Sharapova Natalya Vladimirovna Scientific director of the competition

The international competition of youth business projects, "Business Eurasia", is aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs from Asia, Russia and Africa in the development of business projects that contribute to the future economic growth and provide expert and advisory assistance to entrepreneurial endeavors.

The goal of the competition is to establish an international platform for promoting innovation, technological creativity, and social entrepreneurship among young people.

Objectives of the competition:

• Assistance in the development and assessment of participants' projects
• Support for innovative, infrastructure-based, and promising entrepreneurial projects
• Dissemination of successful project implementation experiences
• Educational and advisory support for young entrepreneurs
• Promotion of investment opportunities from youth-led business projects

Through this competition, we aim to foster a community of young entrepreneurs who can contribute to the sustainable growth of their respective regions and beyond. 

The competition is open to participants who are students of colleges, technical schools, and universities, as well as representatives of businesses who are under the age of 35. Participants are invited to compete on a voluntary basis and may be either individuals or groups of up to three people.  

Scientific directions/nominations:

• Youth business projects

Applications for participation in the competition, competitive youth projects, and project abstracts are accepted until March 20, 2025, through the registration system on the website:

• An individual participant submits an application via the registration system, selecting the category "Individual participation"
• Group participation. Each member of the group applies for participation via the registration system, choosing "Team participation", followed by "Team captain" or "Team member". In the "Project topic" field, each person indicates the name of their project. The team captain attaches the project file to the application form, listing all the project authors.

Applications for participation in the Competition and abstracts of the works are to be submitted by March 20, 2025 via the registration system on the official website.

The list of finalists, who will be invited to defend their works in person and participate in the final events of the Forum, will be announced on the Competition page on April 1, 2025.

Face-to-face defenses will take place on April 23rd, 2025, from 10:00 to 16:30, with awards to be presented on April 24th, 2025.

Participants can also participate remotely – registered participants and speakers will have access to USUE's cloud resources. There is no registration fee.

All travel, accommodation, and meals for participants are provided by the sending party.

Winners of the Competition will receive diplomas and monetary prizes:

• 1^st place: 15,000 rubles
• 2^nd place: 10,000 rubles
• 3^rd place; 5,000 rubles

Winners of the competition, awarded with a diploma of the first degree, receive points for individual achievements when applying for admission to the USUE for graduate programs (5 points). 

Based on the results of final events, a collection of materials from the XV EEYF will be released, where abstracts of finalists of the competition will be published. The collection will be available on the RSCI (Russian Science Citation Index) and the website of the Ural State University of Economics.