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Asia-Pacific Innovation Program

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J-Term, Maymester, Short Term, Spring Break, Summer, Winter

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Program Details

Program Type

Direct EnrollmentProvider

Degree Level

Associates Bachelors Masters PhD.

Language

English

Pricing

Starting Price

1400

Price Details

50% diversity and hardship scholarships are available. Full Scholarships available at participating universities!

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Activities

Last Updated: Jan 09, 2022

Last Reviewed: Jan 11, 2021

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About Program

Build a startup. Build your networks. Build your career.

The world is changing at a rapid pace – and your future is coming at you fast! Join us on a virtual discovery tour of the Asia-Pacific region and find out just how far you could take your career or startup idea.

Over two inspiring weeks, you’ll join an awesome cohort of students and early-stage startup founders to learn from world-class thought leaders, mentors, investors, and innovators across the Asia-Pacific region.

Singapore is your virtual home base, with ‘day trips’ to Indonesia, South Korea, Hong Kong, India and Taiwan. You’ll get all the career benefits of a global HEX program with none of the jet lag. Plus, we’ll personally match you with an international mentor who will help supercharge your startup and career goals.

This program is currently not being promoted on Go Overseas by its provider. Check with HEX for the most up-to-date information regarding the status of this program.

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Singapore + Hong Kong + India + Taiwan + South Korea = VIRTUALLY

Program Highlights

Practice design thinking principles to ideate a startup concept
Use industry market research methods to pinpoint and understand the needs of your customers
Learn UX and UI design standards and software to create product wireframes
Discover innovation trends and best practices in cities and workplaces around APAC
Refine your personal values, presentation skills and leadership style

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Overall, I was very impressed with the quality of experience we were able to create on the weeklong sprint with HEX, especially given that we were fully remote.

The staff were supportive and offered valuable feedback. We were introduced to a plethora of powerful tools and got a rapid education in entrepreneurial thinking and strategy. The content from guest speakers was good overall, and some of the guest speakers were very good. The networking opportunities are fantastic.

If I had to order the most value elements of the program, they would be:
introduction to awesome resources
excellent networking opportunities
good general entrepreneurial education

What would you improve about this program?

There should be more coordination in the lead-up to the Sprint - groups were created seemingly at random, but I think groups should be chosen intentionally, and there should be more thought devoted to developing a great idea from the start.

Well coordinated and organised. Fell in love with the content provided. Learnt a lot from this program and met amazing brains from around the world. Looking forward to attending more such programs from the organisation. Also, if there is an opportunity in future to join the organising team, would love to put my efforts from the team as it was amazing how smooth the program was carried out. Non technical issues whatsoever. Also, this helped me make new.connections on linkedin and helped me broaden my connections

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?

Take as much as you can from this program as this will help you in every aspect of your life.

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Questions & Answers

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Why did you choose this program?

The world of Entrepreneurs has always intrigued me, and I always wanted to start my own business. There were a myriad of ideas that I had in mind but never knew where and how to start from. I was hoping this program would help me find that one idea that I could actually go forward with and help me implement as well. Not to mention the program exceeded my expectations.

What did your program provider (or university) assist you with, and what did you have to organize on your own?

The program had provided me with almost everything that was needed and I just had to show up to the courses. The fact that due to the COVID situation, the program was organized online, the way it was handled seemed very smooth. The platforms where we could engage with the organizers and the participants were so friendly that it seemed as if everyone was in the same place even though we were in different parts of the world.

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What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone going on your program?

I would ask them to show up at every event and absorb as much knowledge as possible that is being provided. A lot is covered in a weeks program which i could hardly find any organization capable of doing so , plus connect with everyone in the program as this is one of a kind chance to meet new brains from all around the world.

What does an average day/week look like as a participant of this program?

It is pretty intense but very interesting and exciting as well. There are sessions that will help you build up on your ideas, guests from huge companies, talk on the recent trends and their experience working at those companies, social events, where you can connect with the participants, and finally, some time to work on your ideas with the help of mentors who are constantly available to help you. Personally, I loved every bit of it.

Going into your experience abroad, what was your biggest fear, and how did you overcome it? How did your views on the issue change?

The fact that the program was held online, I still feared on the fact that I will be engaging with people from all over the world and how am I going to connect with them. Well, this fear lasted just for a couple to minutes as soon as the course started because during the social events , I understood that every participant went through the same thing that I feared and lightened everyone's mood. Every participant was open minded and brilliant, infact we still keep in touch after the program, not to mention have made some amazing friends.

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Is it worth doing this Global Innovation Sprint program considering it's only for a week?

Definitely! as the name suggests, it's a Sprint. The program will keep you engaged for almost half of your entire day and you would be excited to work on your idea. After this program, you will come out with life-changing experiences and ideas that you would wish that would have lasted long. This event will you deep into finding your business idea implementing it and finally pitch it in front of investors. This is one of a kind experience that you could use wherever you go. Not to mention again that you'll make some amazing friends during the process.

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