SCO Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

Khan Tengri Innovation Hub, together with the China-SCO Sci-Tech Innovation Cooperation Center, is opening applications for the SCO Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.

The competition is designed for startups, research teams, and young entrepreneurs developing innovative and technology-driven solutions across strategic industries.

Eligible participants include:

• Idea-stage, pre-seed, and seed-stage startups
• Research and innovation teams
• Technology-focused entrepreneurial projects

Priority areas include:

• Artificial intelligence
• Intelligent manufacturing
• New energy and advanced materials
• Modern agriculture
• Marine technologies
• Other strategic innovation sectors

Selected projects will receive the opportunity to participate in a 15-day international bootcamp across Qingdao, Wuxi, and Shanghai, China.

Applications are accepted only from participants based in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

⚠️ Application deadline: June 2, 2026.