2018-10-19T00:55:20Z

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Fellow:Agustina Nacimiento

2018-10-19T00:48:32Z

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=== [[File:Agustina Nacimiento.jpeg]] ===
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agustina Nacimiento is a University Innovation Fellow, and she is studying International Business at Universidad Católica del Uruguay (UCU). She currently lives in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Growing up, she was always a curious girl, wanting to know everything and with the desire of discovering new things. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She learned to play chess, the guitar and ukelele. Also, during high school she took part in a recreational course, where she went camping with kids, teaching them songs, games, and promoting their development of creativity.<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As she had many different interests, it was hard to choose a career, but she finally decided to follow her interest in the international area, since she really enjoys learning about other countries, knowing their cultures, customs, and how they integrate with one another. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Continuing with this path, she was thrilled  to participate in the UIF program, to have the opportunity to work among students from all over the world, who have creative ideas to solve our daily lives´ problems.<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She participated in LOOP, an event organized by fellows in Uruguay, whose objective was to promote innovation among students in the region, and where she met inspiring fellows from different parts of Latin America. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the future, she hopes to travel and visit new countries, experiencing the different perspectives of life, and contributing to make the world a better place.
== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay_Student_Priorities Universidad Catolica del Uruguay campus overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay Universidad Catolica del Uruguay strategic priorities]

'''Agustina Nacimiento'''

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brian_Lorenzo Brian Lorenzo]

Maite Serantes

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Malena_chiesa Malena Chiesa]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Josefina_Mart%C3%ADnez Maria Josefina Martinez]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Paola_cabrera Paola Cabrera]

Fellow:Paola Cabrera

2018-10-19T00:46:08Z

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<div>[[File:Paola Cabrera.jpg]] </div><div>Paola Cabrera is an undergraduate student at Catholic University of Uruguay, who is actually pursuing a career as a lawyer. She was born on December 13, 1998 in Montevideo, Uruguay.</div><div> </div><div>When she was little, she used to live in a farm, not so far from Montevideo. One of her earliest childhood memories is of riding her first horse called “Tormenta” for the first time. She really enjoys being in contact with nature, and she loves how riding horses brought her closer to nature.</div><div>Paola enjoys travelling to different countries, and she strongly believes that meeting foreign people is the best way to be open-minded, because people can learn a lot from others and their respective cultures. Also, she is keen on learning foreign languages. She has studied english, portuguese and arabic. The reason why she is interested in studying arabic, is because her grandmother’s parents were arabic, and even though her grandmother was not born in Siria as her parents, she knows a lot about the culture, which interests Paola a lot.</div><div> </div><div>She is a very positive person and she thinks that all the people should be able to see opportunities for success, even in the worst of times.</div><div>In her spare time, she likes playing the guitar, and cooking, both activities that she do to relax and clear her mind.</div><div>Paola joined the UIF program because she is sure that it is a great an unique opportunity that will help her in her life not only professionally but also personally.</div><div> </div><div>Nowadays she believes that she has gained a lot of experience throughout the training, and she feels very grateful to have met such a nice human group, her UIF mates.</div><div>She thinks that this program is the best opportunity to encourage people, especially students, to improve their own time in university. And she is excited to cooperate, and contribute with her grain of sand to help our community.</div><div> </div>
== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay Universidad Catolica del Uruguay Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay_Student_Priorities Universidad Catolica del Uruguay Strategic Priorities]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Agustina_Nacimiento Agustina Nacimiento]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brian_Lorenzo Brian Lorenzo]

Maite Serantes

Malena Chiesa

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Josefina_Mart%C3%ADnez Maria Josefina Martinez]

'''Paola Cabrera'''

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2018-10-19T00:42:10Z

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Fellow:Malena Chiesa

2018-10-19T00:32:21Z

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Malena Chiesa is a Educational Recreation student at Universidad Catolica del Uruguay. She is a joyful person who always likes to mix every aspects of her life with games and recreational activities. 

Malena has an entrepreneurship that offers recreational activities for events that involve kids.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay Universidad Catolica del Uruguay Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay_Student_Priorities Universidad Catolica del Uruguay Strategic Priorities]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Agustina_Nacimiento Agustina Nacimiento]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brian_Lorenzo Brian Lorenzo]

Maite Serantes

'''Malena Chiesa'''

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Josefina_Mart%C3%ADnez Maria Josefina Martinez]

Paola Cabrera

2018-10-18T23:40:53Z

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Fellow:María Josefina Martínez

2018-10-18T23:13:17Z

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Maria Josefina Martinez is a University Innovation Fellow and she is an electronic engineering student at Universidad Católica del Uruguay. Once she finishes this career, she wants to study Industrial Design.

Josefina considers herself to be a big dreamer, with huge goals. Since she was a little girl, she always came up with crazy ideas to solve common daily problems. Currently, she wants to develop and carry out these ideas, and this was one of the reasons why she decided to postulate for the UIF program.

During her spare time, she loves doing sports and spending time with her family. Also, she created a community for rescuing dogs in her neighbourhood, and she spends her Saturdays teaching catechesis at the “Salesiano de la Costa”.

She firmly believes that daring to experiment new things is the best way to learn what is best for each person.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay Universidad Catolica Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay_Student_Priorities Universidad Catolica Strategic Priorities]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Agustina_Nacimiento Agustina Nacimiento]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brian_Lorenzo Brian Lorenzo]

Maite Serantes

Malena Chiesa

'''Maria Josefina Martinez'''

Paola Cabrera

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2018-10-18T23:12:30Z

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2018-10-18T23:10:24Z

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Fellow:María Josefina Martínez

2018-10-18T23:05:20Z

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Maria Josefina Martinez is a University Innovation Fellow and she is an electronic engineering student at Universidad Católica del Uruguay. Once she finishes this career, she wants to study Industrial Design.

Josefina considers herself to be a big dreamer, with huge goals. Since she was a little girl, she always came up with crazy ideas to solve common daily problems. Currently, she wants to develop and carry out these ideas, and this was one of the reasons why she decided to postulate for the UIF program.

During her spare time, she loves doing sports and spending time with her family. Also, she created a community for rescuing dogs in her neighbourhood, and she spends her Saturdays teaching catechesis at the “Salesiano de la Costa”.

She firmly believes that daring to experiment new things is the best way to learn what is best for each person.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay Universidad Catolica Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay_Student_Priorities Universidad Catolica Strategic Priorities]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Agustina_Nacimiento Agustina Nacimiento]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brian_Lorenzo Brian Lorenzo]

Maite Serantes

Malena Chiesa

'''Maria Josefina Martinez'''

Paola Cabrera

Fellow:María Josefina Martínez

2018-10-18T22:59:55Z

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Fellow:María Josefina Martínez

2018-10-18T22:59:44Z

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Fellow:María Josefina Martínez

2018-10-18T22:46:55Z

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Priorities:Universidad Católica del Uruguay Student Priorities

2018-10-06T21:37:24Z

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= STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE I&E ECOSYSTEM (2018) =

== Stategy #1: Transform the ''"Co-Work"'' into a makerspace ==

'''''Malena and Agustina will lead this project.'''''

After analyzing the landscape canvas, we identified that our university doesn’t have a physical place for the innovation ecosystem.

Our challenge:
'''''How may we create a place exclusively for the innovation ecosystem where I&E is stimulated and encouraged?'''''
Our objective, is to redesign the cowork space so that it becomes a common place to innovate and undertake. In this way we can centralize the I&E in one spot and establish its concept within the university. This co-work would facilitate the promotion of different I&E-related activities and the collaboration among people who are interested in different projects.

Even though this physical place already exists, it isn’t used as a place to collaborate, socialize and stimulate innovation.Instead, most students just go there to study individually for exams. So, how do we change the way in which students use the co-work of Santander?

Our conclusion was that we need a change of approach or, in other words, we should change the way people perceive this place and its purpose. In order to do that,  we are going to promote the Co-work as a place where students can go and start a project, a place to become an entrepreneur and innovator. We want to generate an integrated network in which people can share their knowledge and help each other.

Secondly, we will provide a large variety of materials, both stationery materials such as blackboards, markers, post-it’s, legos and technological devices such as computers, projector, and a lot of plugs (which are really necessary).

We also want to redesign the walls, creating in these areas opportunities to interact with each other.   

#A brainstorming wall, in which people can write questions, leave messages, ask for advice, etc.
#A “linking board” in which people can write their name, career, what they can give others (in terms of knowledge), if they need help in a project, and a contact number.

*'''Step #1:''' Talk to Magdalena Giuria, Íthaka’s director, to find out the relation between Santander Bank and the university so as to identify the person in charge of the Co-work.
*'''Step #2:''' Speak with the responsible of the Co-work, show him the prototype and ask him for approval.
*'''Step #3:''' Quote a price for the redesign of the co-work.
*'''Step #4:''' Ask Íthaka and/or Students Affairs for financial support. Negotiate and adapt budget.
*'''Step #5:''' Purchase the items and arrange them in the Co-work.
*'''Step #6: '''Come up with ideas for the promotion of the new space.

== Strategy #2: Organizing exisiting I&E activities ''-Passport to Ithaka-'' ==

'''''Maite and Brian will lead this project.'''''

