In the afternoon of April 24, the 2021 “Beike Seed Program” roadshow oral defense presentation was successfully held in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (EI Center). As a part of Beike Innovation and Entrepreneurship Activity during USTB’s 69^th anniversary week, we invited Mr. WANG Chenguang (Class of 1985), General Manager of Investment Banking Department of Pacific Securities, Ms. QIN Xing (Class of 1999), Club President of USTB Youth Entrepreneurs Alumni Club and CEO of OCTopus link Co., Ltd, Mr. WU Liang (Class of 2003), Product Director of Qunar.com, and Mr. AISIN Gioro Chuan, CEO of Beijing Innovation Smart Technology Co.,Ltd and other alumni as examining committee. The event was co-organized by the EI Center, Department of Academic Affairs and Communist Youth League Committee of USTB.

Since the launch of the Beike Seed Program in March, a total of 28 teams of entrepreneurial projects have been applied. After an initial assessment, 16 teams entered the final defense roadshow session, covering various fields such as technology, agriculture and culture. Through the evaluation and defense, twelve projects including Jinshang Cultural and Creative Team, Beike Technology—Rapid Identification System for Dangerous Rock Bodies, Materialology.com, Beike Technology Company, Chunhua SK8 studio, Xiaoshu Technology, Industrial Transformation and Application of Flexible Stretchable Graphene-based Heat Film, Beijing Tianyu High-Tech Co., Ltd for ultra broadband indoor positioning, Edible Oil Quality and Safety Testing Technology and Equipment, Health and Beauty Synthetic Biology, and Platinum Gutong Gold as the leader in precious metal regeneration technology, became this year’s “Seed Program”. The selected teams will be supported by the university in terms of funding, venue, mentoring and resource matching.

The Beike Seed Program is an essential carrier for USTB to deepen reform of and strengthen education in innovation and entrepreneurship, and cultivate student entrepreneurial project teams. Every year, students and alumni within two years of graduation are selected to incubate their actual entrepreneurial projects, and are provided with support in such areas as alumni mentor-ship, funding, and office space in Beike Creative Space.