Discovery India and Middle East

Join QLabs – India and Middle East Virtual Incubator: Ignite Your Entrepreneurial Spirit!

Are you ready to inspire the next generation of innovators and changemakers? 
Welcome to the QLabs India and Middle East Virtual Incubator, an exclusive initiative for Indian and Middle East high schools by UQ Ventures, Trade and Investment Queensland, and IDP. Our Discovery program is designed to empower high school students with the entrepreneurial skills and mindset needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

This invite-only program is a certified 5-week journey that takes students from the spark of an idea to a polished pitch, ready to impress judges and win prizes. Participants will delve into the essential steps of entrepreneurship, including understanding the traits of successful entrepreneurs, mastering customer discovery, honing ideation, crafting business models, and perfecting market validation, pitching, and storytelling.

Our primary goal is to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset in high school students by immersing them in real-world challenges and competitions. Each team will be guided by expert mentors, ensuring a transformative learning experience that culminates in the creation of tangible prototypes and compelling presentations.

All our workshops are crafted with an experiential learning approach, leveraging UQ's cutting-edge research and world-renowned entrepreneurship ecosystem. We aim to foster resilience, flexibility, and a problem-solving attitude in students, equipping them with the tools to become the innovators and change agents of tomorrow.

Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of something extraordinary. Join us at QLabs – India and Middle East Virtual Incubator and let your entrepreneurial journey begin!

Program highlights

  • Certified long duration entrepreneurship engagement by experts from a world top 50 university
  • Weekly online sessions (Session 1-4) and Pitching Event (Session 5)
  • Master the entrepreneurial journey: from developing key traits to excelling in customer discovery, ideation, business modelling, pitching, and storytelling
  • Compete for a chance to win prizes
  • A Certificate of Completion will be provided to each individual who completes the program

Session 1: 1 September 2025, Time TBC (AEST)
Topic: Problem & Customer Discovery

Session 2: 8 September 2025, Time TBC (AEST)
Topic: Designing Solutions for Impact

Session 3: 15 September 2025, Time TBC (AEST)
Topic: Business Models

Session 4: 22 September 2025, Time TBC (AEST)
Topic: Pitching & Storytelling

Session 5: Date & Time TBC
Topic: Pitch Day – Winners announced

 

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Contact

For further details or enquries please contact Jacqueline Niblett, Ventures Entrepreneurship Manager.

venturesdiscovery@uq.edu.au

To register for Discovery India and Middle East please contact Neha Dalvi
Registrations close: 20 August 2025

n.dalvi@uq.edu.au