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<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">At the Lucerne Universityof Applied Sciences and Arts, innovation and entrepreneurship is mostly promoted by a cross-departmental organization called Smartup (</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[https://www.hslu.ch/de-ch/wirtschaft/campus/smart-up/ https://www.hslu.ch/de-ch/wirtschaft/campus/smart-up/]</span></span><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u>[https://blog.hslu.ch/smart-up/) )]</u>, which gives the students the tools to invent, build and spin-out their business idea. Furthermore, Smartup offers several open spaces where students have access to mentors, toolboxes and promotional events and even coworking places</span></span>(<span style="font-size:medium;">[https://blog.hslu.ch/smart-up/coworking/ https://blog.hslu.ch/smart-up/coworking/]</span><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">[https://blog.hslu.ch/smart-up/angebot-2/angebot-fuer-studierende/) )]. In addition, these spaces serve as a place where venture capitalists and students come together to realize business ideas.</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></span>Alongside these efforts, there is a strong academic focus on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking for students involved in Smart-Up. Students not pursuing startups via Smart-up may also take these courses, and can become involved in Innovation and Design via block week courses such as "Medtech DIY". In addition, there are departmental institutes which focus on these topics, including the Institute of Innovation and Technology, and the CreaLab.</span> <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">At the Lucerne Universityof Applied Sciences and Arts, faculty member are not excluded from participating in innovation and entrepreneurship programs that are offered on campus. Due to the presence of innovation and entrepreneurship modules, there is a high level of expertise, regarding those topics. Consequently, our faculty members possess the necessary abilities and mindset to promote these invaluable assets.</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Many of the faculty members have start-ups or consultancy agencies on the side, so the mindset of entrepreneurship permeates their professional activities as well as their research. This incorporates graduates and alumni into their startups, as well as providing a practical context for the students in courses.&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Smartup, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts organization previously mentioned above, has already supported multiple spin-offs, especially including startups in the engineering and digital marketing industry. In addition, Smartup supports student entrepreneurs in the crucial phase of spinning out their business, by supporting them in with their team match making data base ([https://blog.hslu.ch/smart-up/angebot-2/suche-biete-an/) https://blog.hslu.ch/smart-up/angebot-2/suche-biete-an/)].</span></span>

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Especially the engineering and architecture department has built up collaborations with partners in the industry, that allow hundreds of students each semester to work on collaborative projects. Every bachelor student in Engineering's completes their thesis is as a co-production of the student and an industry partner.</span>