Entrepreneurial Mindset in Education
Session 9 - 2.12
INNOVATION CENTER
https://www.oulu.fi/en/cooperation/innovation-and-entrepreneurship
Technology transfer office
Oulu has a big entrepreneurship ecosystem
Services for individuals (researchers, students)
help researchers pushing their research results into business
business development activities - finding the right market
Intellectual property protection: the researcher finds that the research results are an invention (then they have to fill the invention disclosure form) or turn into business
-> Assistance with recruitment is moving towards the innovation centre now that the career center is
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If we have a business idea we can go to the Innovation Center and discuss how we can push it forward, what makes sense business-wise
the Proof-of-concept funding for students is 5000 per idea
-> check OuluES
-> volunteering for Polar Bear Pitching event (27.2.25)
Student Network Challenge
https://www.oulu.fi/en/events/student-network-challenge-2024
-> techstars_Startup Weekend is good for early-stage ideas - if you want to work on your idea (end of March- start of April)
Polar Bear Pitching: People pitch their ideas as long as they can stay in ice cold water
Kickstart Oulu:
https://www.kickstartoulu.fi/
Kaleva Hackathon
https://asiakaspalvelu.kalevamedia.fi/kaleva/hackathon/
Founder's corner: Practice online business and earn your first euros
It is happening here at the campus, in OAMK side
Startup Oulu: Website to collect/inform about all entrepreneurship opportunities
If we have any inquiries about student entrepreneurship / have an idea etc.
ville.saarenpaa@oulu.fi CONTACT