We feel as there is a lack of connection between Íthaka’s mentoring of the project and the process that occurs before it. In other words, we believe that there isn’t enough information on what a student initially needs to do if he/she wants to “emprender”.  íthaka’s mentoring of the project is excellent for a more advanced stage but not for the initial stage. Moreover, UCU offers very good workshops, courses and speeches but there isn’t a common thread that leads the students through all of these.

Our challenge:
'''''How may we link or connect the different I&E activities and offer a more guided process?'''''
The idea is to create a guide for students who want to get involved in the I&E ecosystem but don’t really know how. The guide, called Passport to Íthaka, would present all the I&E activities in which they can participate. These would be organized according to the experience required in “Baby steps activities” and “Nurturing stage activities”. The last-stage activities would be based on the knowledge acquired in the first-stage activities and would have as a final objective the presentation of an innovative idea to Íthaka. The “Passport to Íthaka” would be a website in which students could see all the activities together with theirs descriptions, reviews and dates.

It should be noted that we, the candidates to fellows, would be incharge of keeping up to date, promoting and creating the activities.
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*'''Step #1: '''Schedule a meeting with Students Affairs (Martín Pérez) and Íthaka (Magdalena Giuria) to ask for approval.
*'''Step #2: '''Look through all the activities of the UCU and organize them in: “Baby steps activities” and “Nurturing Stage activities”.
*'''Step #3: '''Make a team of advanced Computer Science students to design the website.
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== Strategy #3: Cross-curricular subject ''”Innovate in Your major”'' ==

'''''Josefina and Paola will lead this project.'''''

We detected that students are not interested in innovation neither in entrepreneurship.

Our challenge:
'''''How to improve the lack of innovative spirit in the curricular?'''''
The idea is to create an 8 week free-choice elective for all the careers, in order to teach I&E skills through practice and testimonies, and to show students that it’s possible to think of an idea and make it real . Th subject will promote interdisiplinar works, being the first subject which integrates students from every major in one class.

Two professors would teach this subject: one of them would be an I&E professional and the other one would be a different hands-on entrepreneur every week. Each week will focus in a particular area, so that it touches most of the diverse interests of the students.

This course would also include  a project during the last four weeks so that students can learn in a practical way.

*'''Step #1: '''Investigate about MEC (Ministry of education and culture) requirements to implement a new subject.
*'''Step #2: '''Talk with Mónica Arzuaga (vice rector of academic programs) to obtain support and endorse the proposal.
*'''Step #3:''' Determine subject formalities. This includes subject duration, teachers and schedule.
*'''Step #4: '''Organize a meeting inviting Career coordinators, Deans, and Monica Arzuaga to explain how the subject works and its objectives.
*'''Step #5:''' Promote the subject between students exhausting every communication resource.   

== Strategy #4: After class Friday meetings ==

'''''Malena and Brian will lead this project'''''

One of the main problems that we identified is that students don’t feel attracted to participate and engage in the I&E environment.

Our challenge:
'''''How may we encourage first-year students to notice and take advantage of the I&E ecosystem?'''''
Weakly after-class reunions will be our solution.  Students can have dinner and interact with each other through games and challenges related to innovation and creativity.

The dynamics and techniques involved would vary throughout the two first months of every semester. The idea is to promote creativity and lateral thinking through out games, challenges, and other dynamics that will encourage the idea of an innovative community.

Also, differents teachers and students interested in sharing their experiences would be present, answering questions and giving advice.

*'''Step #1:''' Organice a meeting with Magdalena Giuria, Director of Íthaka to get to know some resources needed to innovate and the best ways to promote them.
*'''Step #2''': Develop a detail plan abuot the meetings, including objectives, activities planned with the information provided by íthaka and personal resources.
*'''Step #3:''' Empatize with first year students to design and define the best way to promote the activity in a creative and effective way.
*'''Step #4:''' Organice a meeting with Martín Pérez, Director of Students Affairs, to present the proyect and endorse the proposal.
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= STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE I&E ECOSYSTEM (2017) =

== '''Strategic #1: Launch an I&E Fair''' ==

[https://youtu.be/Cca4cGx90PE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cca4cGx90PE&feature=youtu.be]
One of the opportunities we found at our campus was the lack of I&E culture among students and staff, regarding what it is and what the university has. In response to this, we worked on developing a 3 days long I&E Fair. The fair itself counts on three big sectors:Starting with who has no clue of this and what is going on at the university, at “Discover and Learn” will be shown all the courses and activities regarding I&E that the university has to offer. Each one with their own stand, and someone to assist who approaches. (“Look all the cool things you can do and learn!”)For those who already have an idea, but are a little scared on working on it, “Inspiration” stands will show different projects, at different stages, that are being carried out by students, graduates or staff. Some of them giving the possibility for people to join the team if it’s needed. (“We are doing it, so you can do it too!”)And having in mind the ones who already are thinking of starting with their project, “Support” will have different incubators and support funding stands to bring them closer to a support system, and show them where they can develop their ideas. (“Now if you have a project, we can help you.”)Every stand must have a playful and interactive side to be more attractive for those whose interest is yet to be awaken. As well as a diversity of disciplines among projects’, and curses’ stands, so everyone can find something interesting for them.The fair will also have a Collaborative Project Stand, where people can do something (like a drawing for example) that the project needs in order to help them. An Ideas! Wall will also be found, where a problem is proposed (regarding the university) and whoever wants can come up with a solution and add it on a post it note. Likewise, Canti and feedback walls will be held.At the same time, a cycle of talks will be held on some particular moments. It will count with an inspirational keynote speaker, and some smaller talks that give attendants tools and skills regarding I&E.The fair itself, along with the talks, will catch people attention by it’s infrastructure (a big tent, music, colour lights…) and the place where they are made. That way, students and staff getting the info about the fair won’t be a major problem.  
*Select the best date.

Define the curses and activities most relevant for the fair’s Discover and Learn stands.

*Define the projects that will be shown.
*Define the speakers and talks.
*Identify the collaborative project.
*Find a sponsor cowork (or more than one).
*Talk with all of them.

== Strategic #2:Project-based service learning ==
Three of the five problems we found on our university that could be identified were the lack of I & E mindset, the university don't teach how to be entrepreneurs but to be employees, and the lack of work between faculties. So, when coming up with ideas and prototyping we get one project that involves a mix of these three problems.This prototype involves service learning courses where students from all careers create projects to provide better life quality to neighborhoods or villages in vulnerable contexts.To do this they must learn theory and apply the knowledge from a work of solidarity in a real context, depending on the needs of the community. Its purpose is that the learned contribute to an effective solidarity service. To explain this idea, I base myself on a book called “Manual para docentes y estudiantes solidarios ("Manual for solidarity teachers and students"). Which gave me tools to understand what this type of learning is all about and give my prototype a name.With this project it is intended that students have a theoretical basis but also apply it to reality in a project that has continuity, that is not deserted and that gives a contribution and real impact for the community.Therefore, to carry it out, we also need the support of companies that act as sponsors, thereby, it will be possible to obtain resources that without them we would not be able to obtain and therefore the initiation would be deserted since it would not be possible to carry it out in the proper way and have the desired impact.In addition, the university should provide a physical space for students develop and work on their ideas, for example a co-work. And, provide the theoretical framework and in turn provide tutors to guide the students in the idea, as well as technical assistance from experts such as lawyers, accountants, engineers, etc.This must necessarily be interdisciplinary, so students of all careers connect and contribute each from their knowledge and discipline. This allows, therefore, that the problem we identified that the university does not work together with all the faculties can be solved as the frame of all this must be from the university and not a specific subject or faculty so that all the university will work together to carry this out, on the other hand, the assistance that is provided to students in their projects comes from different disciplines.The benefits from the student side is that their academic ability will improve because they will be able to apply what has been learned and become involved with reality, having to think about solutions that improve the quality of people’s life, which also contributes to social awareness and sensitivity.On the other hand, in terms of E&I, students will be able to be innovative in their solutions and also to create projects that contribute to the purpose of the project, to be creative, to interact with different profiles and the educational community.From the point of view of companies, being sponsors, will benefit from a marketing strategy, and have contributed to a social project for the benefit of the community improve their position and the image society have about them. Also, to link with the educational community.And for the benefits from the University, it creates a link with companies, improve the training and capacity of their students, interaction between different faculties, and generates and promotes the I & E culture throughout the university.
*Define in which institutional framework this course will be developed (If it depends on a vice rectory, department, etc.)
*Have a bag of companies with which a link is generated and with which they will work as sponsors for the projects.
*Define the duration time of the course.
*Define Who dictates the course.
*Convincing the authorities (vice-rectory, departments, teachers, depending on what frame is made)
*Define how to find and define the social problems to attend.
*It defines who will be intermediary between the university and companies, and university-community.
*Designate a physical space to develop students' ideas.
*Designate tutors.
*Define in which academic year it will take place.

