Falling Walls Lab is heading for Cape Town

12 May 2023 | Story Supplied. Image Falling Walls Foundation. Read time 1 min.
The winner gets to present their idea to a prestigious international audience at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin.
The winner gets to present their idea to a prestigious international audience at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin.

Calling all University of Cape Town (UCT) creators, innovators and entrepreneurs: the international Falling Walls Lab, a conglomerate and forum for young innovators in science, technology, medicine, and other fields, is heading to the Mother City.

If you’re a student, early-career researcher or entrepreneur with an idea the world should know about, you’re invited to present your pitch. Innovators have just three minutes to pitch a ground-breaking idea that stands to change the world for the better in science and society. The event will take place at 15:00 on 22 September at the New Lecture Theatre on upper campus.

The winner gets to present their idea to a prestigious international audience at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin.

It is a public event and attendance is free and encouraged.

1st prize: R15 000 and the opportunity to present your idea to a prestigious international audience at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin

2nd prize: R12 000

3rd prize: R10 000

Applications close on 9 August. Email Cecelia Kok for more information.

Read more about the application process.

Please note: The closing date has been extended to 16 August 2023.

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