Programme Prerequisite
Students who are interested to enroll in this programme will have to go through the selection procedures (e.g., interviews)
Selection Criteria
General expectation
Students have strong desire to form their own companies
Bonus points
Students have entrepreneurial experiences, e.g. forming startup or attending business competitions…etc.
Students have already partnered with other students to form a very strong team
Students come with an excellent idea/product
Preferred students
Year 3 students
Students will complete the Minor in the 1st semester of Year 4, start fundraising in the 2nd semester, and then graduate
Investor will not need to wait for them for another year to operate the company
Year 4 students
Students need to take the ENTR4999 with their own project or join another team in the previous cohort for training purpose in the 1st semester of Year 4. Then they can complete the Minor in one year and graduate.
They will still be assisted in building their business ventures such as business plan writing and fund raising activities after their graduation.
Year 2 students
They need to show their specialties, e.g. any of the bonus points mentioned above. We still have some Year 2 students each year.
Selection Procedures
The quota for this Minor programme is 20 for students from all faculties
To help students to build a better team, it is recommended for each student to write and submit a one- page proposal to Dr. Rocky Law via email to rockylaw@hku.hk, showing:
Who you are
Your info: Name, Student No., Faculty, Major, Year of Study, email address, Tel No., Date
How special you are
Why you should be chosen, e.g. because you have:
Excellent team (preferably including at least science, engineering, business students…etc.)
Excellent idea
Excellent experience…etc
- Interview will be arranged after receiving an enquiry email from students
Students will be notified the result in late August