== Strategic #3:Foster Multidisciplinary work based on the concept “Time Bank” -''Canti Cowork'' ==
Create a web platform in which students and graduates search for some particular skills for a specific problem they are having. Students or graduates who are interested in solving these problems, can accept the work and contact each other. Based on the concept of "Time Bank", that is a system of social relationship in which time is exchanged for time. On other words, the currency would be the time but in my case the exchange is a service (specific problem of the student / graduated) by time (hours). The accounting of working hours will be handled by a coordinator at Cowork who will be responsible for administrating the working hours of each student who decides to provide a service.Example of case: A student (Carlos) from Business Administration, needs to create a logo for his / her entrepreneurship. He doesn’t know the tools of Photoshop and Illustrator to design a logo, therefore it will resort to CANTI and will post its specific problem. He will write his name, career, cell phone number and the skills required to solve the problem. Manuel from Communication saw the post and as he met with the requirements, he contacted Carlos and decided to help him. The work Manuel lasted 3 hours. When he finished, he went to Cowork and counted his working hours to the coordinator. '''''Benefit from Canti:'''''The hours accumulated by the students can be exchanged in courses, workshops of your choice and credits.Positive Characteristics:-It will promote social relations within the Universidad Católica del Uruguay.-It will create a meeting platform where people will meet and exchange knowledge, skills and experiences covering needs for help and learning.-Strengthens cooperation and intercultural coexistence by promoting knowledge, interaction and mutual respect. Justification:Universidad Católica del Uruguay has 7 faculties with 35 degrees. There is so much knowledge and variety within the University that I want to promote and advance the crosses between the degrees, through multidisciplinary work.
*Convincing the authorities (vice-rectorate, departments ) so as to implement the benefits of Canti. Have to get through bureaucracy.
*Have a web designer make the landing page
*Designate coordinator
*Set up a launching date
*Make noise and publicity about the Canti Cowork
*Talk with students and encourage them to bring problems  so as to start creating work.

== Strategic #4:Mentors community ==
Even though we identified as a problem the lack of I&E culture or mindset, we were pleasantly surprised to find out that our students in general have that desire that motivates them to improve and to create. There was the missing part of where to dump and express all that creativity. Taking into account all that, we saw the opportunity and came with this prototype of a Community of advanced students (or even recently graduated ones) who can mentor those that don’t necessarily have their entrepreneurial ideas polished enough or need some kind of guidance. With the help of a council, the community assigns the best mentor for that particular student, so, for example, if the student comes with an idea somewhat around the developing of an app that helps you keep track of the amount of paper you have being waisting and help you reduce it, the council will select a mentor that fits the idea and the student best. In this case, maybe a graduated student of computer engineering with a small app developing company on the making. The council is also responsible of teaching and providing the tools for the mentors to become better at their jobs. Build the competences needed to mentor, to guide, to lead, and most important, to motivate the student to keep working and developing their ideas. This whole idea will not only benefit the student but also the mentor. Getting some kind of incentive for their work, the creditable experience of being a mentor of a project, the knowledge acquired through the mentor training… Working mechanicsOnce the student arrives to the community and is assigned a mentor, they get to agree on a work schedule: a number of meetings (depending on the project) in which they will work together on the idea. After that period is finished comes the evaluation: feedback for the student and for the mentor as a form to keep improving in both their roles. There is the possibility to arrange more meetings if it is needed. When that process is finished, the mentor is free to accompany the student in their journey as an entrepreneur now working with NEXO (the entrepreneurial center in UCU). How does the student get to know of this community?We knew the communication of new resources in our university has always being an issue. Billboards, screens, mails… So making sure the teachers know about the existence of this community is crucial. They will be the biggest link between the students and the mentors in the first step of this process.We also thought of using the existing resource of WebAsignatura, an online platform where all the students of UCU take part. Advertise the community through that, and through the app.Asuntos estudiantiles, a department focused on students affairs, shall also take part.The interdisciplinary part of this project is the common work with NEXO. The community and the entrepreneurial center must work together, referring students and shearing progress, to make this whole adventure more enriching.
*Define in which institute, department of vice rectorate will be in charge of the community.
*Create the links between departments to make sure this idea works as it is supposed to do, as it is something that crosses all faculties.
*Define the incentives the mentors will be given (credits, awards/bonuses).
*Design (or choose) the platform in which the community will be working with.
*Find possible mentors, train them and make them ready to work with students.
*Inform teachers about this new resource.
*Give a speech at Plaza de encuentros presenting the community, have some of the mentors show their enterprises.
*Encourage students to present ideas, even the craziest ones
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== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay Universidad Católica del Uruguay Campus Overview]

'''Fall 2017 Fellows'''

[[Julieta Caputo|Julieta Caputo]]

[[Sofía Muñiz Irazabal|Sofía Muñiz]]

[[Manuel heslop|Manuel Heslop]]

[[Victoria Ferrer|Victoria Ferrer]]

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Priorities:Universidad Católica del Uruguay Student Priorities

2018-10-05T03:55:23Z

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= STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE I&E ECOSYSTEM (2018) =

== Stategy #1: Transform the ''"Co-Work"'' into a makerspace ==

'''''Malena and Agustina will lead this project.'''''

After analyzing the landscape canvas, we identified that our university doesn’t have a physical place for the innovation ecosystem.

Our challenge:
'''''How may we create a place exclusively for the innovation ecosystem where I&E is stimulated and encouraged?'''''
Our objective, is to redesign the cowork space so that it becomes a common place to innovate and undertake. In this way we can centralize the I&E in one spot and establish its concept within the university. This co-work would facilitate the promotion of different I&E-related activities and the collaboration among people who are interested in different projects.

Even though this physical place already exists, it isn’t used as a place to collaborate, socialize and stimulate innovation.Instead, most students just go there to study individually for exams. So, how do we change the way in which students use the co-work of Santander?

Our conclusion was that we need a change of approach or, in other words, we should change the way people perceive this place and its purpose. In order to do that,  we are going to promote the Co-work as a place where students can go and start a project, a place to become an entrepreneur and innovator. We want to generate an integrated network in which people can share their knowledge and help each other.

Secondly, we will provide a large variety of materials, both stationery materials such as blackboards, markers, post-it’s, legos and technological devices such as computers, projector, and a lot of plugs (which are really necessary).

We also want to redesign the walls, creating in these areas opportunities to interact with each other.   

#A brainstorming wall, in which people can write questions, leave messages, ask for advice, etc.
#A “linking board” in which people can write their name, career, what they can give others (in terms of knowledge), if they need help in a project, and a contact number.

*'''Step #1:''' Talk to Magdalena Giuria, Íthaka’s director, to find out the relation between Santander Bank and the university so as to identify the person in charge of the Co-work.
*'''Step #2:''' Speak with the responsible of the Co-work, show him the prototype and ask him for approval.
*'''Step #3:''' Quote a price for the redesign of the co-work.
*'''Step #4:''' Ask Íthaka and/or Students Affairs for financial support. Negotiate and adapt budget.
*'''Step #5:''' Purchase the items and arrange them in the Co-work.
*'''Step #6: '''Come up with ideas for the promotion of the new space.

== Strategy #2: Organizing exisiting I&E activities ''-Passport to Ithaka-'' ==

'''''Malena and Brian will lead this project.'''''

We feel as there is a lack of connection between Íthaka’s mentoring of the project and the process that occurs before it. In other words, we believe that there isn’t enough information on what a student initially needs to do if he/she wants to “emprender”.  íthaka’s mentoring of the project is excellent for a more advanced stage but not for the initial stage. Moreover, UCU offers very good workshops, courses and speeches but there isn’t a common thread that leads the students through all of these.

Our challenge:
'''''How may we link or connect the different I&E activities and offer a more guided process?'''''
The idea is to create a guide for students who want to get involved in the I&E ecosystem but don’t really know how. The guide, called Passport to Íthaka, would present all the I&E activities in which they can participate. These would be organized according to the experience required in “Baby steps activities” and “Nurturing stage activities”. The last-stage activities would be based on the knowledge acquired in the first-stage activities and would have as a final objective the presentation of an innovative idea to Íthaka. The “Passport to Íthaka” would be a website in which students could see all the activities together with theirs descriptions, reviews and dates.

It should be noted that we, the candidates to fellows, would be incharge of keeping up to date, promoting and creating the activities.
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*'''Step #1: '''Schedule a meeting with Students Affairs (Martín Pérez) and Íthaka (Magdalena Giuria) to ask for approval.
*'''Step #2: '''Look through all the activities of the UCU and organize them in: “Baby steps activities” and “Nurturing Stage activities”.
*'''Step #3: '''Make a team of advanced Computer Science students to design the website.
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== Strategy #3: Cross-curricular subject ''”Innovate in Your major”'' ==

'''''Josefina and Paola will lead this project.'''''

We detected that students are not interested in innovation neither in entrepreneurship.

Our challenge:
'''''How to improve the lack of innovative spirit in the curricular?'''''
The idea is to create an 8 week free-choice elective for all the careers, in order to teach I&E skills through practice and testimonies, and to show students that it’s possible to think of an idea and make it real . Th subject will promote interdisiplinar works, being the first subject which integrates students from every major in one class.

Two professors would teach this subject: one of them would be an I&E professional and the other one would be a different hands-on entrepreneur every week. Each week will focus in a particular area, so that it touches most of the diverse interests of the students.

This course would also include  a project during the last four weeks so that students can learn in a practical way.

*'''Step #1: '''Investigate about MEC (Ministry of education and culture) requirements to implement a new subject.
*'''Step #2: '''Talk with Mónica Arzuaga (vice rector of academic programs) to obtain support and endorse the proposal.
*'''Step #3:''' Determine subject formalities. This includes subject duration, teachers and schedule.
*'''Step #4: '''Organize a meeting inviting Career coordinators, Deans, and Monica Arzuaga to explain how the subject works and its objectives.
*'''Step #5:''' Promote the subject between students exhausting every communication resource.   

