Imerxn Student Startups
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Considering the world’s economic challenges and current social problems, social entrepreneurs can play a major role, by contributing to solutions and driving economic growth.
Innovation is key to various solutions being integrated to address tough problems that the society faces today like poverty, education, environmental, health, unemployment and more. It is the agenda of businesses, universities, investors and young entrepreneurs to create social impact and improvement.
Imerxn’s “Young Innovators Program” uses design thinking and the user-centered approach to identify opportunities and pilot solutions for positive social change. Students participate in a series of workshops that help them come up with ideas and test it through prototyping. If successful, we extend our support for building a sustainable business model by connecting them to mentors, prospective users, NGOs, organizations and investors.
Creativity and Innovation
Business Acumen
Critical Thinking
Leadership & Problem solving
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Our Young Innovator Ventures
ENABLING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS
Today’s session kind of cleared all the dark sides, my doubts on value proposition and business models in a very clear way, which I would find useful and remember at any point, whenever I need them. This will have a huge impact on my current initiative as I am exposed to a lot of ideas now and the Lean canvas model. Overall a great session, and I’m not surprised that I learnt something new!
- Abhinav Chinta, Founder of Drishti and 12th Grader
Empowering
Changemakers
Our Young Innovators program nurtures social entrepreneurs aspiring to find solutions to major challenges that we face on our planet today.
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Experiential activities to gain real-world experience, with emphasis on social sensibility and responsibility.
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Global tools and frameworks to help focus on building a business and developing social- emotional skills .
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Facilitated by experiential Learning experts with vast global experience in entrepreneurship and certified by Stanford University, USA and London Business School, UK
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Networking, mentoring and support from our global partners that include NGOs and Corporates focused on social innovation.
About the
Young Innovator Program
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Creativity and Innovation: Understanding and taking multiple inputs to come up with ideas to solve issues
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Analysis of complex social issues and designing solutions
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Communication: Develop communication skills as they work with end-users, team members and other organizations
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Interpersonal and Team Building: work in teams and collaborate with each other on projects
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Resilience: Dealing with uncertainty and managing change
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Business Acumen: Understanding business and operating environments
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Leadership: Build an entrepreneurial mindset to drive social change
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Startup Support
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Business Networking in USA, Europe, UK & India
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Guidance from Entrepreneurs & Investors
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Internship Opportunities
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Skill Development
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Real World Theory & Concepts
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Create Your Own Venture
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Leadership Quotient in Resume
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Certification After Completion
OUR Young Innovators
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What is a Career Exploration Program?Imerxn’s Career Exploration Camp helps students explore their interests, learn about potential careers and aim towards specific goals. They provide unique virtual opportunities to explore and engage with global mentors, renowned academicians, and peer mentors across various industries. Students have the opportunity to discuss current trends across different career options, understand future prospects, and learn about basic life skills required to succeed. They gain insights into the level of education, skills, and professionalism they need to acquire to succeed in any chosen career.
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What is unique about this program?The Imerxn Career Exploration Camp is a one-of-a-kind immersive learning program. It’s personalized and curated to the specific interests and needs of the student. Every aspect of the program, right from the career skills module and direct industry mentor interaction is unique. Career readiness module for high school students is not offered in India. We are the pioneers in offering programs focusing on career awareness and career readiness through immersive experiences. We combine immersive and experiential learning through our programs for maximum impact on the student’s learning journey.
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Broadly, what does the Program include?Program highlights include: E-Resume and portfolio- Students get to build a resume/ portfolio that can be showcased for college applications and to apply for internships, summer programs etc. Training by Harvard alumni and connecting with their network. Certification from Harvard Innovation Lab Career Assessment test report ( approx. 80 pages). Dedicated career mentor to help evaluate and support informed decisions on suitable and relevant career paths. Exposure to new technology and tools used in today’s workplace environment. Interaction with Industry mentors across the globe engaged in the career pathway the student is interested in pursuing. Advice, guidance, and experiences shared by young peer mentors. Access to an academic mentors to guide the student on a suitable academic path The program involves a mix of mentoring sessions as well as experiential workshops to imbibe career awareness and career readiness in the participants. Our unique skillathon facilitated by Harvard Alumni is one of its kind that helps the student gain important skills to succeed in their academic and professional career.
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What is a typical student journey like?
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What are the takeaways of the career exploration program?The overall objective of the program is to help students gain valuable exposure to the professional world early, while in high school or college. They will demonstrate a better understanding of the career planning process and how their own skills and interests match up to a career choice/major. Outcomes include: Informed decision about career & Clarity on the career pathway the student wants to pursue, based upon their strength and shortcomings, and feedback how to enhance their skills Modeling behavior, attitude, and acquiring skills required in a workplace through the Skillathon (career skills) module. Achieve career awareness and career readiness Long-term professional career planning and goal setting - detailed career plan for a successful professional career. Detailed academic career plan and educational goals at the end of the program
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Who can join this program? What is the age group for enrollment?Students in the age group of 13-17 years (8th-12th grade) are eligible to participate in the career exploration program. This program will especially help 9th and 10th graders to make the right choice of subjects/groups as they prepare for 11th grade. Students who are confused with various career options can gain clarity about which major / career path to take up based on their own competencies and skills unraveled in this program. It is best to start career planning early and participate in such programs to avoid choosing the wrong courses and making unfitting career choices.
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How is the class going to be scheduled? (how many hours per day or per week in the 2-week program)?It is a total of 20 hours; Students will be required to spend 10 hours per week including workshops and mentoring sessions to complete this program. The workshops, especially the Skillathon will be 2-3 hours long and mentoring sessions will be for 1 hour.
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How many Mentors will be assigned to each student or group?Every student will be assigned a dedicated career mentor from the Imerxn team. The student will have 2 sessions with the career mentor to discuss the Career Assessment Test report and the way forward. The parent will be part of these 2 sessions. Apart from this, the student will have 1 session with industry mentor/academic/peer mentors based on interest, relevance, purpose, and clarity required.
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Are all sessions in a group setting or one-on-one?It will be a combination of both group and one-on-one settings depending on the student’s career path choices. Career mentor sessions will be one-on-one. Parents can be present in 2 sessions – the “Career pathway recommendation” session and the “Way Forward” session.
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Is this only for kids trying to explore universities abroad?No, All the students from 8th to 12th grade can enroll in this program. The ‘career exploration camp’ enables the students to gain knowledge on different career options, understand future prospects, and learn about key life skills required to succeed. If they decide they want to study abroad and need continued mentoring and guidance for profile building right up to the application process Imerxn team will be glad to suggest the next value-add program for enrollment to ensure students benefit from taking the right career pathway.
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Do we get a certificate and Report after the course is over?Yes. The students get a Certificate of completion of Skillathon from Harvard Innovation Lab and a 80 page Career Assessment report, which includes the various skill sets they have, the strengths and skills they need to work on, and the career choices they are likely to excel at.
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What are the next steps after the program? Do you guide the students beyond this?At the end of the program, the parents will meet with the Career Mentor for a wrap up discussion and way forward session. We will help you decide further engagement in immersive learning opportunities that we can curate, as well as profile building and college prep mentoring programs we offer in a highly personalized manner for every student.
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How is the Engagement of the student measured?The metrics that we use to measure student engagement include: Participation in group discussions Response to questions Retention of what has been shared by mentors/experts The time taken to complete any assignments Prep work done before every session Response to feedback Clarity on educational goals at the end of the program