== Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==
=== Entrepreneurship Cell ===
[[File:KLU CIIE responsibilities.png|300px|thumbnail|right|Entrepreneurship Cell responsibilities]]
The KLU Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) was established in 2013 to foster and catalyse the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem at the university. It has produced well over two dozens of startups in the last couple of years including a few which have already broken even. The CIIE conducts an array of awareness sessions and contests to identify potential entrepreneurs and provides academic benefits to the students as well. Final year undergraduate students have the option to pursue an entrepreneurial venture instead of a regular major project, where the CIEE will provide the space and seed capital until the startup grows to a self-sustaining phase.
=== Inspiration ===
Events [[File:TEDxKLU.jpeg|thumbnail|left|300px|TEDxKLU 2017]]An array of events are held in the campus throughout the year to inspire students to take up entrepreneurial and innovative ventures. Some of them are *'''TEDxKLU''': The inaugural edition was held in March 2017 by K.Sudeepthi. The diverse set of speakers included many self-made entrepreneurs and innovative designers. The next edition is scheduled in late 2017/early 2018.*'''Alumni Talk series''': Conceived and entrepreneurial activities are conducted every year sponsored by the university. Such events Department of Alumni relations, these (usually invite Alumni ) monthly talks includes speakers who are have been successful Entrepreneurs who can give experienced in their respective fields. Past speakers included employees of IBM, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram and masterful insight into Innovation many startup founders.*'''Other programs''': Many other sporadic programs include the KLU Women's Forum, Distinguished speaker series and Entrepreneurshipothers.
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