== Strategy #4: After class Friday meetings ==

'''''Malena and Brian will lead this project'''''

One of the main problems that we identified is that students don’t feel attracted to participate and engage in the I&E environment.

Our challenge:
'''''How may we encourage first-year students to notice and take advantage of the I&E ecosystem?'''''
Weakly after-class reunions will be our solution.  Students can have dinner and interact with each other through games and challenges related to innovation and creativity.

The dynamics and techniques involved would vary throughout the two first months of every semester. The idea is to promote creativity and lateral thinking through out games, challenges, and other dynamics that will encourage the idea of an innovative community.

Also, differents teachers and students interested in sharing their experiences would be present, answering questions and giving advice.

*'''Step #1:''' Organice a meeting with Magdalena Giuria, Director of Íthaka to get to know some resources needed to innovate and the best ways to promote them.
*'''Step #2''': Develop a detail plan abuot the meetings, including objectives, activities planned with the information provided by íthaka and personal resources.
*'''Step #3:''' Empatize with first year students to design and define the best way to promote the activity in a creative and effective way.
*'''Step #4:''' Organice a meeting with Martín Pérez, Director of Students Affairs, to present the proyect and endorse the proposal.
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= STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE I&E ECOSYSTEM (2017) =

== '''Strategic #1: Launch an I&E Fair''' ==

[https://youtu.be/Cca4cGx90PE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cca4cGx90PE&feature=youtu.be]
One of the opportunities we found at our campus was the lack of I&E culture among students and staff, regarding what it is and what the university has. In response to this, we worked on developing a 3 days long I&E Fair. The fair itself counts on three big sectors:Starting with who has no clue of this and what is going on at the university, at “Discover and Learn” will be shown all the courses and activities regarding I&E that the university has to offer. Each one with their own stand, and someone to assist who approaches. (“Look all the cool things you can do and learn!”)For those who already have an idea, but are a little scared on working on it, “Inspiration” stands will show different projects, at different stages, that are being carried out by students, graduates or staff. Some of them giving the possibility for people to join the team if it’s needed. (“We are doing it, so you can do it too!”)And having in mind the ones who already are thinking of starting with their project, “Support” will have different incubators and support funding stands to bring them closer to a support system, and show them where they can develop their ideas. (“Now if you have a project, we can help you.”)Every stand must have a playful and interactive side to be more attractive for those whose interest is yet to be awaken. As well as a diversity of disciplines among projects’, and curses’ stands, so everyone can find something interesting for them.The fair will also have a Collaborative Project Stand, where people can do something (like a drawing for example) that the project needs in order to help them. An Ideas! Wall will also be found, where a problem is proposed (regarding the university) and whoever wants can come up with a solution and add it on a post it note. Likewise, Canti and feedback walls will be held.At the same time, a cycle of talks will be held on some particular moments. It will count with an inspirational keynote speaker, and some smaller talks that give attendants tools and skills regarding I&E.The fair itself, along with the talks, will catch people attention by it’s infrastructure (a big tent, music, colour lights…) and the place where they are made. That way, students and staff getting the info about the fair won’t be a major problem.  
*Select the best date.

Define the curses and activities most relevant for the fair’s Discover and Learn stands.

*Define the projects that will be shown.
*Define the speakers and talks.
*Identify the collaborative project.
*Find a sponsor cowork (or more than one).
*Talk with all of them.

== Strategic #2:Project-based service learning ==
Three of the five problems we found on our university that could be identified were the lack of I & E mindset, the university don't teach how to be entrepreneurs but to be employees, and the lack of work between faculties. So, when coming up with ideas and prototyping we get one project that involves a mix of these three problems.This prototype involves service learning courses where students from all careers create projects to provide better life quality to neighborhoods or villages in vulnerable contexts.To do this they must learn theory and apply the knowledge from a work of solidarity in a real context, depending on the needs of the community. Its purpose is that the learned contribute to an effective solidarity service. To explain this idea, I base myself on a book called “Manual para docentes y estudiantes solidarios ("Manual for solidarity teachers and students"). Which gave me tools to understand what this type of learning is all about and give my prototype a name.With this project it is intended that students have a theoretical basis but also apply it to reality in a project that has continuity, that is not deserted and that gives a contribution and real impact for the community.Therefore, to carry it out, we also need the support of companies that act as sponsors, thereby, it will be possible to obtain resources that without them we would not be able to obtain and therefore the initiation would be deserted since it would not be possible to carry it out in the proper way and have the desired impact.In addition, the university should provide a physical space for students develop and work on their ideas, for example a co-work. And, provide the theoretical framework and in turn provide tutors to guide the students in the idea, as well as technical assistance from experts such as lawyers, accountants, engineers, etc.This must necessarily be interdisciplinary, so students of all careers connect and contribute each from their knowledge and discipline. This allows, therefore, that the problem we identified that the university does not work together with all the faculties can be solved as the frame of all this must be from the university and not a specific subject or faculty so that all the university will work together to carry this out, on the other hand, the assistance that is provided to students in their projects comes from different disciplines.The benefits from the student side is that their academic ability will improve because they will be able to apply what has been learned and become involved with reality, having to think about solutions that improve the quality of people’s life, which also contributes to social awareness and sensitivity.On the other hand, in terms of E&I, students will be able to be innovative in their solutions and also to create projects that contribute to the purpose of the project, to be creative, to interact with different profiles and the educational community.From the point of view of companies, being sponsors, will benefit from a marketing strategy, and have contributed to a social project for the benefit of the community improve their position and the image society have about them. Also, to link with the educational community.And for the benefits from the University, it creates a link with companies, improve the training and capacity of their students, interaction between different faculties, and generates and promotes the I & E culture throughout the university.
*Define in which institutional framework this course will be developed (If it depends on a vice rectory, department, etc.)
*Have a bag of companies with which a link is generated and with which they will work as sponsors for the projects.
*Define the duration time of the course.
*Define Who dictates the course.
*Convincing the authorities (vice-rectory, departments, teachers, depending on what frame is made)
*Define how to find and define the social problems to attend.
*It defines who will be intermediary between the university and companies, and university-community.
*Designate a physical space to develop students' ideas.
*Designate tutors.
*Define in which academic year it will take place.

== Strategic #3:Foster Multidisciplinary work based on the concept “Time Bank” -''Canti Cowork'' ==
Create a web platform in which students and graduates search for some particular skills for a specific problem they are having. Students or graduates who are interested in solving these problems, can accept the work and contact each other. Based on the concept of "Time Bank", that is a system of social relationship in which time is exchanged for time. On other words, the currency would be the time but in my case the exchange is a service (specific problem of the student / graduated) by time (hours). The accounting of working hours will be handled by a coordinator at Cowork who will be responsible for administrating the working hours of each student who decides to provide a service.Example of case: A student (Carlos) from Business Administration, needs to create a logo for his / her entrepreneurship. He doesn’t know the tools of Photoshop and Illustrator to design a logo, therefore it will resort to CANTI and will post its specific problem. He will write his name, career, cell phone number and the skills required to solve the problem. Manuel from Communication saw the post and as he met with the requirements, he contacted Carlos and decided to help him. The work Manuel lasted 3 hours. When he finished, he went to Cowork and counted his working hours to the coordinator. '''''Benefit from Canti:'''''The hours accumulated by the students can be exchanged in courses, workshops of your choice and credits.Positive Characteristics:-It will promote social relations within the Universidad Católica del Uruguay.-It will create a meeting platform where people will meet and exchange knowledge, skills and experiences covering needs for help and learning.-Strengthens cooperation and intercultural coexistence by promoting knowledge, interaction and mutual respect. Justification:Universidad Católica del Uruguay has 7 faculties with 35 degrees. There is so much knowledge and variety within the University that I want to promote and advance the crosses between the degrees, through multidisciplinary work.
*Convincing the authorities (vice-rectorate, departments ) so as to implement the benefits of Canti. Have to get through bureaucracy.
*Have a web designer make the landing page
*Designate coordinator
*Set up a launching date
*Make noise and publicity about the Canti Cowork
*Talk with students and encourage them to bring problems  so as to start creating work.

