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2025/10/24
GTIE Student Entrepreneurship Program (GTIE SEP) 2025 Manufacturing Training Program is now accepting applications from students who wish to participate!
The Greater Tokyo Innovation Ecosystem (GTIE) is a platform for 18 universities and research institutions in the Tokyo metropolitan area that aims to nurture entrepreneurial talent and develop university-based startups that will change the world. Of these, we are recruiting students (undergraduate and graduate) to participate in the “GTIE Student Entrepreneurship Program 2025” (GTIE SEP2025), an entrepreneurship education program for all students at the 13 universities participating in the GTIE Entrepreneurship Education Program.
The Innovation Program for Students is a training program in which participating students create hardware and product prototypes based on their own ideas for solving problems.
Through the training, students will experience the process of realizing their own ideas. Whether you are new to monodzukuri, working on materializing and practicing your ideas for the first time, or working on it once again, each of you will gain new insights. And through the training, valuable experiences and many encounters await you. We look forward to your participation.
(1) Proposals (Ideas)
We are looking for a wide range of ideas, from technologies useful in daily life to cutting-edge technologies, to solve problems that students themselves think of, which require hardware or product manufacturing. Themes are open to all.
(2) Eligibility
Students must belong to one of the 13 GTIE participating universities (*) (regardless of academic year or department) .
( *) Individuals and groups may apply (up to 3 people in a group).
Applicants must be able to participate in all the days of the training program as described in “(8) Training Schedule” .
*13 universities participating in GTIE
The University of Tokyo, Waseda University, Tokyo University of Science, University of Tsukuba, Chiba University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Ochanomizu University, Kanagawa University of Health and Welfare, Yokohama National University, Yokohama City University, Keio University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Shibaura Institute of Technology
（3) Application Deadline
Noon, Friday, November 7, 2025 (strictly enforced)
Screening : November 10, 2025 (Monday)
Notification: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
(4) How to apply
-Submission address (BOX)
h ttps:// science-tokyo.box.com/s/4a1wl5v4hgh92qqmo5utgxumgn7gvmie
*Please contact the GTIE Secretariat gtie.st.admin@cim.isct.ac.jp after submission to inform us of the completion of the submission.
Please use the email title “GTEI SEP 2025 “Manufacturing Training” Application”.
*Please note that the names of ideas, members, and affiliations of the selected proposals may be made public.
（5) Participation fee
Free of charge
There is no fee to participate in this program . However, participants are responsible for their own transportation and communication expenses to and from the venues in Japan.
(6) Screening
Screening of documents
*If the number of applicants is large, interviews (online) may be conducted . In this case, we will contact the applicant at the e-mail address provided.
(7) Judging Points
The following four points will be considered in the overall judging process.
Originality of the idea
Technical feasibility
Motivation and planning of the team
Feasibility during the training period
(8) Training Schedule
First “Business Idea Training” November 15, 2025 (Sat) 15:00-17:00 (2 hours)
The 2nd “Dry Lab Equipment Training” will be held on November 27, 2025 (Thursday), 13:00-17:00 (4 hours)
The 3rd “CAD Training” will be held on Monday, December 1, 2025 from 15:00 to 17:00 (2 hours) .
The 4th “Pitch Training” January 23, 2026 (Friday) 15:00-17:00 (2 hours)
Presentation of results (awards) February 21, 2026 (Saturday) 15:00-18:00 (3 hours)
GTIE Results Debriefing March 17, 2026 (Tuesday) in the afternoon (Venue: Yurakucho TiB)
（9) Training Venue
SAKURA Deeptech Shibuya Dry Lab
1-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, etc.
Shibuya Sakura Stage Central Building 12F
*Entrance is on the 3rd floor, directly connected from the New South Exit of JR Shibuya Station .
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（10) Awards, etc.
On February 21, 2025 (Sat.), one Excellence Award and two Judges’ Awards will be presented to the teams that present their results at the results presentation meeting.
（12) Other
The organizer will bear the costs of materials and consumables (up to approximately 200,000 yen) .
（In principle, the intellectual property rights of the participants belong to the teams.
Safety instructions will be provided as necessary .
[Inquiries: GTIE Secretariat gtie.st.admin@cim.isct.ac.jp