Astana Hub and TikTok open educational program
Astana Hub together with TikTok launched the first educational program for Kazakhstani startups TikTok StartUp Academy in Kazakhstan, El.kz reports with reference to the astanahub.com.
Within the framework of the Academy, representatives of 218 startups will learn how to achieve success on the platform and attract the attention of the community to their product. Top students at TikTok StartUp Academy will receive grants of up to $10,000.
The Memorandum of Cooperation was signed as part of Digital Bridge 2022, and an exclusive educational program for startups has now been launched. The task of the Academy is to help startups find new points of growth, gain unique knowledge from experts and discover the possibilities of the TikTok platform.
“Our educational program is a logical continuation of the signed memorandum of cooperation between Astana Hub and TikTok within the framework of the Digital Bridge 2022 forum. Among the listeners of the program there are, for example, such teams as Documentolog, Mitwork, Aviata, EasyTap, iDos Games and a number of other both beginners and experienced Kazakhstani startups.
This indicates the great interest of the market in the development of marketing activities on the TikTok platform. I am confident that astana Hub's partnership with TikTok will multiply the recognition of Kazakhstan's IT ecosystem, which in turn will help attract investments and new IT companies to the country," Magzhan Madiyev, Ceo of Astana Hub said.
As part of the TikTok StartUp Academy, we will transfer unique experience to entrepreneurs that will allow them to gain new knowledge and reach new heights under the mentorship of the best experts from TikTok and Astana Hub, and grants for the best participants will allow them to realize their bold ideas," Anastasia Panina, CEO of Global Business Solutions, TikTok in Eastern Europe said.