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Invitation to Student Innovation Challenges 2025

Proposals (Completed PowerPoint entry submissions as per the template provided) will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Competition dates will be announced online.

Click on the link to download the Entry Form and PowerPoint Presentation Template:

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Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) Masterclasses Invite

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CUT: turning job seekers into job creators

Education in innovation and entrepreneurship is now a focus within Universities of Technology (UoTs), aiming to transform more graduates from job seekers into job creators.

The Idea Generator, launched on March 31, 2017, seeks to foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within the CUT community.

This initiative provides a development hub where students and staff, guided by experts and lecturers, can advance their ideas, projects, and inventions towards marketable products.

Innovative concepts developed here are directed to CUT units such as the Product Development Technology Station (PDTS), FabLab (Makerspace), and the Technology Transfer Office (TTO), which specialize in prototyping, research, and business development.

Additionally, the IdeaGym hosts an annual Student & Staff Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge, offering participants the chance to pitch their inventions and ideas to a panel of experts. Successful ideas are then supported by the IdeaGym and other relevant CUT units to encourage further development.

Dear Student and Staff members - CUT supports innovators & entrepreneurs

Registered CUT students and staff can post an innovation idea or project by completing the Idea Generator Idea Posting form available at https://cut.questionpro.com/igymapplication

You will be contacted through the ideagenerator@cut.ac.za email to schedule a one-on-one meeting, either in person or online, to discuss your idea or project and receive guidance on becoming an entrepreneur.

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Please click on the Competition button at the top of the page.

Success Stories

Through its IdeaGYM facility, the Central University of Technology has created an entrepreneurial buzz on campus

CUT Masters student flourish as dedicated start-up entrepreneur in Hydro-IT

Contact us:

E-mail us your ideas: ideagenerator@cut.ac.za

Uploaded: 22 July 2025

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i-GYM Activities 2023

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