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Certificate in Innovation Management
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Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation
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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 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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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 include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, CIVICUS, Beyond the Classroom, College Park Scholars, University Honors, Honors Humanities, Global Communities, Language House, Jimenez-Porter Writer’s House
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Revision as of 01:54, 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 encourage the number of start-up companies that may emerge through the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere.

Student innovation and entrepreneurship

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 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.

Extra Curricular Programs

Hacker,

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 include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, CIVICUS, Beyond the Classroom, College Park Scholars, University Honors, Honors Humanities, Global Communities, Language House, Jimenez-Porter Writer’s House

Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship

University technology transfer function

University-Industry collaboration

Regional and local economic development efforts

Other