On Friday (22/03), the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Unit (WIN) of the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia (FTUI), and the Center for Independent Learning (CIL) UI organized an Info Session Short Course by the National University of Singapore (NUS). The event aimed to promote entrepreneurial education, discuss programs in detail, and explore collaboration opportunities among educational institutions to enhance entrepreneurial skills among students.
In his opening speech, Dr. Muhamad Sahlan, S.Si., M.Eng., Head of the WIN Unit at FTUI, stated, “Every year, FTUI welcomes more than 1,000 new students. Through the WIN Unit, FTUI endeavours to create programs to enhance the entrepreneurial spirit of our new students, which I believe is aligned with the programs to be held by NUS Enterprise. With these programs, we hope that students can gain knowledge and experience in entrepreneurship that can be utilized even after completing their studies at the Faculty of Engineering.”
Also present at the event, F. Astha Ekadiyanto., S.T., M.Sc., Head of the Center for Independent Learning (CIL) UI, emphasized the importance of entrepreneurship programs, especially in the Faculty of Engineering. He discussed the need for collaboration between various faculties and institutions to enhance the entrepreneurial skills of UI students.
This Info Session featured Dr. Claire Cheong, representing NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurship branch of the National University of Singapore (NUS). In her presentation, Dr. Claire highlighted several entrepreneurship and innovation programs at NUS Enterprise, including the NUS Overseas Colleges program, which sends students abroad to gain entrepreneurial experience, and the Summer Program in Entrepreneurship, which offers students the opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship in Singapore.
“There will be many opportunities for FTUI and NUS to collaborate in the future regarding entrepreneurship because the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship is also one of our focuses, currently implemented by incorporating entrepreneurship dimensions into teaching and promoting innovation spirit through various programs and activities. In terms of the startup ecosystem, Singapore itself ranks #8 in the world. So Singapore can be said to be one of the best places to learn about the economy and any opportunities within it,” said Dr. Claire.
Responding to this activity, Prof. Dr. Ir. Heri Hermansyah, ST., M.Eng., IPU, Dean of FTUI, expressed, “In an era where entrepreneurship becomes one of the main pillars in developing competent human resources, collaboration between educational institutions like this becomes very important. Collaboration between FTUI and NUS in the field of entrepreneurship is expected to positively impact producing a generation of students who are creative, innovative, and ready to contribute to the global business world.”
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