Training Course

Creating a Student Enterprise

In today’s competitive landscape, Knowledge Transfer Offices (KTOs) play a pivotal role in fostering student enterprise through initiatives such as events, competitions, co-curricular courses, and live case studies.

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These programmes provide students with invaluable experience in technology commercialisation, translating innovative ideas into practical ventures. While not always involving substantial Intellectual Property (IP), these initiatives are essential for generating income, raising institutional profiles, and expanding knowledge transfer networks. Moreover, managing these programmes ensures alignment with institutional goals and promotes the seamless transfer of knowledge within and beyond academic settings.

Why Join The course?

This course is designed for individuals currently managing or aspiring to manage student enterprise initiatives.

It offers a comprehensive introduction to the key components of co-curricular course design, with a focus on integrating knowledge transfer and technology commercialisation into effective programme management.

Participants will explore essential tools, methodologies, and frameworks that drive successful student enterprise programmes.

Additionally, the course covers the creation and execution of impactful events, competitions, and hackathons, providing valuable insights into their objectives and the best practices for evaluation.

By the end of the course, participants will be better equipped to leverage knowledge transfer networks and manage initiatives that align with institutional goals and generate meaningful outcomes.

Course Objectives

The course objectives are to:

How to provide students with technology commercialisation experience
How to generate income through student enterprise initiatives
Enhance institutional and personal profiles
Engage with external experts

Key Topics

The key course topics are:

Fundamentals of co-curricular course design: Explore essential principles and practices that foster student enterprise.
Integrating knowledge transfer and technology commercialisation into student enterprise programmes
Common tools, methodologies, and frameworks crucial for managing student enterprise initiatives, from planning to execution
Designing events, competitions, challenges, and hackathons: understand the purpose, structure, and execution of these activities, learning how to engage students effectively and evaluate their impact.
Learn how to build and expand knowledge transfer networks to enhance institutional profiles and drive successful outcomes.

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Testimonials

Most relevant, interesting and practical training I have ever had, very interactive an multi-disciplinary. It makes an IMPACT.

Edith van Lishout

KU Leuven, Belgium

ASTP brought the right structure and terminology to my knowledge of technology licensing.

René Widmer

ETH Transfer, Switzerland

The software course has provided invaluable information as our TTO expands to take on software cases.

Tom Withnell

University of Vienna, Austria

Technology transfer is ever changing and a key piece for the competitiveness of your institution, this course is an excellent tool to prepare yourself for that challenge.

Ricardo Castro

Centre for research in agricultural Genomics, Spain

Recent studies on both sides of the Atlantic, directed by either ASTP or AUTM, demonstrate the tremendous economic and societal benefit and value technology transfer has brought us.

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