International presentation dare to venture - Ghent University

Steve StevensBusiness Developer / -Coach Dare to Venture - Ghent University

Welcome in Ghent!

Biggest student city of Belgium68 000 students

250 000 inhabitants156,18 km²

GHENT IS CHANGING

IT’S GETTING

NEW

ENTREPRENEURIAL

INNOVATIVE

GHENT STARTUP CONTRACT5000 EURO / NEW FULLTIME ENTREPRENEUR

REPAYMENT STARTUP FEE FOR ALL NEW ENTREPRENEURS

175 startup contractsSince December 2008

‘The era of small ideas is over’

Ghent University helps student-entrepreneurs with the project ‘Dare to Venture’ and the special statute ‘Student Entrepreneur’

Mission

Stimulate entrepreneurial awareness and -behavior among students and staff members

Promote and facilitate student entrepreneurship

Search, find and help student entrepreneurs in becoming more professional

Link (alumni) student entrepreneurs with each other and academics/researchers

Create an entrepreneurial ecosytem within the region of Flanders, starting in Ghent, with an open international orientation

“As a student you have nothing to lose, except for your bike.”

Founder ‘Dare to Venture’

Prof. Dr. Koen De Bosschere

How to stimulate entrepreneurship in our graduates through development of the curriculum

Koen De Bosschere, Ghent University, Oct 31, 2012.

Knowledge creation

Knowledge exploitation

Knowledge acquisition ²

What is the best age to start a company?

The younger, the better. You have to be clueless…

Peter MagnussonFounder Virtutech

“What your mother should have taught you about entrepreneurship”

A picture is worth a ...

Pascal Vyncke

Dries Buytaert

Toon Coppens

Marc Coucke

Larry Page

Mark Zuckerberg

Michael Dell

Bill Gates

Steve Jobs

Samuel Walton

Richard Branson

Ingvar Kamprad

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UGent30 000+ students

Imagine that1% of 1% ...

“When I was in college, guys usually pretended they were in a band.... Now they pretend they are in a start-up.”

The EconomistMarch 2009

Two-phased approach

Incubator of ideas Business development

Tech transferIWTIBBTUnizoVokaVlerick management schoolCentrum voor ondernemen

Education

Ambitious goal

Approach at three levels

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Criteria Statute• Students need to have obtained 60 credits in an academic study

programme• Students need to have obtained credits for 50% of the courses

of the year before• Students need to own a company of have the intention to

create a commercial product or service within 12 months. The venture needs to be formalized, and it must have a growth perspective.

• The proposal has to have the support of an academic mentor. • The statute is valid for one year.

Benefits special statute

• Office/meeting space• Coaching• Support• ...

Flexibility

Facilities

UGent Quality LabelVisibility

Network

Student owns IP

Pol&Soc

Geneeskunde

Bio-ir

Farmacie

Diegeneeskunde

Wetenschappen

Letteren

Psychologie

Rechten

Economie

Ingenieurswetenschappen

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Student-entrepreneurs 2011 & 2012

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Student School VentureGlenn Bostoen Engineering Boston AppsJuan Gits Law break down the houseAdriaan Thijs Economy break down the houseAsger Deloof Social sciences break down the houseEbert Houttekier Social sciences break down the houseFrederik Van Hecke Engineering CluttrTom Van de Meirssche Economy CluttrJelle De Laender Sciences CodingMammothSven Cornelis Engineering Cornelis ictBavo Van Landeghem Arts De scriptorijCaroline Van den Hauwe Engineering DevignAnnabel Declercq Psychology D-TEACHLieselot Declercq Psychology D-TEACHRoeland Delrue Economy EcoRentalBram Vandewalle Engineering EndareSander Goossens Engineering EndareDieter Coen Medical EPOSPieter Leus Medical EPOSPeter Van De Velde Arts Erasmus is LifeKarel Dumon Engineering Essential BookingsWard Verwaeren Law E-TroopsTimothy De Ryck Psychology extra vert eventsWard Diricks Economy Future TalentsMichiel De Meulenaere Economy GentbijlesJolien Coenraets Engineering G-FLUXKenneth Saey Engineering G-FLUXValerie Taerwe Engineering G-FLUXWim Lingier Engineering G-FLUXWouter Danneels Engineering G-FLUXSven Bulterijs Sciences HealesJeroen Van Loock Law Het bijlesbureau

