Bulletin No. 1, 2018

The CfE was founded in 2005 with the mission to inspire entrepreneurship through conducting research, organizing entrepreneurship competitions and providing education. Its ‘Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’ report has been measuring the intensity of startup activities in Hong Kong since 2002, and has gained the reputation of the most reliable entrepreneurship study about the city. The ‘Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge’ initiated by the CfE is the foremost inter-collegiate business plan competition in turning creative business ideas into meaningful and sustainable ventures that promote social good. Since 2007, around 4,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and fresh graduates from 24 academic institutions have participated in the competition, generating over 600 business ideas for social enterprises. The Hub for Advancing CUHK Entrepreneurship (ACE Hub) under the CfE gives CUHK staff, students and alumni the opportunity to explore entrepreneurial ideas and develop practical skills. Through educational initiatives and advisory service, the ACE Hub offers training workshops and matches CUHK stakeholders with investors and incubators. Prof. Wong Kam-fai Director of CINTEC Prof. Ma Xufei Director of the CfE CINTEC is the technology transfer arm of the Faculty of Engineering, which was established to provide innovative solutions to industrial challenges, and to connect potential projects with commercial investors leading to successful startups. The Centre helps CUHK research groups to showcase their latest innovations at major technology exhibitions and trade fairs. It also maintains the ‘CINTEC Online Exhibition’ portal, which provides an up-to-date list of CUHK research results and in particular those with high commercialization potential. To foster education in entrepreneurship and innovation, CINTEC organizes the ‘Professor Charles K. Kao Student Creativity Awards’, a biennial competition in technological innovation to promote the culture of innovation amongst students, and to select innovative student projects for entry into national or international competitions. CINTEC also offers various types of incubation support, including coaching, infrastructure and business connections, to student and faculty entrepreneurs so that they can turn their innovation into viable business startups. One of the best known tech companies to have spawned from CINTEC is Wisers Information Ltd. Center for Entrepreneurship (CfE) Centre for Innovation and Technology (CINTEC) ‘As a pioneer in entrepreneurship research and education in Hong Kong, the CfE has made significant contributions to the development of an entrepreneurial mindset in the CUHK community. It will continue to foster the spirit of entrepreneurship on campus and beyond.’ ‘CINTEC strives to explore and maintain effective channels to support technology transfer to the industry. Direct commercialization of research results is an effective way to facilitate industrial innovation, thereby contributing to Hong Kong’s migration towards a knowledge-based economy.’ Research Mentorship Competition Investor Network Training Exhibition Available Resources 09