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The "Idea Incubation Program" initiated by "Azercell Teleсom" LLC in cooperation with ADA University Foundation (Azerbaijan) and ADA University has finalized the selection phase. 20 teams striving to develop their innovative ideas and take them to the next level to build a startup under the program have completed registration.

Within the framework of the "Idea Incubation Program", students will participate in mentoring sessions, and seminars of local and foreign experts, and start working on selected topics with professional mentors. Nargiz Taghizadeh, the Product Management section manager of Azercell, Svetlana Aghalarova, Manager of the Digital Solution & Partnership section, Zaur Huseynov, Manager of the Data Science Management, and Nureddin Sadili, Professor of SITE, have joined the program as mentors. Sessions will be conducted on topics, such as “Business diversification strategy: Azercell's new Fintech business stream”, "Edutech/Sporttech solutions", "Customer churn detection", "Formation of startup mindset", "IT Project management", "MVP development", "Successful startup" and “Preparation of presentations". Dedicated mentors will greatly enhance the experience of teams and increase their chances of turning their ideas into real products or even businesses.

The winning teams will receive a cash prize at the end of the program and have a chance to participate in the internship program at "Azercell".

"Azercell" supports the development of the country's startup ecosystem and provides ample opportunities for young entrepreneurs to achieve success. To this end, the company maintains its partnership with ADA University, which is dedicated to training Information Technology startups.

You can view the interview of the project's chosen team members at the following link: http://shorturl.at/nopO7