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<h3> Centers </h3>
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Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)
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MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)
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<h3> Formal programs </h3>
 
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Certificate in Innovation Management  
 
Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation
 
Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation
 
Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship
 
Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship
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<p>Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In the early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which will work to sponsor mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.
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Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which will work to sponsor mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.
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<h3> Living Learning Programs </h3>
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These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.
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The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS
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<h3> Extra Curricular Programs </h3>
 
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• Innovation Fridays
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• University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp www.bootcamp.umd.edu Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
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<h3> Living Learning Programs </h3>
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• Entrepreneur Office Hours www.eoh.umd.edu Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
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<p>These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.
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• 30 Days of EnTERPreneurship
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</p><p>The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program was the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS
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<h4> Competitions </h4>
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• University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition www.bpc.umd.edu Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas
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• Cupid’s Cup
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• Do Good Challenge
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<h3> Innovation Spaces </h3>
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Startup Shell
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<h2> Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship </h2>
 
<h2> Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship </h2>
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Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu
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http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf
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Research Funding for Technology Product Development
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VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu
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Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
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Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
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Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
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A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE)
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www.aspire.umd.edu
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Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html
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<h3> Research Centers </h3>
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<h2> University technology transfer function </h2>
 
<h2> University technology transfer function </h2>
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The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.
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Office of Tecnology Commercialization
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http://www.otc.umd.edu/
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Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center
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http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/
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<h2> University-Industry collaboration </h2>
 
<h2> University-Industry collaboration </h2>
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BioMaryland Center
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http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx
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<h2> Regional and local economic development efforts </h2>
 
<h2> Regional and local economic development efforts </h2>
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<h2> Other </h2>
 
<h2> Other </h2>

Revision as of 02:57, 21 October 2013

Introduction

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides myriad programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

Student innovation and entrepreneurship

Centers

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business) MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

Formal programs

Certificate in Innovation Management Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

Courses

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which will work to sponsor mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

Living Learning Programs

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

Extra Curricular Programs

• Innovation Fridays • University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp www.bootcamp.umd.edu Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures • Entrepreneur Office Hours www.eoh.umd.edu Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas • 30 Days of EnTERPreneurship

Competitions

• University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition www.bpc.umd.edu Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas • Cupid’s Cup • Do Good Challenge

Innovation Spaces

Startup Shell


Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship

Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf Research Funding for Technology Product Development

VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students

Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu

Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu

A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu

Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html

Research Centers

University technology transfer function

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

Office of Tecnology Commercialization http://www.otc.umd.edu/

Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/

University-Industry collaboration

BioMaryland Center http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Regional and local economic development efforts

Other

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