ABOUT COMPETITION
ABOUT COMPETITION
The Competition is the contest for grassroots educational innovations with more than 13K alumni worldwide launched in 2014 in Russia. The Competition is an initiative led by the HSE University's Institute of Education and Rybakov Foundation with the support of Agency for strategic initiatives.

The Competition identifies, showcases and promotes the most promising grassroots educational innovations for every year. Applications are accepted from teams of 1–6 members regardless of age, origine and occupation. The project selection criteria are listed below:
  • Relevance: how relevant is the problem that the project solves (what is the "pain"?) / Will there be a social effect from the project?
  • Innovativeness: how new or significantly improved in comparison with the existing ones in a particular area the solution will be.
  • Feasibility: how optimal / meaningful is the proposed solution to the problem.
  • Scalability: Is there a potential for replication of the proposed solution / separation from the author.
  • Project development: to what extent the declared resources of the project correspond to its goals, stages of implementation, planned social effects and competitive situation.
We invite teachers or parents, entrepreneurs, authors of pedagogical and management innovations, students or deans and all those interested in education to participate in the Competition.
IN 2014-21 THE COMPETITION OF INNOVATIONS
IN EDUCATION ACCEPTED
4682
applications
157
cities
21
countries
competition ecosystem
competition ecosystem
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SUPPORT OF PROJECTS
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OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENT IN EDUCATION
Since 2014 - Russia's leading competition for innovators in education
the terms of participation
the terms of participation
  • NO DEPENDENCE ON THE STAGE OF THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, EVERY TEAM SHOULD SHOW THAT IT HAS SOMETHING MORE THAN ABSTRACT IDEA
  • TEAM OF 1-6 PERSONS
    AT LEAST HALF OF THE TEAM UNDER 35 YEARS OLD
    PROJECTS FROM INITIAL TO ADVANCED STAGE
EVERY APPLICATION WILL BE RATED
BY THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
  • INNOVATIVENESS
    How new or significantly improved in comparison with the existing ones in a particular area the solution will be
  • SCALABILITY
    Is there a potential for replication of the proposed solution / separation from the author
  • RELEVANCE
    How relevant is the problem that the project solves (what is the "pain"?) / Will there be a social effect from the project?
  • PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
    To what extent the declared resources of the project correspond to its goals, stages of implementation, planned social effects and competitive situation
  • FEASIBILITY
    How optimal / meaningful is the proposed solution to the problem
steps of the competition
steps of the competition
3
3
OCTOBER
Finals
The finals of the Competition is traditionally held within the framework of the International Conference on New Educational Technologies #EdCrunch.
At this stage, the participants present the finalized projects to the jury, potential investors and wide audience
JUNE 21 - JULY 8
Online Accelerator - Summer School
The teams that pass the first elimination round take part in the second stage of the Competition - the summer school, where they get the opportunity to finalize the project after individual education and business tutorials.
At this stage, not only the concept of the project will be evaluated, but also the way it will be introduced. The participants will be compensated for transportation, food and accommodation expenses. The brightest and most active participants of the second stage will be given a chance to take part in various sponsorship events.
The finals participants will be announced in September
2
2
APRIL 1 - MAY 31
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1
Online Application
To apply the Competition you need to fill the special registration form collecting information related to the project and the team. All the applications are reviewed by the broad expert panel according to the competition criteria.
Announcement of semifinals: 10 June, 2021
Grand Prize
Grand Prize
TEAM - THE WINNER OF KIVO RECEIVES AN TRAVEL GRANT
The travel grant help to showcase his project anywhere in the world. At the final, the authors of the best projects introduce them to investors and wide audience. Our sponsors and partners annually announce additional nominations for the Competition finalists and within them hand in their prizes, including foreign internships or financial support
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  • Diana Koroleva
    Director of Competition of Innovation in Education
  • Semenova Aleksandra
    Producer
  • Anastasia Andreeva
    Head of Research
  • Kavsarat Akaeva
    Coordinator
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