The contribution of higher education to innovation - 6th University Business Forum - Nikolas Taillieu

THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER

EDUCATION TO INNOVATION

& GHENT UNIVERSITY

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I’M NIKOLAS

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Entrepreneurship at Ghent Uni.

Stimulating entrepeurship

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WORKSHOPS & TALKS

COMPUTER SCIENCES

GHENT UNIVERSITY

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SEP ’13 – DEC ’13

SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE

FEB ’14 – JUN ’14

SOFTWARE DESIGN PROJECT

MAR ’14

START ACADEMY

SEP ‘14

IMINDS INCUBATOR

SEED FUNDING

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OCT ’14 – DEC ‘14

LEAN LAUNCHPAD

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FEB ’15 – MAY ‘15

MVP DEVELOPMENT

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ALL-IN-ONE?

RESEARCHERS STUDENTS

PERSONNEL: supported, not encouraged

DARE TO VENTURE

DARE TO VENTURE

raises awareness

official ‘Student-Entrepreneur’ status

guidance by counselors

entrepreneurial courses

competitions

TECH TRANSFER

TECH TRANSFER

for researchers

transfers of intellectual property

academic ‘corporate entrepreneurship’

STUDENT GHENTREPRENEUR

STUDENT GHENTREPRENEUR

collab between Ghent HE institutes

weekly events

virtual wallet

competitions

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INNOVATION AND

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

innovation brings entrepreneurship

entrepreneurship brings innovation

KEY INGREDIENTS FOR PROMOTING

ENTERPREUNIAL POTENTIAL

FREEDOM

COACHED INCUBATION

LEANNESS

EXPERTISE

AWARENESS

FREEDOM

LEANNESS

DON’T LET NON-ECON MAJORS WRITE

BUSINESS PLANS TO VALIDATE THEIR

IDEA*. ITS BULLSHIT.

* unless the course is about writing business plans

LEANNESS

AWARENESS

INCUBATION

HAVE AN INCUBATOR NEARBY.

MAKE SURE IT IS A FRIENDLY PARTY.

COACHED INCUBATION LEADS TO

SUCCESFUL START-UPS LEADS TO

MORE ECONOMIC GROWTH

INCUBATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

REAL-LIFE EXPERTISE

GET STUDENTS IN TOUCH WITH REAL-

LIFE EXPERTS. THEIR COACHING AND

CHALLENGING IS INVALUABLE.

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