Entrepreneurship Education at QREC
~ for realizing innovation in SDGs ~Kyushu University & UC San Diego Joint Webinar Series

26 January 2021

Megumi TAKATA, RTTP
Director General, Kyushu University Robert T. Huang/
Entrepreneurship Center (QREC)
Professor, Kyushu University Business School (QBS)
Vice President of Kyushu University (University-Industry
Collaboration and Entrepreneurship Education)© M. TAKATA Kyushu University Business School 2021

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What is QREC?

10 year anniversary in 2020!

QREC is a center for providing entrepreneurship education and engages
in research on it in Kyushu University.
- Established in December 2010, with Dr. Robert T. Huang’s donation

QREC curriculum-31 courses in a year
To raise Entrepreneurial Thinking and Acting
Many of the courses use the Project-Based Learning
approachStudents acquire the knowledge and skills necessary
to be an entrepreneur

I wish QREC produces more andmore students like me who are willingto take on new business challenges.

Student Initiative Programs-Financial support for students’ unique activities (¥100,000 ~ ¥500,000)
Provides places for the activities© M. TAKATA Kyushu University Business School 2021

Dr. Robert T. Huang2

QREC curriculum© M. TAKATA Kyushu University Business School 2021

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QREC curriculum
Motivation
Students get inspiration tochange the world better
place with their own ideas

Knowledge/ToolIntegration
Students gain
knowledge and skills
necessary to bring theirideas to real world

S.I.P.
<Non-credit>

Students endeavor to actually put what
they have learned into practice basedon their knowledge and understandingof methodology

QREC supports
students’ ideas
and makes themlearn frompractice© M. TAKATA Kyushu University Business School 2021

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5Activities

QREC curriculum
Transition of the number of courses

Transition of the number of participants
1634

2930 30

31 31

30

31
1383

2410651002

18801781

16717
582

381

実践科目
応用科目
Basic applied Subject
基礎応用科目
基礎科目
BasicSubject
合 計
Total
Practice Subject

Applied Subject

20112626162012

372
61802013

692724

201410928292015

1192830

2016

11919302017129193120181291931

2019

1191
930

2020

1091
1131

Auditor
聴講生

Graduated
Student
院生

学部生

Under GraduatedStudent

合 計
Total

2011

20122013

2014

2015

2016

20172018

2019

145

212

240

296

139198231

197

196381

582

65

171

82288

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179362
781

196
510

1,002

216
446
801

121398717

124710

1,065

67

1,370

1,634

78

1,109
1,383

QREC curriculum

Advanced Lecture in Idea Evaluation
Purpose-To learn how to commercialize universityoriented science and technology
What to do----Students learn about the purpose,significance, and effects of industryacademia collaboration
Students learn about the Idea
Evaluation method through casestudies
Students use a technology
assessment tool called ”Quicklook” toconceptualize a business idea anddevelop a market entry strategy
Finally, they do presentation to VCs
and specialists© M. TAKATA Kyushu University Business School 2021

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QREC curriculum

SDGs Entrepreneurship
Purpose-To deepen their knowledge of social businessTo identify social issues through 10-day fieldwork inemerging countries
To propose social businesses to solve these issues
What to do

Before fieldwork
Students learn about current issues on a global scale,the SDGs set forth by the United Nations, and thebusiness model of social entrepreneurs
During fieldwork
Students visit the site, identify issues as a team, andcome up with a business plan to solve the problems
After fieldwork
Students present more practical problem-solving
plans in the academic conference© M. TAKATA Kyushu University Business School 2021

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QREC curriculum

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Purpose-To acquire practical knowledge about
entrepreneurship
To cultivate global perspectives and actively create
new business ideas through fieldwork in the US
What to do

Before fieldwork
Students learn the knowledge and practical techniques
necessary for startups, then they prepare their own
business plans using technology and other resources
During fieldwork
Students brush up their own business plans throughentrepreneurship programs at MIT, Babson collage andother facilities
After fieldwork
Students present more practical business plans in frontof some investors© M. TAKATA Kyushu University Business School 20218

Student initiative Program (S.I.P)-Idea Battle
Students’ projects in the ideation phase→ Supporting up to ¥100,000 per project-Challenge and Creation (C&C)
Students’ unique & creative projects→ Supporting up to ¥500,000 per project-Academic Challenge (AC)Grant for graduate students who has their own
research idea up to ¥500,000 per person-Jump Out Challenge (JOC)
Providing opportunities for applying business
contests in Japan-

Global Challenge and Creation (GCC)
Providing opportunities for applying business
contests in Japan© M. TAKATA Kyushu University Business School 2021

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Activities

Student initiative Program (S.I.P)

The breakdown of departments which successive
C&C participants belonging toSIP Number of applicants# of participants
G.C&C
J.O.C.

2010
-

AC

18

Idea Battle

-

C&C

46

2011
-

2012
-

910--

2947

2013
-

941
-

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

-

720

804849189870
30

5866906549426376106

297833# of project

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

J.O.C.

-----

1

20

20G.C&C

---

AC

18

910Idea Battle---

C&C

11

91010-

910-

1810838910

1
69

14

5672
71372015%351721cp87572 Humanities
250

26%

Others5%

6%

Economics
9%

Engineering
34%

TOTAL

13
5687

1580

10Integrate

TOTAL

Human Environment
12%

92
Science7%

Medical Sci.
8%

DesignAgriculture

10%

Science
69%

9%SIP Awarded projects
TermProject Name
Development of a wind direction variable revolve type
August, 2015
wind tunnel

Representative

Contest Name

Joshua LAWNTECO Green Tech 2015 Taiwan

August, 2016 Development of next-generation wind power

Yuya Otaki

TECO Green Tech 2016 Taiwan

AwardAsian Night AmericaThe highesttechnology
SilverPopular award
Second place

Live Sharks Tank® episode 53 America

First prize

Mahbubul Muttakin

Hult Prize Japan tournamentFirst prize

Keisuke Chiba

JBMC (Japan Business Model Competition)

Excellent award

November, 2017

Development of pathological image diagnosis software usingdeep learning

Osamu Izuka

May, 2018

Distributed cold storage for vegetables and life-saving drugs
without electricity

March, 2019

Development and sales of sea rescue request device underwaterfall situation© M. TAKATA Kyushu University Business School 2021

Student Initiative Program (S.I.P.)

Ants, Silkworms and People, Co-working System
To create a system for sustainableproduction of silk woven products throughcollaboration among silkworms, tailer ants,and people.

Student Initiative Program (S.I.P.)

Itoshima Gibier* Project* Gibier is a French, which means game animals such as wild boars and deer.

To create a sustainable woodland eco-systemthrough the balancing between wild animals andfarming.

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Student Initiative Program (S.I.P.)

Development of Marine Rescue Device
Device and service that provide immediate
emergency notification in marine accidents

Student Initiative Program (S.I.P.)

Cold storage for vegetables, drugs, vaccines without
electricity
Bangladesh students creates the idea to spread cold
spaces for storing vegetables in an environment
without electricity in their home country.

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Strategies for next decade© M. TAKATA Kyushu University Business School 2021

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7 strategic Initiatives

On campus

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Metropolitan area

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 Research on Students’ Entrepreneurial Intention & Process© M. TAKATA Kyushu University Business School 2021

Developing Regional Ecosystem for Innovation

EIR

Entrepreneurship

Innovative University Startups Fukuoka School ofEIR

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researchIn region

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Thank you!

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