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Oct 1, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC
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Educational resources - HKU TEC - Techno-Entrepreneurship Core
Published: 2026-07-23 | Last Updated: 2026-09-30
HKU offers dedicated innovation and entrepreneurship programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, alongside a wide range of innovation and entrepreneurship courses open to students from all faculties. ...
Undergraduates I&E Programmes / Courses
... Innovation is a process that can only be mastered through practices. In BSc(I&T), you will practice this innovation process through four years of project experiences. Together with your teammates and mentored by our teachers, you will work closely with partners from different walks of life to co-develop solutions that address their needs. ...
- ##### Major in Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation (EDI)
- Put students in a creative entrepreneur mindset with the combined quantitative and qualitative mentality, backed by financial and economic industrial knowledge
- Guided by our academic and industry leaders tutors, through a combination of cross-disciplinary teaching and experiential learning programme that resembles executive innovation and entrepreneurship education
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- ##### Minor in Science Entrepreneurship
- Focuses on integrating different mindsets and skillsets of students
- Students can immediately practice what they have learned in the classroom with substantial external resources in support
... Product design, fabrication, development and manufacturing processes have always been core fields of knowledge and training in engineering. In the acquisition and mastering of these fields of knowledge, students taking this minor programme will have gained valuable opportunities in ‘Experiential Learning’ through ‘hands-on’ projects and accomplished “active learning” by tackling design problems via building concrete models and devices. Knowledge on current topics of science and technologies, e.g. artificial intelligence, computer-aided manufacturing, robotics, 3D printing, design and fabrication, drones and unmanned vehicles, computer programming will also be taught. ...
- Provides students with a comprehensive study of economics, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the context of business practices in the GBA region
... HKU currently has around 30 UG courses in innovation and entrepreneurship. Many of these courses are offered by specific minor or major programmes in entrepreneurship. In addition, several of other programmes also provide related courses including Major in Financial Technology, Major in Design +, Bachelor of Social Sciences, Bachelor of Social Work, etc. ... The aim of the MSc(Eng)(IDT) programme is to prepare students for the fast-changing world in which innovative design and technology are the driving force of the future. Through this programme, students will acquire essential knowledge and practical skills for developing novel solutions, services or products to help further promote Hong Kong’s development in innovation and technology.
Result 2
[[PDF] 26Inno & Entrepreneurship(24-26)](edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/curriculum-development/cross-kla-studies/applieInno%20&%20Entrepreneurship(24-26)_e.pdf)
Last Updated: 2026-07-01
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: (i) apply design thinking to the ideation of a user-oriented prototype; (ii) describe the operation and management of start-ups; (iii) apply 21st century core competencies (critical thinking, creativity, innovation, communication, collaboration) to authentic problems; (iv) identify innovative opportunities in various sectors including social service, arts and media, or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics); (v) identify corporate social responsibility, ethical and sustainability issues; and (vi) enhance self-understanding and explore directions on further studies and career pursuits. ... Module 1: Innovation and Design Thinking Mindset (90 hours) 1 Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3 hours) 2 Innovating as a Design Thinker – Empathise, Define, and Ideate (45 hours) ... Innovating as a Design Thinker - Prototype and Test (42 hours) ... Module 2: Innovating through Entrepreneurship (39 hours) 1 Innovation and Sustainable Development • Social innovation and social enterprises 2 Understanding and Planning a Start-up Understanding start-up • Different start-up sectors • Opportunities and challenges Start-up business models • Case studies • Introduction to Lean Canvas • Using Lean Canvas Planning for start-up • Mission and objectives • Target market • Marketing strategies • Operation and human resources plan ... Key performance indicators ... Module 3: Externship (51 hours) 1 Externship Externship – practical learning where students put learning into practice • Presentation of problem
- Company visit
- Seminar by company and presentation of problems • Data
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Presentation • Research and sharing of findings • Presentation of preliminary solutions ... Group Reflection ... In this course, student-centred learning and teaching activities are designed to enable students to understand fundamental theories and concepts, develop their generic skills, and address their career aspirations in innovation and entrepreneurship. Different modes of activities are employed to provide students with a systematic understanding about the context (e.g. lectures and discussion on start-ups) and eye-opening opportunities to experience the complexity of the context (e.g. company visits and talks by practitioners). Students acquire an understanding of the requirements, fundamental knowledge and skills essential for further learning within the area through learning-by-practising opportunities in an authentic or near-authentic environment (e.g. use the Lean Canvas to explain start-up business models, pitch and revise proposals). Students are also encouraged to develop and apply conceptual, practical and reflective skills to demonstrate entrepreneurship and innovation. Students are given opportunities to integrate the knowledge and skills acquired and consolidate their learning (e.g. the externship provides students with the opportunity to apply design thinking to propose a user- oriented solution). ... (i) Career-related Competencies
