Underdogs Korea Collaborates with ITB and 6 Indonesian Universities to Present Green Energy Program for Students & Young Entrepreneurs

Bandung, dkst.itb.ac.id – Underdogs Korea opens opportunities for students and young entrepreneurs throughout Indonesia to participate in innovation development programs in the environmental and energy fields. This program is designed to encourage the birth of creative ideas while strengthening the green entrepreneurial ecosystem by collaborating with ITB and 6 other universities.

Open Enrollment

This program is open to:

• Active Students (no age limit)
• Early stage entrepreneurship (under 3 years)
• Individuals or teams with ideas in the environmental and energy sectors

Program & Selection

Participants will go through three main stages:

1. Round 1 – Basic Training (22 Sept – 17 Oct 2025)
   Basic training includes AI, green energy, as well as coaching sessions and expert lectures.
2. Round 2 – Intensive Training & Hackathon (20 Oct – 7 Nov 2025)
   Including advanced training, hackathons, as well as coaching and investment readiness sessions.
3. Round 3 – Advanced Training & Demo Day (2 Jan – 11 Feb 2026)
   Investor roundtable session and idea presentation at Demo Day.

Benefits for Participants

• All participants: access startup education programs and AI-based training.
• Round 2 participants: entitled to an Activity Grant of up to IDR 2 million per team as well as additional coaching support.
• Round 3 participants: get an increase in Activity Grant of up to IDR 4 million per team, investor roundtable, and advanced training.

In addition, attractive prizes are available:

• Hackathon Prize Pool: total IDR 100 million
• Demo Day Prize Pool: total IDR 100 million

How to Register

Applicants must choose one of the following 7 regional hub universities as the registration path:

1. Bandung Institute of Technology
2. Telkom University
3. Indonesian education university
4. Gadjah Mada University
5. Eleven March University
6. Primakara University
7. Semarang State University

Registration deadline:

• Student: 12 September 2025 (results announced 16 September 2025)
• Businessman: 28 September 2025 (results announced 2 October 2025)

Registration Link:

• Student: bit.ly/apply-itb
• Early stage entrepreneurship (startups): forms.gle/4GDDUQt1DTRPeZc79