competition made it possible to hear what young people care about today, what business areas they consider to be promising. The range of start-up ideas ranged from «traditional» areas — food service, education and production, to highly innovative, science-intensive, affecting the collection and processing of municipal household waste, the use of modern financial instruments, IT technologies and much more.
