中国国际“互联网+”大学生
创新创业大赛国际参赛项目邀请函
Invitation for International Entrants of the 9th China International College Students’ “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
中国国际“互联网+”
大学生创新创业大赛
中国国际“互联网+”大学生创新创业大赛自2015年创办以来，已经举办了八届，大赛累计已有来自120余个国家近1000万个团队的4000万余名大学生参赛。天津大学将于2023年举办第九届大赛，我们热情邀请全球的有志于创新创业的优秀青年参加大赛，完成创新创业梦想，实现青年人才价值。
China International College Students’ “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition has been held for eight sessions since 2015. More than 40 million college students from nearly 10 million teams from over 120 countries have participated in the competition. The 9th China International College Students’ “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition will be held in 2023, hosted by Tianjin University. We cordially invite excellent young talents engaged in innovation and entrepreneurship all over the world to join in this event where entrants work to realize their dreams and full potential.
大赛以团队为单位报名参赛，允许跨校组建参赛团队，每个参赛团队成员不少于2人，不多于15人（含团队负责人）。参赛所有选手都具有国外高校学籍，须为在校生或者毕业5年以内的毕业生，年龄在35岁以下（1988年3月1日及以后出生）。
This Competition only accepts team entries and a team may be formed by members from more than one college. All entrants must enter in teams of 2 to 15 people (team leader included). All entrants must be students who are below 35 years old (born on or after March 1, 1988) and currently enrolled at a foreign college or those who have graduated within the past 5 years.
参赛赛道分为本科生组和研究生组，根据所处创业阶段，本科生组和研究生组均内设创意组、初创组、成长组。创意组为在校生参赛，需有较好的创意和较为成型的产品原型或服务模式，无需注册企业；初创组参赛项目需注册企业且未满3年（2020 年3月1日及以后注册）；成长组参赛项目需注册企业3年以上（2020年3月1日前注册）。
All projects entered will be divided into two main categories: Undergraduate Category and Postgraduate Category. Each category can be further divided into three categories: Creativity Category, Emerging Project Category, and Rising Project Category according to business start-up stages. The projects of Creativity Category should have mature product prototypes or service models without the need to register a company, and only the students on campus can attend to this category. The projects of Emerging Project Category should have completed business registration within the past three years (after March 1, 2020). The projects of Rising Project Category should have completed business registration for over 3 years (prior to March 1, 2020).
国际参赛项目参加本届大赛高教主赛道比赛，与高教主赛道中国大陆参赛项目和中国港澳台地区参赛项目同场评审，分类排名。分为资格审核、网络评审、现场比赛三个阶段。
International entries included in the higher education track competition will be evaluated together with but ranked separately from entries from the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions of China. The Competition will be divided by the organizing committee into the following three stages: qualification review, online evaluation, and the on-site competition.
国际参赛项目须登录全球青年创新领袖共同体促进会官网（https://www.pilcchina.org）注册报名，报名系统将于7月1日开启并于7月31日关闭。网络评审在8月中旬至8月下旬，现场总决赛时间为2023年10月。大赛将为参加总决赛现场比赛的团队，每队提供1-2人国际旅费（往返，限经济舱）和参赛期间本地食宿、交通费用。
Entrants must register at https://www.pilcchina.org/, the official website for the Promotion Association for Global Youth Innovation Leaders Community (PILC). The registration system will open on July 1 and close on July 31. The online evaluation will take place from mid-August to late August, and the on-site competition is scheduled for October 2023. The organizing committee will cover for 1-2 members from each of the finalist teams the air travel expenses (round-trip and economy className only) and the local accommodation and transportation expenses during the competition period.
参赛团队需注册报名后提交参赛材料：PPT形式的商业计划书，可自行选择是否提供word形式的商业计划书或1分钟的视频。为便于审核参赛资格，所有参赛团队成员必须在报名截止日期前提交学籍学历证明或持股证明。
Entrants shall provide a business plan in PPT format and can also choose whether to provide a business plan in Word format or a 1-minute video as a supplement. To facilitate the review of qualifications, all team members must submit proof of academic status or diploma or shareholding before the closing date.
原则上参赛语言为中文或英文。
In principle, all entry materials and on-site defense should be in Chinese or English.
国际参赛项目共产生500个项目入围总决赛网评，其中150个项目进入总决赛现场比赛，评选出50个金奖，100个银奖，参加总决赛网评但未能入围总决赛现场比赛的其余350个项目获得铜奖。
A total of 500 international entries will be selected for online evaluation at the finals, 150 of which will be shortlisted for the on-site finals, 50 of which will receive the Gold Award, and the remaining 100 projects will receive the Silver Award. The remaining 350 projects that fail to enter the on-site finals will receive the Bronze Award.
本届大赛评审规则和更多说明请登录全国大学生创业服务网（https://cy.ncss.cn）或全球青年创新领袖共同体促进会官网（https://www.pilcchina.org）查看具体内容。
For detailed information on the judging rules and criteria of the Competition, please
visit https://cy.ncss.cn
or https://www.pilcchina.org/.
