Fellowship Period: March 8 – September 2021 (6 Months)  |  Host Institutions: Korea Productivity Center (KPC), Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), and Seoul Global Startup Center, South Korea

On March 8, 2021, after completing immigration formalities, we departed Dhaka for Seoul to undertake the 6-month Bangladesh Frontier Startups Business Preparation Training (Precision Agriculture) organized jointly by the Korea Productivity Center (KPC), Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), and the iDEA Project (ICT Division).

Departure for South Korea (March 8, 2021) Successfully completing airport immigration in Dhaka to begin the 6-month South Korea fellowship.

Official Welcome by the Director of Seoul Immigration Welcomed in Seoul by the Director of Seoul Immigration during the OASIS Startup Visa & global founder orientation.

Regular Strategy Meetings with KPC Representatives Weekly mentoring, commercialization reviews, and precision agriculture roadmap sessions with Korea Productivity Center (KPC).

Intensive Seminars & Startup Commercialization Training In-person lectures in Seoul covering intellectual property, hardware manufacturing, and venture scaling.

Monthly Open Dialogues with Successful Korean Founders Interactive roundtables held every month with leading South Korean tech and agricultural entrepreneurs.

KPC, KIPA & OASIS Program Completion Certificates Official certificates awarded during the ide@THON and 6-month South Korea Frontier Startup Training Program.

Program Architecture Across 6 Months in Seoul

• 15-Day Quarantine Online Bootcamp (১ম ১৫ দিন কোয়ারেন্টাইন এবং বিভিন্ন বিষয়ের উপর অনলাইন প্রশিক্ষণ): Upon arrival in Korea, we immediately began daily online intensive modules covering Korean business law, IP strategy, and Lean Startup validation during the mandatory 15-day quarantine.
• Seoul Immigration & OASIS Startup Visa Track: Completed the Korean Ministry of Justice’s OASIS (Overall Assistance for Startup Immigration System) curriculum and received an official welcome from the Director of Seoul Immigration.
• KPC Mentoring & Monthly Founder Roundtables: Engaged in weekly progress reviews with KPC specialists and monthly candid discussions with successful Korean startup CEOs on product-market fit and global commercialization.

Official South Korean Certifications Awarded (KPC, KIPA & iDEA)

• OASIS-4 Basic Start-up Class: Issued by KPC 한국생산성본부 (Korea Productivity Center), March 2021.
• OASIS-2 (2021년 서울 1차) Advanced Intellectual Property Course: Issued by Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), March 2021 (Advanced IP & Patent Law).
• OASIS-1 (2021년 서울 2차) Basic Intellectual Property Course: Issued by Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), March 2021.
• Bangladesh Frontier Startups’ Business Preparation: Issued by KPC 한국생산성본부 (Korea Productivity Center), August 2021 (Hydroponics & Start-up Commercialization).
• ide@THON WINNER Official Credential: Issued by Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA Project, ICT Division), December 2020.

Md. Mamunur Reza

Assistant Program Director (Seed), APCU-BADC PARTNER • PhD Fellow, Atatürk University

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