- demonstrate a basic understanding of entrepreneurship and its contribution to the
economy and society;
- use the Lean Canvas to explain start-up business models;
- identify innovative opportunities in various sectors in simulated or authentic
settings;
- demonstrate 21st century core competencies (critical thinking, creativity,
innovation, communication, collaboration) through group work, writing, presentation, and pitching exercises; and
- pitch solutions that address client needs in simulated or authentic business
settings. (ii) Foundation Skills
- apply basic STEM skills to produce prototypes and presentation (e.g. micro: bit
prototype, multimedia presentation);
- demonstrate basic skills on data collection, analysis and presentation; and
- communicate and collaborate effectively in written assignments, group work and
pitching exercises. (iii) Thinking Skills
- apply design thinking to define a problem and ideate;
- demonstrate analytical skills and creative thinking skills through prototyping and
testing; and
- apply problem-solving skills, STEM skills and decision-making skills in the
process of developing solutions in the externship project. (iv) People Skills
- demonstrate empathy and sensitivity to the needs of others through applying
design thinking and the development of a user-oriented prototype;
- apply interpersonal skills and collaborative skills in group work and team
collaboration;
- demonstrate self-reflection skills through group reflection exercise; and
- demonstrate self-management skills in planning for start-up, project presentation,
... (v) Values and Attitudes
- show resilience through failing forward;
- demonstrate respect for others and care for the community through exploring
issues on social enterprise, social innovation, community needs and sustainable development; and
- demonstrate basic understanding of corporate social responsibility, ethics and
Result 3
Applied Learning 2026-28 Cohort; 2028 HKDSE_e.pdf)
Last Updated: 2025-10-02
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: (i) apply design thinking to the ideation of a user-oriented prototype; (ii) demonstrate a basic understanding of the operation and management of start-ups; (iii) apply 21st century core competencies (critical thinking, creativity, innovation, communication, collaboration) to tackle problems; (iv) identify innovative opportunities in various sectors including social service, arts and media, or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics); (v) identify corporate social responsibility, business ethics and sustainability issues; and (vi) enhance self-understanding and explore directions on further studies and career pursuits. ... Module 1: Innovation and Design Thinking Mindset (90 hours) 1 Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3 hours) 2 Innovating as a Design Thinker – Empathise, Define, and Ideate (45 hours) ... VASK (value, attitudes, skills, knowledge) ... Design thinking step 1 – empathise • Design thinking step 2 – define ... Design thinking step 3 – ideate ... Innovating as a Design Thinker - Prototype and Test (42 hours) • Design thinking step 4 – prototype ...
- ... • Design thinking step 5 – test • Pitching and evaluation Module 2: Innovating through Entrepreneurship (39 hours) 1 Innovation and Sustainable Development Social innovation and social enterprises 2 Understanding and Planning a Start-up Understanding start-up • Different start-up sectors • Opportunities and challenges Start-up business models • Start-up case studies • Introduction to Lean Canvas • Using Lean Canvas Planning for start-up • Mission and objectives • Target market • Marketing strategies • Operation and human resources plan ... Key performance indicators ... Module 3: Externship (51 hours) 1 Externship Externship – practical learning where students put learning into practice • Users’ needs
- Company visit
- Seminar by company and presentation of users’ needs • Data
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Presentation • Research and sharing of findings • Presentation of preliminary solutions ... Group Reflection ... In this course, student-centred learning and teaching activities are designed to enable students to understand fundamental theories and concepts, develop their generic skills, and address their career aspirations in innovation and entrepreneurship. Different modes of activities are employed to provide students with a systematic understanding about the context (e.g. lectures and discussion on start-ups) and eye-opening opportunities to experience the complexity of the context (e.g. company visits and talks by practitioners). Students acquire an understanding of the requirements, fundamental knowledge and skills essential for further learning within the area through learning-by-practising opportunities in an authentic or near-authentic environment (e.g. use the Lean Canvas to explain start-up business models, pitch and revise proposals). Students are given opportunities to consolidate their learning and demonstrate entrepreneurship and innovation (e.g. the externship provides students with the opportunity to apply design thinking to propose a user-oriented solution). ... (i) Career-related Competencies
- demonstrate a basic understanding of entrepreneurship and its contribution to the
economy and society;
- use the Lean Canvas to explain start-up business models;
- identify innovative opportunities in various sectors;
- demonstrate 21st century core competencies (critical thinking, creativity,
innovation, communication, collaboration) through group work, writing, presentation, and pitching exercises; and
- pitch solutions that address client needs.
