Priorities:Zhejiang University Student Priorities

Overview

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Strategy #1

We are surprised to find that a noticeable number of female interviewees (80 percent) in our school don’t want to do any entrepreneurship or pioneering work since they are afraid of their gender as well as the heavy work. We wonder if this means that she misunderstands the concept of entrepreneurship, or there is a discrimination on females in our society and she is influenced to some extent.

We can set up an association in Zhejiang University, which aims to help women in the university realize how to avoid weaknesses in the innovation and entrepreneurship, and teach them how their strengths can be utilized. In this way they will understand that there are many opportunities for women in the innovation and entrepreneurship, and they will have more enthusiasm in I&E program.

Tactic#1

January - May 2017  Set up a community in Zhejiang University

In China's universities, the establishment of associations is a quite complicated matter. Because the school supervise the associations strictly, the establishment of associations needs to prepare a lot of material, and after layers of approval. For example, the first thing is to put a variety of documents (more than a dozen forms) submitted to the Federation, and then federation of associations would verify the data, sorting and archiving, and report to the community guidance center.

Tactic#2

June 2017  Help female members to figure out their weakness

In China, women tend to be more sensible and be entangled with the details, which will lead to that their decision-making is not timely. And most women are afraid of negotiations because of the influence of Chinese culture. What’s more, most of the female entrepreneurs are not good at refuting the conditions proposed by the partners. A female entrepreneur once said that the biggest gain of their own business 10 years is: You do not get what you deserve, but what you negotiate.

Tactic#3

July 2017  Help female members to leverage their strength

Most of the women have good communication skills, and they are good at administrative management as well as process execution. What’s more, their social skills are often better than men. In the male society, women will stand out a little better, because it is easier for customers and partners to give high evaluation to them. Women in a vulnerable position is easier to get sympathy, which can obtain more supports. In addition, women are more serious and careful, and they are comprehensive in considering the issue. At the same time, female endurance is usually better than men. In the staff management, they tend to be more humane, with affinity, which makes them easier to win the trust of employees.

Tactic#4

July - September 2017  Let the female members write an innovation plan

The plan can be about their entrepreneur road in the future, or can be about some ideas they find around them. 

Strategy #2

Increasing Experiential Learning Opportunities

tactic#1

March 2017  In-class Practice

We can make the form of the courses about innovation and entrepreneurship diversified. The courses should not only limited in the innovation and entrepreneurship knowledge, but also conclude other areas such as the law support course.

tactic#2

April 2017  On-campus Extracurricular Practice

We can help clubs that focus on innovation hold start-up weekends. Also, find a place in the campus to create a space for students. We can hold a business innovation salon per week to help students solve their practical problems. In addition, more labs are needed to let students test their ideas.

tactic#3

May 2017  Local Off-campus Practice

Try to communicate with Hangzhou business incubators in order to provide internship opportunities for our students. 

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Spring 2017 UIF:

Junpei Zhou

Tian Tang

Xiaoying Luo

Jiaokun Liu