Lo Kwee Seong Technopreneurship Tech-Ship Program 2024
Jointly organized by the HKUST Entrepreneurship Center (EC), the Lo Kwee Seong Technopreneurship (Tech-Ship) Fund aims at bringing together faculty technologies with student entrepreneurship development by providing a platform that introduces faculty research outcomes, facilitates passionate students to form partnerships with faculty members for technopreneurship development – an emerging breed of entrepreneurship with the use of technology as an integral element in disruptive innovations or solutions for any industry.
Who should take part:Faculty Members of any discipline who wish to:
- commercialize their research outputs developed or being developed and
- invite passionate, capable and entrepreneurial students to form startup teams
Students - undergraduates/ postgraduates (taught/ research) of any discipline who wish to:
- explore business and entrepreneurial possibilities to merge faculty research with new or existing entrepreneurial development and
- partner with faculty/ research teams for commercializing faculty's research outputs
Application Link:
How does it work:
1. Technology Introduction Session:
FACULTY MEMBERS introduce research output/ project to students to inspire potential entrepreneurship development via a 15- minute presentation
2. Brainstorm
STUDENTS can brainstorm entrepreneurship potentials of faculty's research output/ project and technopreneurship collaboration possibilities
3. Discussion
STUDENTS approach faculty members to discuss their entrepreneurial ideas
4.Partnership
FACULTY MEMBERS identify and form partnerships with passionate students to kick-start technopreneurship development
What are the takeaways?
Tech-Ship Award:
for faculty members who have partnered with HKUST students for technopreneurship development based on application of university technologies and research outputs
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Access to Financial Support
provided by Entrepreneurship Center (EC) and the Lo Kwee Seong Foundation to facilitate technopreneurship development and growth
Tech-Ship Club Membership
of an active and valuable community composed of students and faculty members with diverse backgrounds who are interested/ involved in technologies and entrepreneurship, available to form technopreneurship teams and share relevant experience and information to facilitate growth and success
What technologies are available?
Technology Introduction Sessions are organized periodically to allow faculty members to present their technologies and research outcomes. Click here for details of the technologies presented and explore the entrepreneurial potential of these technologies!