E-I-C Promote Entrepreneurship

Drive Innovation Nurture Creativity

(Issue No. 21, Jun 2019)

Signature Activity @ EIC

1. Appreciation and Reunion Dinner with Distinguished Entrepreneurs (28 May)

EIC invites HK hottest startups founders to the appreciation and reunion dinner in recognition for their support to the School’s entrepreneurship initiatives. This function started three years ago and has been positioned as an annual signature function for leading local entrepreneurs to meet, chat and know each other. This year, the dinner was held on 28 May at HKBU Lounge. Guests and staff included: Guests (1) Ms. Natalie CHAN (Founder, OWN Academy) (2) Mr. Derek CHEUNG (Founder and CEO, Hong Kong Esports Limited) (3) Mr. Leo CHIU (Venture Partner, Spike Ventures) (4) Dr. Jan ENGELS (Co-Founder, Opharmic Technology Ltd.) (5) Mr. Reeve KWAN (Co-Founder and Operations Director, GoGoVan)

(6) Mr. Tat LEE (Alternate Chief Executive and Executive Director, WeLab Virtual Bank) (7) Mr. Fung LIM (General Manager, Gini Co.) (8) Ms. Celia LEUNG (Co-founder and CEO, Entrepreneur Times) (9) Prof. William LEUNG (Chief Executive and Executive Director, WeLab Virtual Bank) (10) Mr. Clarence LING (Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer, Ztore) (11) Ms. Salma MISS (Growth Manager, Gini Co.) (12) Ms. Janet YEUNG (Founder and Managing Director, Ogilvy CommonHealth Mind Resource) Staff (13) Prof. Ed SNAPE (Dean, School of Business) (14) Dr. Jamie CHEUNG (Associate Head, Department of Management) (15) Dr. YM WONG (Director, EIC) (16) Mr. Simon SO (Associate Director, EIC) Thank you everyone for such an AMAZING night! We are so incredibly lucky to have such a vibrant startup community filled with so many talented and supportive entrepreneurs.

2. Meeting with China Merchants Group and Shenzhen (Guangming District) Science and Technology Innovation Center (31 May)

To connect with the entrepreneurship community in China, EIC, HKBU Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO), China Merchants Group and Shenzhen (Guangming District) Science and Technology Innovation Centre had a meeting on 31 May to discuss the possibility of collaboration. It aims to integrate entrepreneurial resources to help HK students/ entrepreneurs connect with China’s innovative technology.

3. Sharing Session for the 11th China Shenzhen Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (Dapeng New District) (4 Jun)

Entrepreneurship in Shenzhen is on the rise, and Shenzhen is often dubbed as China's Silicon Valley. EIC and Sun Yat-sen University co-organized a sharing session on 4 Jun (Tue) to introduce this Shenzhen competition. This competition will be held in Shenzhen in July and August. <<Application>> (Deadline: 15 Jun 2019)

News @ School of Business

1. School of Business launches new MSc in Finance (FinTech & Financial Analytics) Programme

The HKBU School of Business is launching a new MSc in Finance (FinTech & Financial Analytics) programme, for the 2019 intake. This interdisciplinary programme is designed to help students develop new insights and perspectives towards emerging financial technologies and analytics, and equips them to take the financial industry to the next level. The programme will offer both one year full-time and two year part-time study-mode options. A global recruitment drive for the programme has begun and the programme is now accepting applications for the September 2019 entry, with an application deadline of 15th June for non-local applicants and 8th August 2019 for local Hong Kong applicants. More Details >>>

2. HKBU launches new interdisciplinary bachelor programme on Business Computing and Data Analytics

Media Coverage (In Chinese) 浸大九月開辦 首個跨學院商業計算及數據

分析學士課程 Source: Oriental Daily (東

方日報)

