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=== <span class="mwThe initial exposure of young students towards the entrepreneurial mindset and environment is not particularly well developed as compared to the other aspects in the Twente area. This finding was discussed and reaffirmed by the other parties present during our first stakeholder meeting. Based on this experience the discussion quickly zoomed in on the aspect of personal development that promotes a more experimental, hands on, entrepreneurial and proactive mindset. Essentially asking the question of how do we get students to… * think about why they are here! * develop a personal identity. * set their own personal goals. * select their assignments and work on these goals. * develop their own moral compass. * try something new more often. * stimulate their out curiosity. …and develop these ideas early enough so they can pick courses in an intentional and goal oriented way. The new education system introduced in 2013 the Twente Education Model. Already tried to address these aspects. However, due to the inherent inertia of tutors and tutees these ideas still need more time to come full fruition. In that way, additional support to could support these concepts. The team realized that while there are many facilities available for personal self-development, start-up funding and extracurricular content like the Honours Program many students don’t know about them and even worse do not care to know about them. It seemed like an imperative focus for this UIF-headline" id="Strategy_Team to stimulate the personal development of young students so that the available resources are used more effectively.231:_Implementation">Strategy # Further more it is necessary to have a positive and inclusive environment available on campus. The DesignLab as it stands today fulfils this role and will likely be a fitting and great place from which the UIF program should operate. The aspects above can be summarized by 4 simple goals. 1:</span><br/> ===. Keep spreading the ideas and find mentors that can help with that. 2. A need for self-development! 3. Entrepreneurship needs to be valued by staff and students alike. 4. The necessity of an inclusive environment for all the points above.
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== <span class="mw-headline" id="Spring_2016_Priorities">Spring 2016 Priorities</span><br/> ==
