With that in mind, KBank has organized the\u00a0\u201cAFTERKLASS\u00a0Business Kamp:\u00a0Start Up for a Better Society Hackathon 2022\u201d\u00a0to build skills, knowledge, and the concept for doing business among high school students who are interested in creating innovations. The hackathon offered them a chance to compete for prize money under this year\u2019s concept that reflects the\u00a0\u2018Start Up for a Better Society\u2019, with recognition placed on\u00a0the importance of creating sustainability for society and the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\u00a0AFTERKLASS\u00a0Business Kamp<\/strong>\u00a0was organized\u00a0for the third consecutive year. More than 140 teams of high school students signed up, and only eight teams were selected for the three-day camp, where they learned how to create innovative business ideas that meet the needs of society in a sustainable manner. Moreover, participants had an opportunity to improve their problem-finding skills. Mentors were on hand to closely offer their advice.\u00a0\u00a0Techniques on how to create UX\/UI that meet the customers\u2019 needs, along with techniques to build a startup that can attract VC investment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Competition results<\/strong>: The winner was the DKRG Team, which proposed a product under the \u201cNonTidLor\u201d brand \u2013 a 100% protein powder extracted from mealworms, offered at an affordable price for those who need protein consumption. The first runner-up was the Single Lead Team, which created the \u201cKnowHere\u201d application \u2013 a platform designed for\u00a0secondary school students\u00a0to explore their IT world with a roadmap as a route guide, a community for support, and a competitive stage to\u00a0prepare for the real-world work experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The second runner-up was\u00a0the Being Gimmick Team, which developed the \u201cEduFlex\u201d application\u00a0to provide a teaching space for tutors in order to earn income while also allowing learners to study the courses of their interest at reasonable prices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Other prizes awarded to winning teams included Teamwork for Better Society, Inspire for Better Society and Popular Vote. The combined value of prizes under the project topped 200,000 Baht.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0e03Rawee added, \u201cThis is the first year that KBank endeavored to\u00a0cultivate business ideas for youths to live in harmony with the sustainable\u00a0world. The activity is\u00a0in alignment with KBank\u2019s commitment in adopting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as key principles in developing our business plans. We want to inspire youths to grow up with good citizenship, social responsibility and contribution, thus making further improvements to our society and the global community. Regarding our next project, KBank is prepared to continually promote and arrange a stage for development of the new gen\u2019s potential, while also expanding our activities to achieve more solid outcomes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KBank organizes Hackathon for secondary school students to showcase their innovative business ideas for sustainability <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":81257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13935],"tags":[1858,4572,15435],"class_list":["post-81256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-kbank-2","tag-hackathon-2","tag-innovative-business-ideas"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"KASIKORNBANK](\"https:\/\/www.thestorythailand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/KBank.jpg\")
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