UniTuition – Using internet technologies to upgrade and optimize inefficient university tutoring markets.

Informacje na temat projektu

UTFebSMEApp

Identyfikator umowy o grant: 728910

DOI 10.3030/728910

Projekt zamknięty

Data podpisania przez KE 1 Czerwca 2016

Data rozpoczęcia 1 Lipca 2016

Data zakończenia 31 Grudnia 2016

Finansowanie w ramach

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Koszt całkowity € 71 429,00

Wkład UE € 50 000,00

Koordynowany przez

UNITUITION LIMITED
Ireland

Cel

The aim of the UniTuition project is to bring outdated university academic support markets online. The core innovation involves using real time Internet connectivity and communication to match students with suitable tutors in their own university community.

Unfortunately, cash strapped students currently pay very high rates for professionals in their field to tutor them. These private tutors are often not familiar with students’ class specific subject matter, and students are regularly left dissatisfied. Furthermore they are very difficult to find, and many university students cannot find the help they need at all.

The problems outlined above affect millions of students worldwide, and are contributing to under-performance and failure rates in universities around the world. By applying new technologies to the university tutoring market the UniTuition project can facilitate knowledge transfer within the university student community, enabling senior students and recent graduates to help junior students improve their grades at affordable rates. The project will also empower those with specialist knowledge to create learning content and provide it to students online.

Currently, no service in Europe effectively meets the needs of university students who need academic support, and there is no large player in this space globally. The feasibility study proposed aims to validate UniTuition as a solution to this problem beyond its test market in Ireland in the wider European market. The objectives of the study are to establish the technical feasibility of additional service features for UniTuition, identify key target markets in Europe and develop a detailed internationalization plan.

The company will require external funding to achieve rapid growth using the strategies outlined in this proposal. Financial projections included are based on receiving a minimum funding round of €650,000 in the 2016/17 academic year.

Dziedzina nauki

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › internet
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › databases
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › business models

Program(-y)

• H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Main Programme
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument

Temat(-y)

• SMEInst-01-2016-2017 - Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme

Zaproszenie do składania wniosków

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

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Szczegółowe działanie

H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017

System finansowania

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Koordynator

UNITUITION LIMITED

• Wkład UE netto: € 50 000,00
• Adres: THE DIGITAL HUB ; 8 DUBLIN ; Irlandia
• MŚP Organizacja określiła się jako MŚP (firma z sektora małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw) w czasie podpisania umowy o grant. Tak:
  Region
  Ireland › Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Region: Ireland › Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Rodzaj działalności: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Koszt całkowity: € 71 429,00