浸大開新課程 培育商業 IT專才 Source: CTgoodjobs

HKBU will launch an interdisciplinary undergraduate programme on Business Computing and Data Analytics to nurture professionals with the latest technical know-how in order for them to succeed in using fast-changing technologies for business operations. The Programme is jointly offered by the Department of Computer Science of the Faculty of Science, and the Department of Economics and the Department of Finance and Decision Sciences of the School of Business. More Details >>>

3. Business Students Win Social Entrepreneurship Competitions

BBA students teamed up and won two open entrepreneurship competitions with their innovative business ideas for social good. In the Social Innovation+ competition, organised by social enterprise Education for Good, So Kin Fung (BBA Information Systems and e-Business Management, Year 4), Helen Lee Hoi Wah (BBA Marketing, Year 4) and Fung Sum Yi (BBA Marketing, Year 4) scooped the top prize with their social innovation business model that integrated the use of design thinking and fintech. The team was awarded a cash prize of HK$30,000, and internship opportunities in the Mainland or overseas with the Bank of China (Hong Kong). In another competition, A. Entrepreneur Adventure Programme, organised by New World Development Company Limited, So Kin Fung and Helen Lee Hoi Wah teamed up with students from other universities, and came up with the idea of an Internet of Things (IoT) healthcare platform, addressing the needs of the ageing population in Hong Kong. The team won a cash prize of HK$50,000 and job opportunities in the New World Group.

Let’s recap our fruitful activities in AY2018/19

1. Entrepreneurship Seminar Series (ESS)

In AY2018/19, a new group of 6 experienced founders of different startups were invited, attracting more than 1,000 participants to attend. Importantly, it was the first time for the EIC to invite secondary school students to attend

a seminar, presented by GoGoVan, a well-known and first unicorn startup in Hong Kong.

2. Dean’s Cup Business Innovation Gymnasium (B.I.G.3.0 & B.I.G.4.0)

EIC organized two business idea competitions (B.I.G.3.0 and B.I.G.4.0) attracting a total of 21 teams with 106 local, mainland and international students to join. Students took this chance to form multidisciplinary teams which created synergy and allowed peer learning. With the support of LimeHK (a HK-based accelerator), the Final Round Competitions of B.I.G.3.0 and B.I.G.4.0 were held outside campus - WeWork Causeway Bay and The Hive Kennedy Town. These co-working spaces provide a great opportunity for students to connect with startup community and get real pitching experiences. In addition to cash awards, B.I.G.4.0 winning teams have been offered free co-working spaces and mentorship by TusPark HK (a Tsinghua University affiliated cross-border servicing company for startups) to further their businesses.

3. Entrepreneurial Internship in Hong Kong and Singapore Hottest Startups

Startups are a significant and growing part of HK’s economy, and are the primary drivers of new job creation. They also play an important role in the innovations that lead to technological change. EIC has put great efforts to invite sponsoring startups in Hong Kong and Singapore to provide opportunities for our students to learn and contribute in the summer. EIC promoted this Entrepreneurial Internship Programme to all students in various disciplines on campus.

4. Entrepreneurship Forum, Seminar and Initiatives

To create more opportunities and better connections in startup community, EIC has developed a close relationship with external parties through different campaigns, drawing synergy from like-minded partners for value-added collaborations. From corporate visits, pitching night, startup exhibition to Qianhai trip, EIC aims to further cultivate and facilitate community collaborations to drive innovation and entrepreneurship spirit. Activities included: 1. Visit to Standard Charted eXellerator Innovation Lab (6 Nov 2018) 2. Pitching Night and Gathering with China Startup Community (3 Dec 2018) 3. JUMPSTARTER 2019 (23 and 24 Jan 2019) 4. CoCoon Pitch Night (21 Feb 2019) 5. Qianhai Visit (12 Mar 2019) 6. Distinguished Lecture on “The Significance of the Guangdong-HK-Macao Greater Bay Area for Our Young People” by Dr. Rita FAN HSU Lai-tai (26 Mar 2019)

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Next Issue - September 2019

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