Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme

Entrepreneurship education is vital for nurturing future generations with traits of creativity, innovation and risk taking.

To keep pace with the demands and knowledge-based environment of the 21st century, expectations on university education has changed to embrace not merely knowledge and skills acquisition, but also cultivation of an entrepreneurial mindset, i.e., the capacity and willingness of students to put theory into practice and break new grounds in identifying opportunities in pursuit of well-being. As the centrepiece of contemporary education, entrepreneurship education is vital for nurturing future generations with traits of creativity, innovation and risk taking, competence to create synergies and overcome the limitation of resources available, resilience to face challenges and turn failures into opportunities, as well as aspirations to make life-long contributions to society.

Plans are developed to foster a robust culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within the campus and to create an enabling ambience to facilitate the practice of entrepreneurial skills. The wide range of non-formal experiential learning activities provided by academic and service units, as well as the Colleges, has played a pivotal role in imparting entrepreneurial spirit and instilling a strong sense of social responsibility in our students. It will be complemented by the development of an interdisciplinary education programme in entrepreneurship and innovation, which seeks to optimize students' learning on entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets in terms of four essential components, namely, values/attitudes, knowledge, skills and practices across the board.

Moving forward, the University is prepared to tap on resources and opportunities available from existing establishments, both internally and externally, and to enlist support from our alumni and partners in the industrial and business arenas including those with a base in the PRD region and beyond.