Background
CBFS believes that employees, students, alumni, and the wider community can contribute to sustainable economic development in the country by engaging in entrepreneurship and developing an optimistic, passionate, creative, innovative, and persevering character. In this background, CBFS has formulated the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Section (IES) as a platform to provide employees, students, alumni, and any individual with an opportunity to experiment and innovate. The IES helps employees, students, and community members acquire tools, develop skills, and cultivate the mindset of an entrepreneur. IES works as the first launch pad for a student’s entrepreneurial journey to understand the entrepreneurial ecosystem. IES helps employees and students to demystify entrepreneurial success and popularize entrepreneurship. IES collaborates with the community to improve entrepreneurship education and provide innovations, business ideas, business models, and best practices. IES aims to support and mentor the entrepreneurial ambitions of employees, students, alumni, and the community.
Goals and Objectives
Goal
- To empower students, faculty, and the wider community with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to incubate innovative ideas, launch successful startups, and drive economic growth through entrepreneurship.
Objectives
- To promote entrepreneurship education by offering courses, workshops, and seminars on entrepreneurship and innovation to develop the necessary skills and mindset to start and grow their businesses
- To facilitate and encourage the generation of innovative ideas among the college and wider community by organizing brainstorming sessions, innovation challenges, and competitions to inspire creative thinking and problem-solving.
- To provide resources and support to help individuals turn their ideas into viable businesses through mentorship, funding opportunities, co-working spaces, and networking events.
- To foster collaborative partnerships with industry, government agencies, and other institutions to create opportunities for partnership and collaboration.
- To measure the impact of the I & E section’s activities and celebrate entrepreneurs' and innovators' successes and achievements.
Key Initiatives
- To develop an entrepreneurial mindset with innovative programs/courses and project-based activities.
- To prepare students to become emerging entrepreneurs for economic development and social impact.
- To offer customized paths that allow employees, students, and community members to launch their startups.
- The IES creates a pool of entrepreneur mentors consisting of independent and CBFS alumni entrepreneurs who are willing to share their expertise voluntarily to enrich the educational experience of CBFS students.
Research Responsibilities
- To plan, implement, manage, assess, and achieve continuous improvement of innovation and entrepreneurship activities of the College.
- To introduce innovative courses and programs on entrepreneurship and innovation to meet the needs of students and the industry.
- To train and supervise faculty members to deliver high-quality instruction and mentorship in entrepreneurship and innovation
- To provide guidance and support to students, graduates, and unemployed youth interested in entrepreneurship, helping them develop business ideas, create business plans, and access resources for launching startups.
- To establish and maintain strong partnerships with industry leaders, startups, and entrepreneurship networks to foster collaboration and create opportunities for students.
- To promote innovation initiatives on campus, encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration and the development of innovative projects.
- To encourage faculty and students to engage in research and development activities related to innovation and entrepreneurship, contributing to the knowledge base in the field.
- To promote the College’s incubation center with industry partnership and oversee the operations of the incubation center, providing startups with mentorship, funding support, and resources to facilitate their growth.
- To organize and participate in entrepreneurship-related events, workshops, and competitions to create a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem on campus