School:North Carolina State University

Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• Entrepreneurship Initiative
• Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization (CEO)
• Engineering Entrepreneur's Program
• Entrepreneurs Marketing the Arts

The Entrepreneurship Initiative (EI) at NC State was formed In July 2008 in response to the Chancellor’s call to "develop an educated an entrepreneurial work force." By organizing and energizing its entrepreneurial efforts through the Initiative, NC State hopes to provide a comprehensive springboard for ideas, projects, and partnerships.  The EI has a variety of ways to get involved from the EI Garage and Student Network group to entrepreneurial thinking courses and local tours.

NCSU CEO is the student run NC State chapter of CEO. The events and activities are designed to empower and engage students through Networking, Competitions, and experienced Speakers.  They hold biweekly student meetings with entreprenuerial speakers.

The Engineering Entrepreneur's Program (EEP) is a 2-semester new product or service design sequence with the first semester weighted toward product definition and high-level design, and the second weighted toward the actual implementation of the product or service defined and designed in the first semester. Students in the EEP create and work as eTeam (entrepreneurship team) on their product or service.  This course serves as an alternative to traditional Engineering Senior Design.

Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• Fast 15
• Institute for Emerging Issues
• Advanced Self Powered Systems of Sensors and Technologies Center
• Center for Comparative Medicine & Translational Research
• Small Business and Technology Development Center
• William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
• The Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center
• Center for Innovation Management Systems
• Power Electronics National Manufacturing Innovation Institute
• Technology Incubator at Centennial Campus

http://www.ncsu.edu/innovation/startups-spinoffs/

University Technology Transfer

• Technology Incubator at Centennial Campus
• Chancellor's Innovation Fund
• Office of Technology Transfer

http://research.ncsu.edu/ott/

University-Industry Collaboration

• Centennial Campus Partners
• Engineering Senior Design
• Career Fairs
• Strong co-op programs

http://www.ncsu.edu/innovation/collaboration-with-industry/

Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts

• Local Incubators and Accelerators
• Coworking Spaces
• Innovation Raleigh

Related Links

NC State University Student Priorities

NC State University UI Fellow