Initiation to Cardano for international students.

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Anna Ben Zvi

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Individual

[GENERAL] Co proposers and Additional applicants

Joanna Pousset - Professor of economics in TBS education Barcelona campus

[GENERAL] Requested funds in ada

33400

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

6

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language.

No

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

Present to over 5000 students about Cardano, in 4 campuses, promote Cardano courses and provide ongoing info and support about Cardano & Catalyst

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

Yes

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

Ryan Donno, International Student Coordinator in TBS Barcelona gave his support to the project and assigned a teach (Joanna Pousset - Professor of economics in TBS education Barcelona campus) to work together with me on the project

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

All the information will be available for everyone. My presentations will be available for all the people that want it as a support and a video of the process will be uploaded on Youtube and will be available in my closing report for the Cardano community. Another video (interview or front camera) will be uploaded on the TBS youtube channel.

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution.

About TBS https://www.tbs-education.fr/tbs:

TBS education is one of the most influential business schools in France but also in Europe that is composed of 4 campuses: Toulouse (France), Paris (France), Barcelona (Spain) and Casablanca (Maroc). 

Here are some of the diplomes followed by the students in TBS education: Bachelor in Management, Master in Management, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, Aerospace MBA with a lot of entrepreneurship options. 

The school is known to have one of the main objectives, sustainability and making an impact, so the people are more likely to know about organisations like Cardano that will help them to build some skills and to have a meaningful impact on many important topics. 

The project:

Organise a set of presentations sessions about blockchain technology and Cardano to students from BIM to MIM and MSc of TBS education

The project will include 3 major in person presentations in the 3 languages available in the different campuses (French, English and Spanish) and will reach more than 5000 students. 

Then, we will offer, for the ones that are interested, a free complete course with as a support the Cardano foundation academy https://academy.cardanofoundation.org/, about Cardano and the different activities that they could participate in. 

In the campus of Barcelona, we will do in person group workshops to follow their apprenticeship. For the other campuses, we will do the workshops by zoom. The sessions can be multi language depending on the students.

We will also do a weekly open hour zoom meeting for questions and support needed. 

Part of the support will be to connect to relevant information sources, discuss use cases and ideas and support in presenting in project catalyst fund 12 and 13.

TBS and blockchain:

There are limited exposures to Blockchain in the school. However the management understands the need to incorporate blockchain and one of the team is now starting to evaluate the subject. 

This is why they are keen to collaborate with this project.

The students themselves are coming from around the world and they have limited to 0 knowledge about blockchain and Cardano.

We believe that implementing Catalyst to this school could be awesome to give them an opportunity to express their ideas and to be part of what the future will be about. Moreover, this will give them the knowledge and the experience that they would have never been taught in a business school.

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community.

Main impact: 

• Creating a strong relationship with a business school represented in 3 countries. This is done in collaboration with the management and could lead to more engagement in the future. For example we will try to promote a blockchain and Cardano course.This could be also a use case for other business schools
• About 5600 business students will learn about Cardano and blockchain technology. 
• At least 100 students will be implicated in found.
• At least 100 students will open an ADA wallet. 
• New young people with different specialisations -> new innovative ideas for the next found
• Increasing of the different Cardano communities all around the world

To prove the impact:

• A video resuming the process (presentations, workshops etc.) that will be uploaded in my proposal page on the Cardano website. 
• A face-cam video or an interview about the process that will be uploaded in the TBS youtube channel. 
• An excel file with all the students that subscribe to the workshops
• Excel file with all the Catalyst proposals submitted by TBS students during the found 12.

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

The support of the University to the project makes it highly probable to be delivered successfully.

The project was presented to and approved by Ryan Donno: International Student Coordinator in TBS Barcelona. Ryan supports connecting between my project and the university management and in the various campuses. 

Joanna Pousset, a Professor of Economics in the University was assigned to support with content creation, coordination with the professors in the various campuses and with the actual presentation. 

It was very encouraging to have the support and collaboration by the school director. It shows that I am in the right school that is open for the future. They saw my motivation and my daily implication in the school and decided to trust me and support me on this project. 

