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Minor in Science Entrepreneurship

Admissions

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