...
- apply basic STEM skills to produce prototypes and presentation (e.g. micro: bit
... pitching exercises. (iii) Thinking Skills
- apply design thinking to define a problem and ideate;
- demonstrate analytical skills and creative thinking skills through prototyping and
testing; and
- apply problem-solving skills, STEM skills and decision-making skills in the
process of developing solutions in the externship project. (iv) People Skills
- demonstrate empathy and sensitivity to the needs of others through applying
... collaboration; ... (v) Values and Attitudes
- show resilience through failing forward;
- demonstrate respect for others and care for the community through exploring
issues on social enterprise, social innovation, community needs and sustainable development; and
- demonstrate basic understanding of corporate social responsibility, ethics and
Result 4
Last Updated: 2025-08-05
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: (i) apply design thinking to the ideation of a user-oriented prototype; (ii) demonstrate a basic understanding of the operation and management of start-ups; (iii) apply 21st century core competencies (critical thinking, creativity, innovation, communication, collaboration) to tackle problems; (iv) identify innovative opportunities in various sectors including social service, arts and media, or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics); (v) identify corporate social responsibility, business ethics and sustainability issues; and (vi) enhance self-understanding and explore directions on further studies and career pursuits. ... Module 1: Innovation and Design Thinking Mindset (90 hours) 1 Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3 hours) 2 Innovating as a Design Thinker – Empathise, Define, and Ideate (45 hours) ... Design thinking step 2 – define ... Design thinking step 3 – ideate ... Innovating as a Design Thinker - Prototype and Test (42 hours) • Design thinking step 4 – prototype ... • Design thinking step 5 – test • Pitching and evaluation Module 2: Innovating through Entrepreneurship (39 hours) 1 Innovation and Sustainable Development Social innovation and social enterprises 2 Understanding and Planning a Start-up Understanding start-up • Different start-up sectors • Opportunities and challenges Start-up business models • Start-up case studies • Introduction to Lean Canvas • Using Lean Canvas Planning for start-up • Mission and objectives • Target market • Marketing strategies • Operation and human resources plan ... Key performance indicators ... Module 3: Externship (51 hours) 1 Externship Externship – practical learning where students put learning into practice • Users’ needs
- Company visit
- Seminar by company and presentation of users’ needs • Data
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Presentation • Research and sharing of findings • Presentation of preliminary solutions ... Group Reflection ... In this course, student-centred learning and teaching activities are designed to enable students to understand fundamental theories and concepts, develop their generic skills, and address their career aspirations in innovation and entrepreneurship. Different modes of activities are employed to provide students with a systematic understanding about the context (e.g. lectures and discussion on start-ups) and eye-opening opportunities to experience the complexity of the context (e.g. company visits and talks by practitioners). Students acquire an understanding of the requirements, fundamental knowledge and skills essential for further learning within the area through learning-by-practising opportunities in an authentic or near-authentic environment (e.g. use the Lean Canvas to explain start-up business models, pitch and revise proposals). Students are given opportunities to consolidate their learning and demonstrate entrepreneurship and innovation (e.g. the externship provides students with the opportunity to apply design thinking to propose a user-oriented solution). ... (i) Career-related Competencies
- demonstrate a basic understanding of entrepreneurship and its contribution to the
economy and society;
- use the Lean Canvas to explain start-up business models;
- identify innovative opportunities in various sectors;
- demonstrate 21st century core competencies (critical thinking, creativity,
innovation, communication, collaboration) through group work, writing, presentation, and pitching exercises; and
- pitch solutions that address client needs.
...
- apply basic STEM skills to produce prototypes and presentation (e.g. micro: bit
prototype, multimedia presentation); ... pitching exercises. (iii) Thinking Skills
- apply design thinking to define a problem and ideate;
- demonstrate analytical skills and creative thinking skills through prototyping and
testing; and
- apply problem-solving skills, STEM skills and decision-making skills in the
process of developing solutions in the externship project. (iv) People Skills
- demonstrate empathy and sensitivity to the needs of others through applying
... collaboration; ...