I am also a part of the finance club in the Barcelona Campus and delegate of my group (50 people). More I learn about Cardano, the more I am enthusiastic about the real impact we will have on future businesses thanks to the blockchain and decentralised system. 

I speak fluently 4 languages (French, English, Spanish and Hebrew) and that is currently learning arabic so I could adapt my presentations in the differents campuses and the differents tracks (english, spanish and french tracks) available in the campuses of TBS. 

I understand the opportunity that Cardano can give to change the world and to have a real impact. My goal it’s to try to reach as many students as possible, since I am a student myself and since I am concerned about the lack of knowledge the students have in this area. 

We will also connect the students to resources available on Cardano to learn more such as the Cardano foundation academy where students could find free courses to better understand the system and opportunities. 

Link of the presentation for the teacher that will support the project: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF1eIQS4yM/4e3gPIODb4abJNy91xNSzw/edit?utm_content=DAF1eIQS4yM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

[Project Milestones] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Before Milestone 1

Keep on learning on Cardano and Catalyst through various sources.

Registered as reviewer for Found 11.

Auto-formation with the Cardano Academy. Finalise CF academy course.

Milestone 1* February - Mid March 2024

This phase will includes setting up the various presentations and schedule  

1. Output: 

-Create a presentation for the teachers of the school about the project 

-Get the validation from the school for the content

-Create a presentation for the students  

-Translate the presentation in 3 languages (English, French, Spanish). 

-Set up the different times and places for the different presentations in person in the different campuses + travelling organisations.

1. Acceptance criteria: 

-A written approval from the school.

-Finalise PPT for main sessions

-Finish the 3 presentations in different languages

-Finalise the schedule of presentation in the various campuses

1. Evidence of Milestone: 

- Link to approval from the school

- PPT for the school management

- LI will put the links to my presentations.

- Link to schedule 

Mid March - Mid April 2024

This milestone will include the actual main presentations in the various campuses 

1. Output: 

-Present Cardano and the blockchain technology to every student from first year of bachelor to last year of master of every campus. 

- Do a subscription list with all the students interested to join the program of the workshops.

1. Acceptance criteria: 

-Do the presentation for all student categories in the campuses of Barcelona, Paris, Toulouse and Casablanca. 

1. Evidence of Milestone: 

- Videos of the different presentations. 

Mid April - May

This Milestone will focus on workshops to support the applications for Fund 12 as well as providing general information about Cardano and Catalyst

1. Output: 

-Preparation of the workshops 

- Workshops in person for the campus of Barcelona - 4 workshop - focus on Fund 12 support for students that wish to apply

- Preparation of the virtual workshops 

- Zoom virtual workshops for the other campuses - 3 campuses x 4 workshops = 12 workshops for Fund 12 support for students that wish to apply

- A weekly office hour for support

1.  Acceptance criteria: 

- Do the workshops once or twice a week (depending on Catalyst timeline) for at least 8 groups (minimum 2 by campus).

-Students applying to Found 12.

1. Evidence of Milestone: 

- Videos on different workshops + excel file with all the students that subscribe to the workshops. 

June

This milestone will focus on learning from the work done.

1. Output: 

- Summary and analysis of results

- Suggestions for improvements 

1. Acceptance criteria:

- A detailed report sharing the information in the outputs. Summary of discussions with the school

1. Evidence of Milestone: 

- Link to the report

July (summer time): 

1. Output: 

- Closing report

- Create, film and edit a video for the Cardano community about the whole process. 

- Create, film and edit a promotional video for the youtube channel of TBS education. 

1. Acceptance criteria:

- Finish the videos and upload them. 

1. Evidence of Milestone:

- Link of the 2 videos and they will be available on different platforms (Cardano Foundation and Youtube). 

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

• Anna Ben Zvi: Currently student in TBS education Barcelona campus ; active member of the financial club of the school ; delegate of my group.

Registered to be a Found 11 reviewer.

