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TusStar Malaysia
Jun 3
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2025 Nanning international Elite innovation

and Entrepreneurship Competition

Overseas talents and those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions of China, organizations and enterprises,

Nanning International Elite Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (hereinafter referred to as the Competition), first launched in 2018, aims to attract international talents (including those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions of China) to make innovation and start-up business in Nanning through projects screening, preliminaries both at home and abroad, final in Nanning and projects matchmaking. Apart from this, all-in-one services including funding support, matchmaking and offshore incubation is available for those who want to start up business and work in Nanning. Rewards are also granted to the recommending organizations/agencies. To accelerate the building of Nanning into an international metropolis open to cooperation with ASEAN countries, and to further promote innovation and entrepreneurship with the high-quality development of the city, we sincerely invite you to participate in the 2025 Nanning International Elite Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.

1.Time of the Competition

March to September 2025

Project Recruitment: from now until May 31st

2.Hosting Organizations

Hosted by

Talents Work Group of the Leading Group of Education, Science, Technology and Talents Work of CPC Nanning Committee

Organized by

Organization Department of CPC Nanning Committee
Nanning Science and Technology Bureau
Nanning Industry and Information Technology Bureau
Nanning Foreign Affairs Office
Nanning Association for Science and Technology
Qingxiu District People’s Government of Nanning

3.Fields

New generation of electronic information
Artificial intelligence
New energy vehicles and auto parts
New materials
Deep processing of aluminum
Advanced equipment manufacturing
Low-altitude economy
Biomedicine and Health

4.Eligibility

(1) At least one team member (including shareholders, senior management personnel or key technical staff) have work/study experience (one-year or above) in country/region outside Chinese mainland (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions of China included) with promising innovative technologies, achievements or products with independent intellectual property rights, can be commercialized and is willing to commercialize the technologies, achievements or products in Nanning within one year after the competition.

(2) No limitation is set on business registration time for enterprise outside Nanning. For local enterprises of Nanning, only those whose owners are introduced and set up business in Nanning after January 1 of 2022 are eligible.

(3) The project leader’s age is not more than 60 years old (the age calculation cut-off date for applicants is January 1, 2025).

(4) Those who entered the finals in the previous editions of the Competition, or Nanning Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competitions, or whose projects were funded by Nanning city-level are not to participate in this year’s competition.

(5) Participants of the project roadshow and project matchmaking session must be the team members as declared in the entry form.

(6) If a contestant is found to have behaviors that do not meet the registration requirements or participate in multiple projects at the same time, once verified and confirmed by the competition organizing committee, the competition process of the contestant will be immediately suspended, and their awards and eligibility will be cancelled.

(7) Participants must submit a written request for change to the Committee, if there is any change in their information during the competition. After the Committee has filed the application and made the appropriate adjustments, the participant will be allowed to continue to take part in the competition and apply for the relevant requirements on the basis of the new entry information.

(8) The competition follows the principle of voluntary participation. If a participant wishes to cancel his/her competition, he/she must submit a written application to the Committee and withdraw from the competition after confirmation.

5.Competition Schedule

01 Commencement

Mid-April of 2025

The Organizing Committee will launch the Competition and send out invitation.

02 Project Recruitment

Mid-April, 2025 to Late May, 2025

Project Submission Registration.

03 Project matchmaking and pre-application guidance

May and September, 2025 TBC

Pre-application guidance and matchmaking will be organized before the pre-competition and final rounds.

04 Project Screening

Late May, 2025 TBC

Qualified projects will be screened by the panel to select projects for the preliminary round.

05 Preliminary Round

June 15-August 15, 2025 TBC

The preliminary round road show will be conducted in groups both online and on site in Beijing, Suzhou, Shenzhen, Berlin (Germany), Kuala Lumpur(Malaysia) and Hanoi(Vietnam). For those who cannot make it on site should participate in the online video link session.

06 Final Round

Early September, 2025 TBC

Location: Nanning

6.Awards Policy

The competition awards

six first prizes，ten second prizes,

fourteen third prizes

and twenty excellence awards.

01 Money Award

(1) For final round: 6 First Prizes with the award money of 30,000 RMB per project, 10 Second Prizes with the money of 20,000 RMB per project, 14 Third Prizes with the money of 10,000 RMB per project, and 20 recognition awards with the money of 5,000 RMB per project. The award money is after tax and will be granted after the final and matchmaking in Nanning. For those who cannot make it to Nanning in 2025 due to force majeure events, he/she can visit Nanning and receive the money whenever deemed appropriate in 2026.

(2) For preliminary round: A number of participation awards will be granted (the top 20% in the preliminary) with the award money of 2,000 RMB per project (after tax). The money will be granted after the final.

(3) For projects launched in Nanning: For those entering the final round and deciding to launch their projects in Nanning, an award will be granted. The winner should register an enterprise in Nanning within one year after the competition as an independent legal person to launch the winning project and commercialize it. Or those partnering with local enterprises to commercialize it can apply for this award after the commercialization condition is mature. In case of special circumstances, the application for the award can be extended for one year.

a. The First Prize winners will be included into “Yongjiang Program” (Pioneering Talents category) and granted 500,000 RMB to 5 million RMB according to the results of the assessment. Conditions and procedures for award money allocation will be implemented according to relevant “Yongjiang Program” (Pioneering Talents category) regulations (Innovaiton Pioneering Talents should not be older than 65 years old and the Entrepreneurial Talents should not be older than 55 years old).

b. The Second Prize and Third Prize winners will be granted a minimum of 300,000 RMB and 150,000 RMB respectively and included into “Yongjiang Program” (Overseas Talents category). Disbursement conditions and procedures are in accordance with the special management measures for overseas talents under the “Yongjiang Program”.

c. The Second Prize, Third Prize and Recognition award winners are eligible for applying for the Team Program of “Yongjiang Program” (Pioneering Talents category), and winners can be subsidized with the amount ranging from 500,000 RMB to 5 million RMB. The exact amount is subject to the deliberation of the judging panel of the “Yongjiang Program”.

02 Other Incentives

(1) Free food &accommodation: One-day food & accommodation at designated hotel for one team member of those selected to enter the preliminary round and participate on site will be provided free of charge. Three-day free food & accommodation at designated hotel for one team member of those selected to enter the final round and participate on site as well as in the awards ceremony and project matchmaking in Nanning will be offered.

(2) Launch service:

a. One-to-one dedicated service including assistance in office site selection, business registration, opening bank account, tax registration and tax declaration guidance is available for the winners in the final.

b. Winners at the final will be recommended to the venture partners of the Competition and innovation & entrepreneurship incubation carriers.

c. Winners at the final will be provided with entrepreneurship guidance, matchmaking and award policy implementation and other services.

7.Entry

Please log on the official website of the Competition（http://www.nieiec.com/） to fill in the registration form and upload attachments.Recommended Organization:Guangxi TusStar ，Ms. Meng，+86 15676382869