The University of Canberra (UC), was established in 1967 and is located in the heart of the nations capital, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory. An institution with a keen focus on work-integrated learning is shared across UC's four faculties: ESTeM (Education, Science, Technology and Maths); Arts and Design; Businesses, Government and Law and Health. The University has forged Its way to be ranked amongst the world's top 100 universities under the age of 50.
<!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment--> With the release of its latest strategic plan for 2018-2022, the University of Canberra will be endeavoring for a renewed emphasis on entrepreneurship and innovation through integrated learning and research: <span style="font-style: italic;">"UC will make authentic experiential and entrepreneurial learning a distinctive feature of every student's education, striving to national leadership in this field. This will prepare graduates who are fit not just for finding employment but also creating it" </span>
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Interest amongst Entrepreneurship amongst students has been steadily growing at The University of Canberra over the last decade with a recent spiking of societies that cater towards the growing interest. There are now various clubs forged by students that continue to bring awareness and facilitate I&E ties with community, including;
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Sudo</span>
A Student Undergraduate developer organisation at UC. Their mission statement: To Develop. That’s it. Whether it’s your app, or your new Facebook or a less hackable Census, the University of Canberra Student Developer Organisation exists for you.
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Entrepreneurship UC</span>
The Business an d Entrepreneurship Society. Their mission statement: EntrepreneurshipUC seeks to develop and encourage entrepreneurship and innovation within Canberra and its surrounds. A community which is led by students who believe in the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation.
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Enactus Canberra</span>
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The University of Canberra has stated in it's strategic plan for 2018-2022 that it will make new models of authentic and entrepreneurial learning a feature of all courses, including the use of co-working spaces and start-up training. Currently, the entrepreneurial based courses for students to enroll in, include:
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<li><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">Bachelor or Applied Entrepreneurship</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation</span></li>
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<!span style="font-family: Calibri; font-StartFragmentsize: 11pt;">As UC offers a broad range of study patterns to it's students, in recognition of this the university has courses delivered in partnership with Ducere Global Business school, with degrees that offer industry-focused learning experiences based on a global business curriculum. </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">Along with over 20 courses whose basis lies in entrepreneurship: <!--EndFragment--/span> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size:smaller11pt;"> </span>[httphttps://searchwww.canberraducere.edu.au/scourses/search.html?collection=CAPS&form=unit-search&profile=_default&meta_I_and=UNIT&sort=metat&query=entrepreneurship&course-search__submit=&meta_D_and=&start_rank=11 httphttps://searchwww.canberraducere.edu.au/scourses/search.html?collection=CAPS&form=unit-search&profile=_default&meta_I_and=UNIT&sort=metat&query=entrepreneurship&course-search__submit=&meta_D_and=&start_rank=11]</span>
<span style="font!-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">As UC offers a broad range of study patterns to it's students, in recognition of this the university has courses delivered in partnership with Ducere Global Business school, with degrees that offer industryEndFragment-focused learning experiences based on a global business curriculum. </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">: [https://www.ducere.edu.au/courses/ https://www.ducere.edu.au/courses/]</span>
= <span style="font-size:smaller;">University Opportunities</span> =
UC provides a range of pathway options for students whom want to pursue their entrepreneurial start-up venture, some of which are on-campus whilst others remain in close proximity to the Canberra region. This continual encouragement of innovation and co-creation…
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Mentorship and accelerator programs:<ul style="margin-left:.75in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed; margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in"><li>*<span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">OK RDY: a mentorship and skilled-volunteer matching platform with an initial focus on connecting students to professionals and organizations</span></li><li>*<span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">The Millhouse. A social enterprise accelerator whose mission is to grow a high-quality pipeline of investible social venture.</span></li><li>*<span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">E29. A co-working space for start ups and entrepreneurs in Canberra</span></li></ul>'''Incubator Programs'''
Incubator Programs<ul style="margin-left:.75in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed; margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in"><li>*<span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">KILN incubator: Supports early stage technology startups</span></li></ul>
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<ul style="margin-left:.75in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed; margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in"><li>*<span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">CBR Innovation Network: A community of innovators and entrepreneurs working together towards a vision of Canberra globally recognized as a clever, connected creative city where innovation and entrepreneurship fuels social and economic growth </span></li></ul>
= <span style="font-size:smaller;">University - Industry Collaboration</span><br/> =
The University of Canberra is renowned for it's work integrated learning (WIL) and strong ties to Industry. With practical work-based projects in every course, UC's commitment to preparing professional and highly employable graduates is paramount to ensuring it places its students in a prime position upon graduation.
An action proposed by UC that is currently in development is to redevelop their intellectual property policies to create a sector-leading environment for IP ownership and enable student and staff to more easily participate in commercial and social venture. Some examples of past, present and continuing industry collaboration project include
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<li><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">The Studio Project for Industrial Design students that will be run in collaboration with Breville (Sydney) which occurs annually with third-year students.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt">Lower Limb Proprioception device (AMEDA) -Developed in collaboration with Industrial Design Professors and UC Physiotherapy honors students- along with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) </span></li>
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