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/anna-ben-zvi-7b1b43297

• Ryan Donno: International Student Coordinator in TBS Barcelona

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/ryan-lee-donno-5125b733

Has approved my project and provided me with the certificate. Ryan support in connecting between my project and the university management and in the various campuses

• Joanna Pousset: Professor Economics in TBS Barcelona -  

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/joanna-pousset

Mastermind in social influence, startup mentor, VC advisor, professor, PhD business strategy economic analysis. Support with content creation, coordination with the professors in the various campuses and and with the actual presentation. 

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

February - Mid March 2024: 

• Presentations: Total 28 hours x 100 ADA = 2800 ADA
• Create a presentation for the teachers of the school about the project 
• Create the main presentation about Cardano and blockchain that will be our support during the presentations in person on the different campuses. 
• Translate it in 3 languages (English, French, Spanish). 
• Project admin: Total 18 hours x 100 ADA = 1800 ADA
• Set up different times and places for the different presentations in person in the different campuses 
• Coordinate with the school
• Onboarding to catalyst and admin 

Travel cost: 

• Travelling organisation and booking for 2 persons: Total = 8 800 ADA
• Paris campus: 1000 ADA for flights + 1200 ADA for hotel + 400 ADA for meals + 400 ADA for additional expenses
• Toulouse campus: 1000 ADA for flights + 1200 ADA for hotel + 400 ADA for meals + 400 ADA for additional expenses 
• Casablanca campus: 1000 ADA for flights + 1000 ADA for hotel + 400 ADA for meals + 400 ADA for additional expenses 

Mid March - Mid April 2024

• Present Cardano and the blockchain technology to every year student (from BIM to MIM and MSc) of every campus
• 4 (number of campus) x 5 (number of years B+1, B+2...) presentations
• 8 full day engagement (2 per campus).
• Catalyst and admin 

Total hours 60 x 100 ADA

= 6000 ADA 

April - May

• -Preparation of the workshops - 25 hours x 100 ADA = 2500 ADA
• - Workshops in person for the campus of Barcelona - 4 workshop x 2 hours x 100 ADA = 800 ADA
• - Zoom virtual workshops for the other campuses - 3 campuses x 4 workshops = 12 workshops x 2 hours x 100 ADA = 2400 ADA
• - A weekly office hour for support x 10 hours x 100 ADA = 1000 ADA
• Catalyst and admin - 3 hours x 100 ADA = 300 ADA

Total = 7000 ADA 

June:

• Summarise and analyse the results - 10 hours x 100 ADA = 1000 ADA 
• Prepare the detailed report sharing the information in the outputs - 10 hours x 100 ADA = 1000 ADA 

= 2000 ADA 

July:

• Film, edit and upload the promotional video fro Cardano Community that will be uploaded on the TBS youtube channel - 100 ADA for 25h = 2500 ADA
• Film, edit and upload the recap video of all the project for Cardano Foundation - 100 ADA for 25h = 2500 ADA

= 5000 ADA 

= 33 400 ADA (12 865 $)

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

• This program is in coordination with the University management and can open on going collaboration with the University
• We will present to over 5000 students in 4 different campuses 
• This could be used as a case to engage with many other universities 

-> allows Cardano to reach a diverse audience promoting awareness and education on blockchain technology.

• At least 100 students will be implicated in found 12 and fund 13.
• At least 100 students will open an ADA wallet. 
• Possibility for the students to invest in the ADA cryptocurrency.

-> Workshops will provide students with hands-on learning experience. This approach not only enhance their understanding of Cardano and blockchain but also encourages active participation and potential contributions to the ecosystem.

• Promoting the Cardano Foundation academy course.

-> Provides tangible value by enhancing participant's skills and knowledge in blockchain technology and Cardano.

• Summary with analysed results and detailed report.

-> Commitment to transparency and will allow the community to better understand the impact.

• Promotional and recap videos

-> Valuable marketing asset that showcase Cardano's educational initiatives and community engagement.

-> Will be uploaded on Youtube and reach a wider audience and attracting more interest towards Cardano.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agrees to Fund Rules and also that data in the submission form and other data provided by the project team during the course of the project will be publicly available.

I Accept