== Strategic #4:Mentors community ==
Even though we identified as a problem the lack of I&E culture or mindset, we were pleasantly surprised to find out that our students in general have that desire that motivates them to improve and to create. There was the missing part of where to dump and express all that creativity. Taking into account all that, we saw the opportunity and came with this prototype of a Community of advanced students (or even recently graduated ones) who can mentor those that don’t necessarily have their entrepreneurial ideas polished enough or need some kind of guidance. With the help of a council, the community assigns the best mentor for that particular student, so, for example, if the student comes with an idea somewhat around the developing of an app that helps you keep track of the amount of paper you have being waisting and help you reduce it, the council will select a mentor that fits the idea and the student best. In this case, maybe a graduated student of computer engineering with a small app developing company on the making. The council is also responsible of teaching and providing the tools for the mentors to become better at their jobs. Build the competences needed to mentor, to guide, to lead, and most important, to motivate the student to keep working and developing their ideas. This whole idea will not only benefit the student but also the mentor. Getting some kind of incentive for their work, the creditable experience of being a mentor of a project, the knowledge acquired through the mentor training… Working mechanicsOnce the student arrives to the community and is assigned a mentor, they get to agree on a work schedule: a number of meetings (depending on the project) in which they will work together on the idea. After that period is finished comes the evaluation: feedback for the student and for the mentor as a form to keep improving in both their roles. There is the possibility to arrange more meetings if it is needed. When that process is finished, the mentor is free to accompany the student in their journey as an entrepreneur now working with NEXO (the entrepreneurial center in UCU). How does the student get to know of this community?We knew the communication of new resources in our university has always being an issue. Billboards, screens, mails… So making sure the teachers know about the existence of this community is crucial. They will be the biggest link between the students and the mentors in the first step of this process.We also thought of using the existing resource of WebAsignatura, an online platform where all the students of UCU take part. Advertise the community through that, and through the app.Asuntos estudiantiles, a department focused on students affairs, shall also take part.The interdisciplinary part of this project is the common work with NEXO. The community and the entrepreneurial center must work together, referring students and shearing progress, to make this whole adventure more enriching.
*Define in which institute, department of vice rectorate will be in charge of the community.
*Create the links between departments to make sure this idea works as it is supposed to do, as it is something that crosses all faculties.
*Define the incentives the mentors will be given (credits, awards/bonuses).
*Design (or choose) the platform in which the community will be working with.
*Find possible mentors, train them and make them ready to work with students.
*Inform teachers about this new resource.
*Give a speech at Plaza de encuentros presenting the community, have some of the mentors show their enterprises.
*Encourage students to present ideas, even the craziest ones
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== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay Universidad Católica del Uruguay Campus Overview]

'''Fall 2017 Fellows'''

[[Julieta Caputo|Julieta Caputo]]

[[Sofía Muñiz Irazabal|Sofía Muñiz]]

[[Manuel heslop|Manuel Heslop]]

[[Victoria Ferrer|Victoria Ferrer]]

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Priorities:Universidad Católica del Uruguay Student Priorities

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Priorities:Universidad Católica del Uruguay Student Priorities

2018-10-05T03:37:37Z

Josefinamcalero:

= STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE I&E ECOSYSTEM (2018) =

== Stategy #1: ==

'''''Malena and Agustina will lead this project.'''''

After analyzing the landscape canvas, we identified that our university doesn’t have a physical place for the innovation ecosystem.

Our challenge:
'''''How may we create a place exclusively for the innovation ecosystem where I&E is stimulated and encouraged?'''''
Our objective, is to redesign the cowork space so that it becomes a common place to innovate and undertake. In this way we can centralize the I&E in one spot and establish its concept within the university. This co-work would facilitate the promotion of different I&E-related activities and the collaboration among people who are interested in different projects.

Even though this physical place already exists, it isn’t used as a place to collaborate, socialize and stimulate innovation.Instead, most students just go there to study individually for exams. So, how do we change the way in which students use the co-work of Santander?

Our conclusion was that we need a change of approach or, in other words, we should change the way people perceive this place and its purpose. In order to do that,  we are going to promote the Co-work as a place where students can go and start a project, a place to become an entrepreneur and innovator. We want to generate an integrated network in which people can share their knowledge and help each other.

Secondly, we will provide a large variety of materials, both stationery materials such as blackboards, markers, post-it’s, legos and technological devices such as computers, projector, and a lot of plugs (which are really necessary).

We also want to redesign the walls, creating in these areas opportunities to interact with each other.   

#A brainstorming wall, in which people can write questions, leave messages, ask for advice, etc.
#A “linking board” in which people can write their name, career, what they can give others (in terms of knowledge), if they need help in a project, and a contact number.

*'''Step #1:''' Talk to Magdalena Giuria, Íthaka’s director, to find out the relation between Santander Bank and the university so as to identify the person in charge of the Co-work.
*'''Step #2:''' Speak with the responsible of the Co-work, show him the prototype and ask him for approval.
*'''Step #3:''' Quote a price for the redesign of the co-work.
*'''Step #4:''' Ask Íthaka and/or Students Affairs for financial support. Negotiate and adapt budget.
*'''Step #5:''' Purchase the items and arrange them in the Co-work.
*'''Step #6: '''Come up with ideas for the promotion of the new space.

== Strategy #2: Organizing exisiting I&E activities ''-Passport to Ithaka-'' ==

We feel as there is a lack of connection between Íthaka’s mentoring of the project and the process that occurs before it. In other words, we believe that there isn’t enough information on what a student initially needs to do if he/she wants to “emprender”.  íthaka’s mentoring of the project is excellent for a more advanced stage but not for the initial stage. Moreover, UCU offers very good workshops, courses and speeches but there isn’t a common thread that leads the students through all of these.

Our challenge:
'''''How may we link or connect the different I&E activities and offer a more guided process?'''''
The idea is to create a guide for students who want to get involved in the I&E ecosystem but don’t really know how. The guide, called Passport to Íthaka, would present all the I&E activities in which they can participate. These would be organized according to the experience required in “Baby steps activities” and “Nurturing stage activities”. The last-stage activities would be based on the knowledge acquired in the first-stage activities and would have as a final objective the presentation of an innovative idea to Íthaka. The “Passport to Íthaka” would be a website in which students could see all the activities together with theirs descriptions, reviews and dates.

It should be noted that we, the candidates to fellows, would be incharge of keeping up to date, promoting and creating the activities.
<div>
*'''Step #1: '''Schedule a meeting with Students Affairs (Martín Pérez) and Íthaka (Magdalena Giuria) to ask for approval.
*'''Step #2: '''Look through all the activities of the UCU and organize them in: “Baby steps activities” and “Nurturing Stage activities”.
*'''Step #3: '''Make a team of advanced Computer Science students to design the website.
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= STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE I&E ECOSYSTEM (2017) =

= '''Strategic #1: Launch an I&E Fair''' =

[https://youtu.be/Cca4cGx90PE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cca4cGx90PE&feature=youtu.be]

One of the opportunities we found at our campus was the lack of I&E culture among students and staff, regarding what it is and what the university has. In response to this, we worked on developing a 3 days long I&E Fair. The fair itself counts on three big sectors:

Starting with who has no clue of this and what is going on at the university, at “Discover and Learn” will be shown all the courses and activities regarding I&E that the university has to offer. Each one with their own stand, and someone to assist who approaches. (“Look all the cool things you can do and learn!”)

For those who already have an idea, but are a little scared on working on it, “Inspiration” stands will show different projects, at different stages, that are being carried out by students, graduates or staff. Some of them giving the possibility for people to join the team if it’s needed. (“We are doing it, so you can do it too!”)

And having in mind the ones who already are thinking of starting with their project, “Support” will have different incubators and support funding stands to bring them closer to a support system, and show them where they can develop their ideas. (“Now if you have a project, we can help you.”)

Every stand must have a playful and interactive side to be more attractive for those whose interest is yet to be awaken. As well as a diversity of disciplines among projects’, and curses’ stands, so everyone can find something interesting for them.

The fair will also have a Collaborative Project Stand, where people can do something (like a drawing for example) that the project needs in order to help them. An Ideas! Wall will also be found, where a problem is proposed (regarding the university) and whoever wants can come up with a solution and add it on a post it note. Likewise, Canti and feedback walls will be held.

At the same time, a cycle of talks will be held on some particular moments. It will count with an inspirational keynote speaker, and some smaller talks that give attendants tools and skills regarding I&E.

The fair itself, along with the talks, will catch people attention by it’s infrastructure (a big tent, music, colour lights…) and the place where they are made. That way, students and staff getting the info about the fair won’t be a major problem.  

Tactics/Milestones:

#Select the best date.
#Define the curses and activities most relevant for the fair’s Discover and Learn stands.
#Define the projects that will be shown.
#Define the speakers and talks.
#Identify the collaborative project.
#Find a sponsor cowork (or more than one).
#Talk with all of them.

= '''Strategic #2:'''Project-based service learning =
Three of the five problems we found on our university that could be identified were the lack of I & E mindset, the university don't teach how to be entrepreneurs but to be employees, and the lack of work between faculties. So, when coming up with ideas and prototyping we get one project that involves a mix of these three problems.This prototype involves service learning courses where students from all careers create projects to provide better life quality to neighborhoods or villages in vulnerable contexts.To do this they must learn theory and apply the knowledge from a work of solidarity in a real context, depending on the needs of the community. Its purpose is that the learned contribute to an effective solidarity service. To explain this idea, I base myself on a book called “Manual para docentes y estudiantes solidarios ("Manual for solidarity teachers and students"). Which gave me tools to understand what this type of learning is all about and give my prototype a name.With this project it is intended that students have a theoretical basis but also apply it to reality in a project that has continuity, that is not deserted and that gives a contribution and real impact for the community.Therefore, to carry it out, we also need the support of companies that act as sponsors, thereby, it will be possible to obtain resources that without them we would not be able to obtain and therefore the initiation would be deserted since it would not be possible to carry it out in the proper way and have the desired impact.In addition, the university should provide a physical space for students develop and work on their ideas, for example a co-work. And, provide the theoretical framework and in turn provide tutors to guide the students in the idea, as well as technical assistance from experts such as lawyers, accountants, engineers, etc.This must necessarily be interdisciplinary, so students of all careers connect and contribute each from their knowledge and discipline. This allows, therefore, that the problem we identified that the university does not work together with all the faculties can be solved as the frame of all this must be from the university and not a specific subject or faculty so that all the university will work together to carry this out, on the other hand, the assistance that is provided to students in their projects comes from different disciplines.The benefits from the student side is that their academic ability will improve because they will be able to apply what has been learned and become involved with reality, having to think about solutions that improve the quality of people’s life, which also contributes to social awareness and sensitivity.On the other hand, in terms of E&I, students will be able to be innovative in their solutions and also to create projects that contribute to the purpose of the project, to be creative, to interact with different profiles and the educational community.From the point of view of companies, being sponsors, will benefit from a marketing strategy, and have contributed to a social project for the benefit of the community improve their position and the image society have about them. Also, to link with the educational community.And for the benefits from the University, it creates a link with companies, improve the training and capacity of their students, interaction between different faculties, and generates and promotes the I & E culture throughout the university. Milestones/ Tactics
#Define in which institutional framework this course will be developed (If it depends on a vice rectory, department, etc.)
#Have a bag of companies with which a link is generated and with which they will work as sponsors for the projects.
#Define the duration time of the course.
#Define Who dictates the course.
#Convincing the authorities (vice-rectory, departments, teachers, depending on what frame is made)
#Define how to find and define the social problems to attend.
#It defines who will be intermediary between the university and companies, and university-community.
#Designate a physical space to develop students' ideas.
#Designate tutors.
#Define in which academic year it will take place.

