Entrepreneurship is a significant driver of economic growth and job creation. It facilitates the creation of new companies, new markets and nurtures new skills and capabilities. Innovation and Entrepreneurship combined give rise new ideas, products, processes and services. Student entrepreneurs must learn to take risk and develop business strategies to bring these innovative products and services to market. The certificate programme will enable undergraduate students to be innovative and entrepreneurial in their approach to problem solving and addressing national, international and societal issues related to their discipline and beyond. It is a cross-disciplinary educational initiative that will be complementary to any area of study. It aims to combine theoretical concepts underpinning innovation and entrepreneurship with practical industry experience.
During the intellectual property module the following themes will be introduced: