TSPU TEAM IS THE WINNER OF INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Representatives of Tomsk State Pedagogical University’s business incubator have successfully represented the University during the Second international festival of social enterprise, which took place in St. Petersburg at the University of IT, mechanics and optics.

TSPU students have presented three projects:«T&Pro»  – a platform for active school students interested in designing of projects,«Student City» - an internet source for foreign students that helps them to adapt to the Tomsk infrastructure; «Blackvist»  -  a unique platform for non-visual perception that helps to remove barriers in communication between people capable of seeing and those ones with sight problems.

According to results of international competition two TSPU projects have received high appreciation:  «Blackvist» project was included in the list of winner-projects of festival of social enterprise and «Student City » program received an audience award.

The festival is held among universities around the world to share best practices in the implementation of social projects and the development of social entrepreneurship. At the end of the event managers have defined business model, according to which the project will be developed in the future.

A great contribution to the plan made by the students of Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Residents of TSPU Business Incubator, who not only successfully presented the developed programs, but also showed professionalism by participating in the festival events.

Team of TSPU Business Incubator, which presented the winning project «Blackvist», will go to study at the Academy of Social Entrepreneurship at the University of California in Los Angeles.