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<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">'''<span>Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts </span>'''<span>(German: </span>'''''<span lang="DE">Hochschule Luzern</span>'''''<span>) (HSLU) is a Swiss public university with campuses in Lucerne, Horw, Rotkreuz , Emmenbrucke, and Zug. Various courses can be chosen within the six main departments located at the foot of Mount Pilatus:</span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">School of Engineering and Architecture </span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">At the Lucerne University of 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>
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<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Lucerne University cherishes its industry partnerships to share its knowledge with them to partake in regional and local economic development. The University’s industry partners include well-known organizations, such as the city of Lucerne, Swiss Tourism as well as the VBL (Lucerne’s public transportation organization) and VBZ (Zurich’s public transportation organization.</span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">In the environment surrounding the university, there are a number of further support networks for entrepreneurs, including Technopark Luzern - which houses later-stage startups. There are further funding opportunities such as Innosuisse, a governmental body promoting innovation provides funding both for startups and for university-industry collaborations. </span>
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