EDHE Intervarsity National Finals

The EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity 2025 is a platform designed to identify, recognise and showcase the top student entrepreneurs at South Africa’s 26 public universities. The primary objectives of the Intervarsity are:

• To identify the top student entrepreneurs at each university;
• To identify the top student businesses at each university;
• To encourage universities to support student businesses and entrepreneurs better.

The competition is designed with four distinct categories, providing opportunities for diverse groups of innovative students to participate and benefit. The competition invites studentpreneurs to submit their entries in one of the following categories:

• Category 1: Existing Business – Tech – Designed for businesses that primarily create and develop innovative technology.
• Category 2: Existing Business – Social Impact – Focuses on businesses that leverage research, innovation, and technology to address social, environmental, or community challenges while generating profit.
• Category 3: Existing Business – General – Invites businesses with a proven track record of success, established products or services, and align with one or more of the 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Category 4: Research-Based Business renamed Commercialisation of Academic Research in 2025. – Targets Master’s or PhD entrepreneurs who transform scientific and technology-driven experimental academic research into viable commercial ventures. Research should have been accepted by an authorised South African academic or research institution.