Student School VentureJochen Firey Engineering IVIPSTom Coene Engineering IVIPSTom Van Haute Engineering IVIPSWillem Dumon Engineering IVIPSSam Van Eenoo Economy MythhuntRuben Verhack Engineering NinetynineJasper Van der Jeugt Engineering NiteowlJens Panneel Engineering NiteowlPïeterjan Scheir Economy PE MediaMargot Gommers Law PhototourJasmien Vander Beken Engineering PotenzaJeroen Dhondt Engineering PotenzaMathias De Loore Engineering RGBSCAPEPieterjan Criel Engineering RGBSCAPEWillem Delbare Engineering RGBSCAPETom Craeynest Arts Slijttijd.beLaurens De la Marche Engineering SOS bijlesStijn de Puydt Arts studiebegeleidingAstrid Thienpont Economy studiebegeleidingMatthias Lelie Economy studiebegeleidingStefaan Eeckloo Social sciences taalstagesLieven Tacq Economy TLA ProductionsDominique Tudorowski Law Tudo, comm.v.Michaël Verdonck Economy VerdonckWouter Devinck Engineering VikingappsLaurens Naudts Law VoltronMatthias Naudts Law VoltronThomas Blanckaert Law VoltronJeroen Vandensteen Engineering yITa

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• Dedicated courses in curriculum• Projects with commercial value• Master dissertations with commercial value• Mentoring, coaching, ...• ...

Ugent Approach...

Intrapreneurship

Technopreneurial courses

Enterpreneurship

Extracurricular activities

Start in real economy

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IntrapreneurshipLearning outcomes for intrapreneurship

I1 PerseveranceI2 Self-knowledgeI3 Cost awarenessI4 DecisivenessI5 IndependenceI6 Focus on the futureI7 PersuasionI8 NetworkingI9 Recognizing opportunitiesI10 Focus on the user/customerI11 Focus on sustainabilityI12 Focus on learning

EntrepreneurshipBasic busin

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E1 Understanding the functional domains of an enterprise and their relation X

E2 Understanding the skills needed in the different functional domains X

E3 Understanding the different types of enterpreneurship (social, academic, growth oriented) X X

E4 Knowing the history of enterpreneurship on a gobal scale X

E5 Understanding the enterpreneurial process X

E6 Knowing the human, financial and technological resources of an enterprise X X

E7 Writing a business plan, and pitch it X X

E8 Knowing how to start a company X X

E9 Knowing how companies grow, and how to manage growth X X

E10 Know the different types of companies and their requirements X

E11 Understanding internationalization and globalization X

Entrepreneurial attitude

Business skills

Achiever

Energy

Ambition to start a business

Ambition to grow

Small business

Enterprise

Intrapreneurship

Entrepreneurship

Final objective...

Student-entrereneurship in Ghent

Organisation Students In coaching

35000 51

18000 30

13000 36

20 (9)

Total 66000 117

Who we are?

Winnaar ‘De Ondernemers’ 2013

Filling in on the Star Wars

promise!

BI3D @ V-ICT-OR Shopt IT Antwerp 2013

Thé Ghent student entrepreneur of the year

Laurens Kinget – King Textiles (HoGent)

Jeroen De Wit – Rgbscape (Artevelde)

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All in English

Virginia TechGlobal Student Challenge Trophy

International Entrepreneurship Seminar

1st edition – Knokke - Belgium

2nd edition – Wilhelmshaven - Germany

Concept international seminar

• 5-7 day program • Workshops / role plays / theory / presentations• 5-7 countries• Full residential stay• April / May• 30 - 36 students, 4 - 8 facilitators• Nationalities completely spread over teams• Language = English• Entrepreneurial students (basic knowledge economics)

Participating Universities

• University College Ghent, Belgium• University College Zuyd, The Netherlands• Université du Littoral côte d’opale, Duinkerke, France• Université de Lille, France• University of the Algarve, Portugal• Laurea University of Apllied Sciences, Finland• Jade University, Germany• Buckinghamshire, UK• Mälardalens University, Sweden• Technocampus Mataró, Spain• University of East London, UK• Ghent University, Belgium

3th edition – Mataró - Spain

IntEntSem 2014

Possible new project

‘The era of small ideas is over’

The startup factory

1. A Strong Pool of Tech Founders 2. Local Capital 3. Killer Events 4. Access to Great Universities 5. Motivated “Champions” 6. Local Press / Websites / Organizational Tools 7. Alumni Outreach8. Wins 9. Recycled Capital 10. Second-Time Entrepreneurs11. Ability To Attract a Pool of Engineers 12. Tent-pole Local Tech Companies

www.durfondernemen.be