= '''Strategic #3:'''Foster Multidisciplinary work based on the concept “Time Bank” - Canti Cowork =
Create a web platform in which students and graduates search for some particular skills for a specific problem they are having. Students or graduates who are interested in solving these problems, can accept the work and contact each other. Based on the concept of "Time Bank", that is a system of social relationship in which time is exchanged for time. On other words, the currency would be the time but in my case the exchange is a service (specific problem of the student / graduated) by time (hours). The accounting of working hours will be handled by a coordinator at Cowork who will be responsible for administrating the working hours of each student who decides to provide a service.Example of case: A student (Carlos) from Business Administration, needs to create a logo for his / her entrepreneurship. He doesn’t know the tools of Photoshop and Illustrator to design a logo, therefore it will resort to CANTI and will post its specific problem. He will write his name, career, cell phone number and the skills required to solve the problem. Manuel from Communication saw the post and as he met with the requirements, he contacted Carlos and decided to help him. The work Manuel lasted 3 hours. When he finished, he went to Cowork and counted his working hours to the coordinator. '''Benefit from Canti:'''The hours accumulated by the students can be exchanged in courses, workshops of your choice and credits.Positive Characteristics:-It will promote social relations within the Universidad Católica del Uruguay.-It will create a meeting platform where people will meet and exchange knowledge, skills and experiences covering needs for help and learning.-Strengthens cooperation and intercultural coexistence by promoting knowledge, interaction and mutual respect. '''Justification:'''Universidad Católica del Uruguay has 7 faculties with 35 degrees. There is so much knowledge and variety within the University that I want to promote and advance the crosses between the degrees, through multidisciplinary work. Tactics/Milestones:
#Convincing the authorities (vice-rectorate, departments ) so as to implement the benefits of Canti. Have to get through bureaucracy.
#Have a web designer make the landing page
#Designate coordinator
#Set up a launching date
#Make noise and publicity about the Canti Cowork
#Talk with students and encourage them to bring problems  so as to start creating work.

= '''Strategic #4:'''Mentors community =

Even though we identified as a problem the lack of I&E culture or mindset, we were pleasantly surprised to find out that our students in general have that desire that motivates them to improve and to create. There was the missing part of where to dump and express all that creativity. Taking into account all that, we saw the opportunity and came with this prototype of a Community of advanced students (or even recently graduated ones) who can mentor those that don’t necessarily have their entrepreneurial ideas polished enough or need some kind of guidance. With the help of a council, the community assigns the best mentor for that particular student, so, for example, if the student comes with an idea somewhat around the developing of an app that helps you keep track of the amount of paper you have being waisting and help you reduce it, the council will select a mentor that fits the idea and the student best. In this case, maybe a graduated student of computer engineering with a small app developing company on the making. The council is also responsible of teaching and providing the tools for the mentors to become better at their jobs. Build the competences needed to mentor, to guide, to lead, and most important, to motivate the student to keep working and developing their ideas. This whole idea will not only benefit the student but also the mentor. Getting some kind of incentive for their work, the creditable experience of being a mentor of a project, the knowledge acquired through the mentor training… Working mechanics

Once the student arrives to the community and is assigned a mentor, they get to agree on a work schedule: a number of meetings (depending on the project) in which they will work together on the idea. After that period is finished comes the evaluation: feedback for the student and for the mentor as a form to keep improving in both their roles. There is the possibility to arrange more meetings if it is needed. When that process is finished, the mentor is free to accompany the student in their journey as an entrepreneur now working with NEXO (the entrepreneurial center in UCU). How does the student get to know of this community?

We knew the communication of new resources in our university has always being an issue. Billboards, screens, mails… So making sure the teachers know about the existence of this community is crucial. They will be the biggest link between the students and the mentors in the first step of this process.

We also thought of using the existing resource of WebAsignatura, an online platform where all the students of UCU take part. Advertise the community through that, and through the app.

Asuntos estudiantiles, a department focused on students affairs, shall also take part.

The interdisciplinary part of this project is the common work with NEXO. The community and the entrepreneurial center must work together, referring students and shearing progress, to make this whole adventure more enriching.

Tactics/Milestones:

#Define in which institute, department of vice rectorate will be in charge of the community.
#Create the links between departments to make sure this idea works as it is supposed to do, as it is something that crosses all faculties.
#Define the incentives the mentors will be given (credits, awards/bonuses).
#Design (or choose) the platform in which the community will be working with.
#Find possible mentors, train them and make them ready to work with students.
#Inform teachers about this new resource.
#Give a speech at Plaza de encuentros presenting the community, have some of the mentors show their enterprises.
#Encourage students to present ideas, even the craziest ones
<div> </div><div> </div>
== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay Universidad Católica del Uruguay Campus Overview]

'''Fall 2017 Fellows'''

[[Julieta Caputo|Julieta Caputo]]

[[Sofía Muñiz Irazabal|Sofía Muñiz]]

[[Manuel heslop|Manuel Heslop]]

[[Victoria Ferrer|Victoria Ferrer]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

Priorities:Universidad Católica del Uruguay Student Priorities

2018-10-04T20:34:18Z

Josefinamcalero:

= '''Strategic #1: Launch an I&E Fair''' =

[https://youtu.be/Cca4cGx90PE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cca4cGx90PE&feature=youtu.be]

One of the opportunities we found at our campus was the lack of I&E culture among students and staff, regarding what it is and what the university has. In response to this, we worked on developing a 3 days long I&E Fair. The fair itself counts on three big sectors:

Starting with who has no clue of this and what is going on at the university, at “Discover and Learn” will be shown all the courses and activities regarding I&E that the university has to offer. Each one with their own stand, and someone to assist who approaches. (“Look all the cool things you can do and learn!”)

For those who already have an idea, but are a little scared on working on it, “Inspiration” stands will show different projects, at different stages, that are being carried out by students, graduates or staff. Some of them giving the possibility for people to join the team if it’s needed. (“We are doing it, so you can do it too!”)

And having in mind the ones who already are thinking of starting with their project, “Support” will have different incubators and support funding stands to bring them closer to a support system, and show them where they can develop their ideas. (“Now if you have a project, we can help you.”)

Every stand must have a playful and interactive side to be more attractive for those whose interest is yet to be awaken. As well as a diversity of disciplines among projects’, and curses’ stands, so everyone can find something interesting for them.

The fair will also have a Collaborative Project Stand, where people can do something (like a drawing for example) that the project needs in order to help them. An Ideas! Wall will also be found, where a problem is proposed (regarding the university) and whoever wants can come up with a solution and add it on a post it note. Likewise, Canti and feedback walls will be held.

At the same time, a cycle of talks will be held on some particular moments. It will count with an inspirational keynote speaker, and some smaller talks that give attendants tools and skills regarding I&E.

The fair itself, along with the talks, will catch people attention by it’s infrastructure (a big tent, music, colour lights…) and the place where they are made. That way, students and staff getting the info about the fair won’t be a major problem.  

Tactics/Milestones:

#Select the best date.
#Define the curses and activities most relevant for the fair’s Discover and Learn stands.
#Define the projects that will be shown.
#Define the speakers and talks.
#Identify the collaborative project.
#Find a sponsor cowork (or more than one).
#Talk with all of them.

