{"id":21,"date":"2020-06-19T11:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uni-koblenz.de\/starfrica\/?p=21"},"modified":"2020-10-06T11:02:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T09:02:58","slug":"kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.uni-koblenz.de\/starfrica\/2020\/06\/19\/kick-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Kick-Off StArfrica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The first virtual kick-off event for StArfrica took place on June 10, where Prof. Dr. Korflesch presented the project and its goals. The four-year pilot project started on May 1 and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy. The aim is to build a continental bridge between Germany and Rwanda, i.e. Germany should become more attractive for African start-ups and, vice versa, we want to make market entry easier for German companies that want to set up in Africa. The logo therefore shows a bridge that unites the national colors of Rwanda and Germany. As a cooperation partner of ZIFET, the University of Rwanda plays an important role, as an incubator is to be established here to promote business start-ups from science and to raise awareness for a possible establishment in Germany.<\/p>\n

As soon as it is possible again, a member of the German team will travel to Kigali to support the project locally. Rwanda is regarded as a melting pot for start-ups in East Africa and is of interest to companies from a wide range of sectors: these would include the energy sector and water management as well as waste disposal and recycling. Also of great importance are transport, mobility, digitalisation and – not to forget – the tourism sector. In order to support promising start-ups from Rwanda in their start-up, there is the EXIST founder scholarship, for which they can qualify. On the other hand, Germany is trying to draw attention to the StArfrica project with the help of entrepreneur events and to prepare the prospective founders for entrepreneurship in Rwanda and Africa with workshops. Once the construction of the bridge is completed, the foundation-related economic exchange between the two countries can take place: one can learn from each other and advance the economy in both countries.<\/p>\n

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Am 10. Juni fand das erste virtuelle Kick-Off-Event f\u00fcr StArfrica statt, bei dem Prof. Dr. Korflesch das Projekt und seine Ziele vorstellte. Das vierj\u00e4hrige Pilotvorhaben startete am 1. Mai und wird vom Bundesministerium f\u00fcr Wirtschaft und Energie gef\u00f6rdert. <\/span>Ziel ist es, eine Kontinentalbr\u00fccke zwischen Deutschland und Ruanda zu bilden, das hei\u00dft, Deutschland soll f\u00fcr afrikanische Startups attraktiver werden und andersrum wollen wir den Markteintritt f\u00fcr deutsche Unternehmen, die in Afrika gr\u00fcnden wollen, leichter gestalten. <\/span>Das Logo zeigt deshalb auch eine Br\u00fccke, die die Nationalfarben Ruandas und Deutschlands vereint. Als Kooperationspartner des ZIFET nimmt die Universit\u00e4t von Ruanda eine wichtige Rolle ein, denn hier wird ein Inkubator aufgebaut, der Existenzgr\u00fcndungen aus der Wissenschaft f\u00f6rdert und f\u00fcr eine m\u00f6gliche Gr\u00fcndung in Deutschland sensibilisiert. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sobald es wieder m\u00f6glich ist, wird ein Mitarbeiter aus dem deutschen Team nach Kigali reisen, um das Projekt vor Ort zu unterst\u00fctzen. Ruanda gilt als Melting Pot f\u00fcr Start-ups in Ostafrika und ist f\u00fcr Unternehmen aus den unterschiedlichsten Branchen interessant: das w\u00e4ren zum einen der Energiebereich und die Wasserwirtschaft sowie Entsorgung und Recycling. <\/span>Ebenfalls von gro\u00dfer Bedeutung sind Verkehr, Mobilit\u00e4t, Digitalisierung und \u2013 nicht zu vergessen- der Tourismussektor. Um vielversprechende Startups aus Ruanda bei der Gr\u00fcndung zu unterst\u00fctzen, gibt es das EXIST-Gr\u00fcnderstipendium, f\u00fcr das sie sich qualifizieren k\u00f6nnen. Auf der anderen Seite versucht man in Deutschland mit Hilfe von Entrepreneur-Veranstaltungen auf das Projekt StArfrica aufmerksam zu machen und die angehenden Gr\u00fcnder mit Workshops auf das Unternehmertum in Ruanda und Afrika vorzubereiten. I<\/span>st der Bau der Br\u00fccke abgeschlossen, kann der gr\u00fcndungsbezogene wirtschaftliche Austausch zwischen den beiden L\u00e4ndern stattfinden: man kann voneinander lernen und die Wirtschaft in beiden Staaten vorantreiben.<\/span><\/p>\n

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