It plays an important role in the commercialisation of results from the research community, which is frequently encouraged to build on to its technical excellence, the business success that is often claimed to elude Scotland. An interactive CD which features Scottish entrepreneurs was recently sent out to all 1st Year students and Postgraduate students within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. The aim of this CD was to raise awareness of what makes an entrepreneur and show that everyone has the potential to be an entrepreneur, it also featured a competition asking students to identify the characteristics that would make them good entrepreneurs. The Scottish Institute for Enterprise is a collaboration between the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde. The Institute's objectives are to develop an entrepreneurial culture within the Universities and to provide training and support to those involved in entrepreneurial and commercialisation projects.
All courses are free for students.
These will form the basis for a flexible delivery half-course to be offered at the University in 2001. If you would like to be involved with this please contact us for further information. Funding for Visits Limited funding is available to help University of Edinburgh students visit Scottish entrepreneurs or companies. To apply for this funding please contact us for an application pack. We are currently developing a list of local entrepreneurs who will participate in a student placement scheme, matching students with entrepreneurs in their area of interest.