Danube Cup
Building the leading network of HEIs fostering entrepreneurship for a connected and sustainable Danube region
The Danube Cup is an annual International Pitch Competition for students of universities along the Danube. Two Hungarian top universities, Corvinus University of Budapest and Budapest University of Technology and Economics founded the competition in 2016.
Danube Cup’s mission is to provide an international stage for entrepreneurial-minded students, educators and researchers to enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing with supporting students in and their business ideas to international success, while bringing together the most motivated university teams. Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (BCCI) Project Office supports the Danube Cup program and community with international communication and project coordination expertise.
The Danube Cup is a unique opportunity for early-stage student start-up teams:
- compete with other student start-up teams on an international level
- receive professional business advice from experienced start-up mentors and entrepreneurs
- learn that international market research is a must
- understand the importance of start-up validation
- practice pitching in front of a jury
- make friends with other local and international students
- get familiar with ecosystem players and widen your social network
- connect with students from other countries and broaden your network
- find additional team members with skills currently missing in your team
- teams at the final competition win a prize
- the winning team can keep the perpetual Danube Cup trophy for one year.
Partner universities:
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics – founder
- Corvinus University of Budapest – founder
- University of Belgrade – Partner
- Johannes Kepler University Linz – Partner
- University of Passau – Partner
- Regensburg University of Apllied Sciences – Partner
- University of Regensburg – Partner
- Vienna University of Economics and Business – Partner
Official Danube Cup social medias: