CENTRE FOR STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP

GHENT UNIVERSITY, BELGIUM

JOLIEN COENRAETS

DUCO SICKINGHE (FORTINO) INVESTS 1 MILLION EUROS IN TEAMLEADER

FIRST EUROPEAN GOOGLE GLASS NEWSPAPER APP DEVELOPED BY ENDARE

DESIGNER OF TRIPARTITE BATHING SUIT ‘ZIKINI’ IS GHENT STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN FOR DPT BOARD RAISES 12 400 $ OR 200% OF THEIR GOAL

POSIOS MERGES WITH LIGHTSPEED & RECEIVES 35 MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT

ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDENTS SUPPORTED BY POLITICS

STIMULATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE CURRICULUM

APPROACH AT GHENT UNIVERSITY

Students

Professors

UGent

facilitate

stimulate

invest

GHENT UNIVERSITY FACILITATES

UGent

facilitate

CENTRE FOR STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Coaching by business coach

Central information point

Coordination of initiatives

Promoting student entrepreneurship

Flexibility

Facilities

UGent quality label

visibility

Network

STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR STATUS

Office space

Meeting rooms

Coaching

Orders

...

Student keeps own IP

STARTERS WALLET

Pre student entrepreneurs: 500 €

Student entrepreneurs: up to 3 000 €

Virtual budget can be used for

• Professional advice by experts

• Exclusive tickets to conferences

• Exclusive opportunities

PROFESSORS STIMULATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Professors

UGent

facilitate

stimulate

TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Elective courses

Learn to venture

Introduction to

entrepreneur-ship

Dare to venture

Dare to start

TEACHING INTRAPRENEURSHIP

TEACHING SOFT SKILLS

Creativity

Communication

Work in team

Presentation skills

Handle failure

WORK ON ‘REAL-LIFE’ PROJECTS

Opportunity recognition

Find solution for

problem

Projects of other

students

Business cases

TEACHING TECHNOPRENEURSHIP

Source: epicenter.stanford.edu

STUDENTS INVEST TIME & CREDITS

Students

Professors

UGent

facilitate

stimulate

invest

INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER

International internships

International business plan

competitions

International seminars about

entrepreneurship

STIMULATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP OUTSIDE THE CURRICULUM

GHENT ECOSYSTEM

Student Ghentre-preneur

Entre-preneurial Mondays

Techno-preneurship for everyone

Fab lab Ghent

Starters wallet

Student cooperation

Starters factory Ghent

SMALL ACTIONS BIG RESULTS

STUDENT-ENTREPRENEUR STATUTE

0 5 10 15 20

Pharmacy

Veterinary

Bio-engineering

Arts

Sciences

Psychology

Law

Political and social sciences

Medicine

Economy

Engineering

Student-entrepreneurs 2011-2013

2011

2012

2013

INTERNAL IMPACT

Elective courses offered in many faculties and degrees

Over 450 students in one of the elective courses this year

Collaboration with different faculties and professors to

create new courses

Entrepreneurship included in the competence model of

Ghent University

SOCIETAL IMPACT

Role models in press

Promoting student entrepreneurship in general

Influence in politics

Law changes

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

WHO ARE WE?

COMPETENCES

Business coach

Community manager

Lobbyist Educational

coach

OUR VISION

EVERY STUDENT HAS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE

QUESTIONS?

JOLIEN.COENRAETS@UGENT.BE

@JOLIENCOENRAETS