= '''Strategic #2:'''Project-based service learning =
Three of the five problems we found on our university that could be identified were the lack of I & E mindset, the university don't teach how to be entrepreneurs but to be employees, and the lack of work between faculties. So, when coming up with ideas and prototyping we get one project that involves a mix of these three problems.This prototype involves service learning courses where students from all careers create projects to provide better life quality to neighborhoods or villages in vulnerable contexts.To do this they must learn theory and apply the knowledge from a work of solidarity in a real context, depending on the needs of the community. Its purpose is that the learned contribute to an effective solidarity service. To explain this idea, I base myself on a book called “Manual para docentes y estudiantes solidarios ("Manual for solidarity teachers and students"). Which gave me tools to understand what this type of learning is all about and give my prototype a name.With this project it is intended that students have a theoretical basis but also apply it to reality in a project that has continuity, that is not deserted and that gives a contribution and real impact for the community.Therefore, to carry it out, we also need the support of companies that act as sponsors, thereby, it will be possible to obtain resources that without them we would not be able to obtain and therefore the initiation would be deserted since it would not be possible to carry it out in the proper way and have the desired impact.In addition, the university should provide a physical space for students develop and work on their ideas, for example a co-work. And, provide the theoretical framework and in turn provide tutors to guide the students in the idea, as well as technical assistance from experts such as lawyers, accountants, engineers, etc.This must necessarily be interdisciplinary, so students of all careers connect and contribute each from their knowledge and discipline. This allows, therefore, that the problem we identified that the university does not work together with all the faculties can be solved as the frame of all this must be from the university and not a specific subject or faculty so that all the university will work together to carry this out, on the other hand, the assistance that is provided to students in their projects comes from different disciplines.The benefits from the student side is that their academic ability will improve because they will be able to apply what has been learned and become involved with reality, having to think about solutions that improve the quality of people’s life, which also contributes to social awareness and sensitivity.On the other hand, in terms of E&I, students will be able to be innovative in their solutions and also to create projects that contribute to the purpose of the project, to be creative, to interact with different profiles and the educational community.From the point of view of companies, being sponsors, will benefit from a marketing strategy, and have contributed to a social project for the benefit of the community improve their position and the image society have about them. Also, to link with the educational community.And for the benefits from the University, it creates a link with companies, improve the training and capacity of their students, interaction between different faculties, and generates and promotes the I & E culture throughout the university. Milestones/ Tactics
#Define in which institutional framework this course will be developed (If it depends on a vice rectory, department, etc.)
#Have a bag of companies with which a link is generated and with which they will work as sponsors for the projects.
#Define the duration time of the course.
#Define Who dictates the course.
#Convincing the authorities (vice-rectory, departments, teachers, depending on what frame is made)
#Define how to find and define the social problems to attend.
#It defines who will be intermediary between the university and companies, and university-community.
#Designate a physical space to develop students' ideas.
#Designate tutors.
#Define in which academic year it will take place.

= '''Strategic #3:'''Foster Multidisciplinary work based on the concept “Time Bank” - Canti Cowork =
Create a web platform in which students and graduates search for some particular skills for a specific problem they are having. Students or graduates who are interested in solving these problems, can accept the work and contact each other. Based on the concept of "Time Bank", that is a system of social relationship in which time is exchanged for time. On other words, the currency would be the time but in my case the exchange is a service (specific problem of the student / graduated) by time (hours). The accounting of working hours will be handled by a coordinator at Cowork who will be responsible for administrating the working hours of each student who decides to provide a service.Example of case: A student (Carlos) from Business Administration, needs to create a logo for his / her entrepreneurship. He doesn’t know the tools of Photoshop and Illustrator to design a logo, therefore it will resort to CANTI and will post its specific problem. He will write his name, career, cell phone number and the skills required to solve the problem. Manuel from Communication saw the post and as he met with the requirements, he contacted Carlos and decided to help him. The work Manuel lasted 3 hours. When he finished, he went to Cowork and counted his working hours to the coordinator. '''Benefit from Canti:'''The hours accumulated by the students can be exchanged in courses, workshops of your choice and credits.Positive Characteristics:-It will promote social relations within the Universidad Católica del Uruguay.-It will create a meeting platform where people will meet and exchange knowledge, skills and experiences covering needs for help and learning.-Strengthens cooperation and intercultural coexistence by promoting knowledge, interaction and mutual respect. '''Justification:'''Universidad Católica del Uruguay has 7 faculties with 35 degrees. There is so much knowledge and variety within the University that I want to promote and advance the crosses between the degrees, through multidisciplinary work. Tactics/Milestones:
#Convincing the authorities (vice-rectorate, departments ) so as to implement the benefits of Canti. Have to get through bureaucracy.
#Have a web designer make the landing page
#Designate coordinator
#Set up a launching date
#Make noise and publicity about the Canti Cowork
#Talk with students and encourage them to bring problems  so as to start creating work.

= '''Strategic #4:'''Mentors community =

Even though we identified as a problem the lack of I&E culture or mindset, we were pleasantly surprised to find out that our students in general have that desire that motivates them to improve and to create. There was the missing part of where to dump and express all that creativity. Taking into account all that, we saw the opportunity and came with this prototype of a Community of advanced students (or even recently graduated ones) who can mentor those that don’t necessarily have their entrepreneurial ideas polished enough or need some kind of guidance. With the help of a council, the community assigns the best mentor for that particular student, so, for example, if the student comes with an idea somewhat around the developing of an app that helps you keep track of the amount of paper you have being waisting and help you reduce it, the council will select a mentor that fits the idea and the student best. In this case, maybe a graduated student of computer engineering with a small app developing company on the making. The council is also responsible of teaching and providing the tools for the mentors to become better at their jobs. Build the competences needed to mentor, to guide, to lead, and most important, to motivate the student to keep working and developing their ideas. This whole idea will not only benefit the student but also the mentor. Getting some kind of incentive for their work, the creditable experience of being a mentor of a project, the knowledge acquired through the mentor training… Working mechanics

Once the student arrives to the community and is assigned a mentor, they get to agree on a work schedule: a number of meetings (depending on the project) in which they will work together on the idea. After that period is finished comes the evaluation: feedback for the student and for the mentor as a form to keep improving in both their roles. There is the possibility to arrange more meetings if it is needed. When that process is finished, the mentor is free to accompany the student in their journey as an entrepreneur now working with NEXO (the entrepreneurial center in UCU). How does the student get to know of this community?

We knew the communication of new resources in our university has always being an issue. Billboards, screens, mails… So making sure the teachers know about the existence of this community is crucial. They will be the biggest link between the students and the mentors in the first step of this process.

We also thought of using the existing resource of WebAsignatura, an online platform where all the students of UCU take part. Advertise the community through that, and through the app.

Asuntos estudiantiles, a department focused on students affairs, shall also take part.

The interdisciplinary part of this project is the common work with NEXO. The community and the entrepreneurial center must work together, referring students and shearing progress, to make this whole adventure more enriching.

Tactics/Milestones:

#Define in which institute, department of vice rectorate will be in charge of the community.
#Create the links between departments to make sure this idea works as it is supposed to do, as it is something that crosses all faculties.
#Define the incentives the mentors will be given (credits, awards/bonuses).
#Design (or choose) the platform in which the community will be working with.
#Find possible mentors, train them and make them ready to work with students.
#Inform teachers about this new resource.
#Give a speech at Plaza de encuentros presenting the community, have some of the mentors show their enterprises.
#Encourage students to present ideas, even the craziest ones
<div> </div><div> </div>
== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Universidad_Cat%C3%B3lica_del_Uruguay Universidad Católica del Uruguay Campus Overview]

'''Fall 2017 Fellows'''

[[Julieta Caputo|Julieta Caputo]]

[[Sofía Muñiz Irazabal|Sofía Muñiz]]

[[Manuel heslop|Manuel Heslop]]

[[Victoria Ferrer|Victoria Ferrer]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

School:Universidad Católica del Uruguay

2018-09-28T03:58:19Z

Josefinamcalero:

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== Overview ==

Catholic University of Uruguay is a private university in Uruguay opened in 1985. It was the only private university in the country for 11 years until 1996. Its full name is Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga,  and is a work of the Society of Jesus.

Its main campus is spread out in six locations in Montevideo; there are two other campuses, in Maldonado and Salto.

The university is divided into seven departments:

*Business Sciences department
*Nursing and Health Technologies department
*Human Sciences department
*Law deparment
*Engineering & Technologies department
*Odontology department
*Psychology department

== Promoting student innovation entrepreneurship ==
'''''Universidad Católica del Uruguay''''' believes that innovation and entrepreneurship are of huge importance and, therefore, has various different ways to promote its students to engage in this area. Not only are there courses that indirectly provoke students to feel intrigued and widen their knowledge in this area, but UCU also provides courses, clubs and workshops that facilitate this learning process. Some faculties offer a wider variety of these activities than others but all students, no matter their major, have the possibility to innovate and become an entrepreneur if they desire so.  Particularly, ''<span style="text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ÍthaKa''(Innovation and Entrepreneurship centre), OPITI and Students Affairs are responsible for promoting, mentoring and supporting the students with their ideas and projects. For instance, ÍthaKa centre organized the three-day-long engagement called “Innovatón” in Punta Del Este, where attendees learned the well-known Design Thinking process.<div></div>
== Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship:  ==
When a student has an idea and wants to pursue it, it is extremely important to have the university support and guidance. This is the reason why IthaKa, our I&E center was created. Before this, our university had two different establishments for entrepreneurship: Nexo, offering a pre-incubator service, and CII ( the Center for Innovation and Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering and Technologies). Recently, they associated and formed a new center called Ithaka, which principal aim is to incubate students´ ideas and materialize them.  The main mission of this center is to bring our university community closer to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, promote innovation and creativity for the development of ventures that contribute to the development of a more prosperous, fair and humane society.In fact, Ithaka has already created entrepreneurs and innovators. For instance, Marcelo Ciaspessoni, a Business Management student of UCU, together with íthaka's help and support founded a successful enterprise called ViajerosUy; this is a tourist agency especialized in adventure activities in Uruguay. <div></div>
== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==

UCU facilitates the relationship between industry and the university in multiple ways, some of which are described below.

