Today’s Agenda - Stanford University.ppt

Agenda Goals Strategies Curriculum Programs Events Case: MIT $50K Business Plan Competition Exercise QA Goals of Cross Campus Initiatives Making students aware of resources Promoting interdisciplinary education Broadening networks Providing the foundations for entrepreneurial activity Supporting academic research Strategies: Outreach and Marketing 1/2 Collaborate with other centers on campus and provide reciprocal and joint support for initiatives Talk to incoming class to introduce curriculum, programs and events, and to provide a name and a friendly face Invite student leaders to collaborate on initiatives Offer resources: sponsorship, food, space, and network Use students to market to other students Cross list courses across schools to let students know they are welcome in your course Reserve seats for students from across campus Strategies 2/2 Adopt a vertical strategy (ie high-tech, biotech, nanotech) when creating the context for interaction Set targets, benchmark and devise your own success metrics Brand, market and promote initiatives like marketing a product or service Involve faculty from other schools in teaching and running programs The MIT EDPMIT Entrepreneurship Development Program24-28 January 2005 Participants learn from: “Live case studies” of successful MIT entrepreneurs; Our faculty and the MIT entrepreneurial spirit; and Route 128 venture capitalists, lawyers, and institutional investors. In 1999, 25 participants came from Taiwan, Ireland, Cambridge (UK), Germany, Thailand, France, US. In 2000, 65+ persons came from 10+ countries. In 2001, 95+ persons came from 16+ countries. In 2002, 70 persons from 13 countries. In 2003, 93 persons from 9 countries. In 2004, 140 persons…. Characteristics of Curriculum Focused context to courses Project based work that promotes interdisciplinary education inside and outside the classroom with real world context Team building exercises to get students to speak each others language and function as a