- demonstrate self-management skills in planning for start-up, project presentation,
and preparation for assessment tasks. (v) Values and Attitudes
- show resilience through failing forward;
- demonstrate respect for others and care for the community through exploring
issues on social enterprise, social innovation, community needs and sustainable development; and
- demonstrate basic understanding of corporate social responsibility, ethics and
Result 5
Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation | Undergraduate
Last Updated: 2026-09-24
Major in Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation (EDI) (formerly known as Business Design and Innovation (BDI))* teaches you the transformative business and innovation management skills and knowledge for exceling in traditional and new economies. You will be guided by our academic and industry leaders tutors, through a combination of cross-disciplinary teaching and experiential learning programme that resembles executive innovation and entrepreneurship education. The EDI/BDI Major aims to put you in a creative entrepreneur mindset with the combined quantitative and qualitative mentality, backed by financial and economic industrial knowledge, where you can discover and explore new opportunities: Creativity that exhibits a variety of interests and knowledge, and combining things in a new way; Quantitative logic and data analysis that gives you the understanding and ground to build innovation on; Qualitative stakeholders-centric methodology that addresses existing and revolutionary user experience. You will be able to apply design thinking to deal with the complexity in the practical business environment and innovation projects. ... The current EDI has incorporated ‘Entrepreneurship’ in the programme, which enhances the implementation of innovative business and design ideas, whether as a start-up or via a corporate, as the programme is further developed to align with current market needs. ... The EDI major (previously BDI major) focuses on business management in innovation development and commercialization, as well as how purpose-led and values-driven organisations that serve societal needs with sustainable businesses model will transform and be operated. You will learn from local and international business cases and be introduced to practical toolkits, applicable to established corporate, social venture and start-up businesses. The programme will allow you to gain the practical knowledge needed to plan and implement changes at established businesses or to build a new business as a start-up. For research and education that leads to a new generation of technology, which includes quantum information, internet of things and blockchain etc., EDI is the major that trains you to aspire from stakeholders’ understanding, to inject vision and creativity into the research and business, to lead and manage the innovation plan, and to add value and drive its market adoption. ... The EDI major emphasizes on multi-cultural and experiential learning.
Result 6
Entrepreneurship Education | Faculty of Business - Lingnan University
Last Updated: 2026-09-22
Driven by the digital economy and a rapidly changing business environment, future leaders must be creative and entrepreneurial to adapt to new developments, while embracing and overcoming the challenges that come with it. Entrepreneurship education is an educational activity that enables the students with innovative behavior, and providing opportunities in the business, socio-economic, cultural, and political areas. The form of entrepreneurship education can be personalized according to different background of students. Our Faculty creates the campus culture of entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurial concepts in various disciplines and establishes a major or minor in entrepreneurship programme, the contents include entrepreneurship spirit and theory, and systematic entrepreneurship courses. ... The Undergraduate Programmes Office of the Faculty of Business coordinates the offering of the Minor in Entrepreneurship. This Minor programme is open to BBA, BBA-RIM and non-BBA students. Students are required to complete five courses (15 credits) to fulfill the requirements of this Minor. Required Courses (6 credits) BUS4002 Entrepreneurship in Action and Practice (coded and titled as BUS4001 Entrepreneurship Capstone Project in 2021-22 or before) CLA9019 Entrepreneurial Spirit and Opportunities ... |CLA9003|Innovation in Practice| |CLC9010*|Getting to Yes through Negotiation| ... |HRM3352|Leadership and Teamwork| |HRM4351|Management of Innovation and Change|
Result 7
Last Updated: 2026-01-15
EPIN Offers interdisciplinary learning experience to all undergraduate students at CUHK. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is introducing a pioneering, university-wide Minor Programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EPIN) in the 2017-18 academic year. The first of its kind in Hong Kong, EPIN is open to all undergraduate students from different faculties and departments. It will act as a platform to nurture creativity, acquire key entrepreneurial attributes and manage innovation processes theoretically and practically, so as to grasp the opportunities brought by various types of technological and social innovations. ... The design of the EPIN curriculum employs an interdisciplinary approach. Specially designed courses on knowledge and skills required for entrepreneurial innovation are arranged by various faculties and departments to provide a comprehensive training for students. The programme encourages collaborative efforts among students of different specialisations. Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses in three key areas, namely “Mindset and Values”, “Knowledge and Skills”, and “Practices”. In the 2017-18 academic year, three new courses, “Anatomy of an Entrepreneur”, “Design Thinking and Practices” and “The Psychology of Creativity and Innovation”, will be introduced to start the Minor, while the remaining twenty courses will be offered in the following years. To facilitate students in obtaining hands-on experience in realizing a new idea, the programme will line-up alumni and companies achieving excellence in entrepreneurial innovation to provide different kinds of experiential learning opportunities, including mentorship, internship, overseas study tours and international competitions. ... CUHK has been committed to promoting an innovative culture on campus, stimulating creativity and encouraging students to apply their academic and professional knowledge to seek innovation and entrepreneurship. In 2014, the University launched Hong Kong’s first Pre-incubation Centre (Pi Centre), which provides students with comprehensive entrepreneurial support including free working space, facilities, and mentoring services to teams of students who are looking to establish companies to commercialise technologies and get them ready to implement innovative business models.
Result 8
Last Updated: 2026-05-21
Knowledge of entrepreneurship Insights into forming business from technological innovation & customer need How to produce investment and business proposals Pitching skills for fundraising ... GOOD SKILL SETS / IDEAS / PRODUCTS / TEAMMATES / MENTORS / BUSINESS NETWORKS / PRACTICE OPPORTUNITIES It is anticipated that students from different faculty will form their own startup companies upon completion of this minor program. MINOR PROGRAM in SCIENCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP for UG students (max 20) from ALL faculties ... To equip students to set up more viable business ventures Training students with in-house experienced faculty and external professional trainers Teaching students essentials of business venture with real cases and startup founders Assisting students to build their business ventures starting by writing business plans and investment proposals in the final 6 credits bearing course ENTR4999 “Entrepreneurship Project” ... ENTR3002 Customer ... Phase 2 Forming the business Develop business from technology ... • Identify business potential • Write business plan, investment proposal & government funding ... the fundamental aspects of launching a technology entrepreneurial venture to complement the research and development activities in science and technology common practices in venture development process such as opportunity identification and verification, to technology transfer and commercialization topics on legal subjects, e.g. intellectual properties & patent laws, and simple financing & strategic approach in the business plan…etc. ... • Learn how to complete a commercial task in a limited time ... Multi-disciplinary Creativity-Entrepreneurship Approach Each team should be formed by ... Learn the essentials of entrepreneurship Practice in startup before forming own business venture
Result 9
Centre for Entrepreneurship | BBA, MBA, EMBA, and DBA
Published: 2026-09-22 | Last Updated: 2026-09-28
CUHK Business School believes in the entrepreneurial values of dynamism, action, and risk-taking and their remarkable contribution to economic and social growth. ... CfE is an interdisciplinary association that brings together scholars, practitioners, and other proponents of entrepreneurship to provide education, conduct research, and organise activities that inspire entrepreneurial mindsets and action. We provide aspiring entrepreneurs valuable opportunities to practice and finesses their business skills, for example by launching and participating in competitions where students can present their business plans to venture capitalists, established entrepreneurs, and managers of government start-up capital funds. Through sponsoring students in international competitions, we allow them to develop an understanding about the global entrepreneurial environment. As well, through collaborations with partners, we encourage our students to apply entrepreneurial value creation to social problems, developing their sense of responsibility to the community. ... Entrepreneurship demands action, and at the CfE, we believe in creating an environment and platform from which that action can produce value and deliver results.
Result 10
9 Entrepreneurship degrees in Hong Kong (2025)
Published: 2024-11-01 | Last Updated: 2025-07-08
The Master of Design (Innovative Business Design) (IBD) is an interdisciplinary specialism based on a design-centred entrepreneurship approach, applying integrative design thinking processes and methods to define business opportunities, configure resources, and manage projects with dynamic capability in an era of digital presumption and business uncertainty. ... The MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Hospitality is designed for industry professionals who value the importance of an entrepreneurial mindset in encouraging innovation, creative changes, and growth in times of rapid transformation. This unique program intends to nurture industry leaders and entrepreneurs who will be positioned to lead hospitality innovation and entrepreneurship and ensure the sustainable development of the global industry. ... Students will not only learn to drive innovation but also how new ventures and enterprises are set up and managed in a sustainable way. Unlike traditional lecture-based master’s degrees, this programme combines both theoretical and practical teaching, allowing learners to gain invaluable hands-on experience and knowledge to become problem-solvers for a better society. ... Our Enterprise Management course has been developed in partnership with industry professionals to give you the business knowledge and work experience you need to advance in management positions in the enterprise service sector.
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