1. Innovation & Entrepreneurship

There are two main programmes that regulate and connect the entrepreneurship and innovation that takes place in university with real-life organizations, business and markets. The first one is the mentoring program offered by Ithaka. This one supports students, professors, and alumni in developing their ideas in the pursuit of transforming them into entrepreneurs. In fact, the seed funds competitions, have a designated budget for Ithaka’s members.

The second one is the “Ignis Convoca” program, which also gives students support but, at the same time, pushes them to participate in contests regional and international.

2. Job opportunities facilitators

“Feria Laboral” is an annual event. It is mainly a fair which aims inserting students into the labour market. This activity consists of a large number of companies from different fields gathered for this day in the university to describe, inform and offer different career opportunities that students can apply for.

3. Work-practice opportunities

Universidad Catolica del Uruguay offers infrastructure and resources for making their own professional practices before graduation.

== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts ==
Uruguayan government is helping the startup industry flourish by implementing these institutions : National Agency of Research and Innovation (ANII) and National Development Agency (ANDE). Enhancing this, the Co work spaces and the special Centers dedicated to supporting students, postgraduates and graduates with an entrepreneurial spirit are an important base in the progress of the realization of ideas.Regarding to ANII, this institution makes available to the public funds for research projects, national and international postgraduate scholarships and incentive programs for innovative culture and entrepreneurship, both in the private and public sectors.In relation to ANDE,  their aim is to contribute to productive economic development, in a sustainable way, with social equity and environmental and territorial balance.Ithaka is the Sponsoring Institution of Entrepreneurship (IPE) in front of the National Research and Innovation Agency (ANII) and the National Development Agency (ANDE).Thanks to the support of ANII and ANDE, Ithaka´s  pre-incubated entrepreneurs will have access to capital to carry out the validation of their idea.

School:Universidad Católica del Uruguay

2018-09-28T03:56:12Z

Josefinamcalero:

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== Overview ==

Catholic University of Uruguay is a private university in Uruguay opened in 1985. It was the only private university in the country for 11 years until 1996. Its full name is Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga,  and is a work of the Society of Jesus.

Its main campus is spread out in six locations in Montevideo; there are two other campuses, in Maldonado and Salto.

The university is divided into seven departments:

*Business Sciences department
*Nursing and Health Technologies department
*Human Sciences department
*Law deparment
*Engineering & Technologies department
*Odontology department
*Psychology department

== Promoting student innovation entrepreneurship ==
'''''Universidad Católica del Uruguay''''' believes that innovation and entrepreneurship are of huge importance and, therefore, has various different ways to promote its students to engage in this area. Not only are there courses that indirectly provoke students to feel intrigued and widen their knowledge in this area, but UCU also provides courses, clubs and workshops that facilitate this learning process. Some faculties offer a wider variety of these activities than others but all students, no matter their major, have the possibility to innovate and become an entrepreneur if they desire so.  Particularly, ''<span style="text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ÍthaKa''(Innovation and Entrepreneurship centre), OPITI and Students Affairs are responsible for promoting, mentoring and supporting the students with their ideas and projects. For instance, ÍthaKa centre organized the three-day-long engagement called “Innovatón” in Punta Del Este, where attendees learned the well-known Design Thinking process.<div></div>
== Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship:  ==
When a student has an idea and wants to pursue it, it is extremely important to have the university support and guidance. This is the reason why IthaKa, our I&E center was created. Before this, our university had two different establishments for entrepreneurship: Nexo, offering a pre-incubator service, and CII ( the Center for Innovation and Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering and Technologies). Recently, they associated and formed a new center called Ithaka, which principal aim is to incubate students´ ideas and materialize them.  The main mission of this center is to bring our university community closer to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, promote innovation and creativity for the development of ventures that contribute to the development of a more prosperous, fair and humane society.In fact, Ithaka has already created entrepreneurs and innovators. For instance, Marcelo Ciaspessoni, a Business Management student of UCU, together with íthaka's help and support founded a successful enterprise called ViajerosUy; this is a tourist agency especialized in adventure activities in Uruguay. <div></div>
== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==

UCU facilitates the relationship between industry and the university in multiple ways, some of which are described below.

1. Innovation & Entrepreneurship There are two main programmes that regulate and connect the entrepreneurship and innovation that takes place in university with real-life organizations, business and markets. The first one is the mentoring program offered by Ithaka. This one supports students, professors, and alumni in developing their ideas in the pursuit of transforming them into entrepreneurs. In fact, the seed funds competitions, have a designated budget for Ithaka’s members.

The second one is the “Ignis Convoca” program, which also gives students support but, at the same time, pushes them to participate in contests regional and international.

2. Job opportunities facilitators “Feria Laboral” is an annual event. It is mainly a fair which aims inserting students into the labour market. This activity consists of a large number of companies from different fields gathered for this day in the university to describe, inform and offer different career opportunities that students can apply for. 3. Work-practice opportunities Universidad Catolica del Uruguay offers infrastructure and resources for making their own professional practices before graduation

==

== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts ==
Uruguayan government is helping the startup industry flourish by implementing these institutions : National Agency of Research and Innovation (ANII) and National Development Agency (ANDE). Enhancing this, the Co work spaces and the special Centers dedicated to supporting students, postgraduates and graduates with an entrepreneurial spirit are an important base in the progress of the realization of ideas.Regarding to ANII, this institution makes available to the public funds for research projects, national and international postgraduate scholarships and incentive programs for innovative culture and entrepreneurship, both in the private and public sectors.In relation to ANDE,  their aim is to contribute to productive economic development, in a sustainable way, with social equity and environmental and territorial balance.Ithaka is the Sponsoring Institution of Entrepreneurship (IPE) in front of the National Research and Innovation Agency (ANII) and the National Development Agency (ANDE).Thanks to the support of ANII and ANDE, Ithaka´s  pre-incubated entrepreneurs will have access to capital to carry out the validation of their idea.

School:Universidad Católica del Uruguay

2018-09-28T03:54:49Z

Josefinamcalero:

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== Overview ==

== Promoting student innovation entrepreneurship ==
'''''Universidad Católica del Uruguay''''' believes that innovation and entrepreneurship are of huge importance and, therefore, has various different ways to promote its students to engage in this area. Not only are there courses that indirectly provoke students to feel intrigued and widen their knowledge in this area, but UCU also provides courses, clubs and workshops that facilitate this learning process. Some faculties offer a wider variety of these activities than others but all students, no matter their major, have the possibility to innovate and become an entrepreneur if they desire so.  Particularly, ''<span style="text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ÍthaKa''(Innovation and Entrepreneurship centre), OPITI and Students Affairs are responsible for promoting, mentoring and supporting the students with their ideas and projects. For instance, ÍthaKa centre organized the three-day-long engagement called “Innovatón” in Punta Del Este, where attendees learned the well-known Design Thinking process.<div></div>
== Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship:  ==
When a student has an idea and wants to pursue it, it is extremely important to have the university support and guidance. This is the reason why IthaKa, our I&E center was created. Before this, our university had two different establishments for entrepreneurship: Nexo, offering a pre-incubator service, and CII ( the Center for Innovation and Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering and Technologies). Recently, they associated and formed a new center called Ithaka, which principal aim is to incubate students´ ideas and materialize them.  The main mission of this center is to bring our university community closer to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, promote innovation and creativity for the development of ventures that contribute to the development of a more prosperous, fair and humane society.In fact, Ithaka has already created entrepreneurs and innovators. For instance, Marcelo Ciaspessoni, a Business Management student of UCU, together with íthaka's help and support founded a successful enterprise called ViajerosUy; this is a tourist agency especialized in adventure activities in Uruguay. <div></div>
== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==

UCU facilitates the relationship between industry and the university in multiple ways, some of which are described below.

1. Innovation & Entrepreneurship There are two main programmes that regulate and connect the entrepreneurship and innovation that takes place in university with real-life organizations, business and markets. The first one is the mentoring program offered by Ithaka. This one supports students, professors, and alumni in developing their ideas in the pursuit of transforming them into entrepreneurs. In fact, the seed funds competitions, have a designated budget for Ithaka’s members.

The second one is the “Ignis Convoca” program, which also gives students support but, at the same time, pushes them to participate in contests regional and international.

2. Job opportunities facilitators “Feria Laboral” is an annual event. It is mainly a fair which aims inserting students into the labour market. This activity consists of a large number of companies from different fields gathered for this day in the university to describe, inform and offer different career opportunities that students can apply for. 3. Work-practice opportunities Universidad Catolica del Uruguay offers infrastructure and resources for making their own professional practices before graduation

==

== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts ==
Uruguayan government is helping the startup industry flourish by implementing these institutions : National Agency of Research and Innovation (ANII) and National Development Agency (ANDE). Enhancing this, the Co work spaces and the special Centers dedicated to supporting students, postgraduates and graduates with an entrepreneurial spirit are an important base in the progress of the realization of ideas.Regarding to ANII, this institution makes available to the public funds for research projects, national and international postgraduate scholarships and incentive programs for innovative culture and entrepreneurship, both in the private and public sectors.In relation to ANDE,  their aim is to contribute to productive economic development, in a sustainable way, with social equity and environmental and territorial balance.Ithaka is the Sponsoring Institution of Entrepreneurship (IPE) in front of the National Research and Innovation Agency (ANII) and the National Development Agency (ANDE).Thanks to the support of ANII and ANDE, Ithaka´s  pre-incubated entrepreneurs will have access to capital to carry out the validation of their idea.