Global Entrepreneurship Week 2018RINU 2nd Cohort Launch

Mehran University of Engineering & Technology Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

MUET RINU

Dr Zulfiqar Ali UmraniManager IEC-MUET

19th November 2018Senate Hall-MUET

Global Entrepreneurship Week During one week each November, thousands of events and competitions in170 countries inspire millions to engage in entrepreneurial activity while connecting themto potential collaborators, mentors and even investors. Powered by the KauffmanFoundation, the initiative is supported by dozens of world leaders and a network of morethan 15,000 partner organizations. GEW is held November 12-18, 2018.

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GEW – MUET - 2017

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GEW – MUET - 2018

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GEW – MUET - 2018

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Themes: Women, Youth, Inclusion and Ecosystem Connect

Monday 12th Nov: - Launch of GEW 2018 and RINU 2nd Cohort CFP (Senate Hall)- ‘A Day with Entrepreneurs’, Youth + Women Entrepreneurs (Main Auditorium)

Tuesday 13th Nov: - Hult-Prize MUET Launch and Business Pitch Training (Video-Conf. Hall, ICT)- ‘Youth + Women Entrepreneurs’, A Talk by Arvea Marieni (ICT Hall)

14-15th Nov: - EESD’18 International Conf., Sessions on Green Entrepreneurship, SDG and CPEC(USPCAS-W)

Friday 16th Nov: - Startup Mentoring Workshop, Impact Network Islamabad (IEC-Incubation Hall)

Monday 19th Nov: - Hult-Prize Business Pitch Competition (IEC – Incubation Hall)- Entrepreneurship Inclusion and Ecosystem Connect, Impact Network + FUUAST Karachi

IEC - MUETEstablishment of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) is part of the vision and perspective plan ofNational Science & Technology Innovation Policy 2012 of Pakistan including the province of Sindh and wouldbe functioning independently under disposal of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, MUET.

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Activities• World Entrepreneurship Day 2017

• Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017

• Workshop on “Education & Beyond”

• Seminar on Road Map to Leadership

• HEC 15 Years Leadership 2017

• DICE 2017

• Momentum 2018

• Shepherd Pie 2018

• RINU 2018 Check Distribution

• IMTIC 2018

• SSBC + RINU Drives 2018

• Invited Talks (Azhar Rizvi, Dr Shahid,

Jehan Ara, Nauman Khan etc.) 7

Incubators Visited/MeetingsLearning Best Practices

Lahore Islamabad

Plan9 Technology Incubation Center NUST

PlanX CIIT Incubator & Incubator One

NIC Lahore NSTP

Microsoft Innovation Center NIC Islamabad

Arfa Karim Technology Park Founders Institute

IGNITE

WECREATE Pakistan

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• MoUs: IdeaGist Pre-Accelerator, Jumpstart Pakistan, Impact Network, IBA Karachi

International

- Yildiz Teknopark (Turkey),

- ITU-ARI Teknokent (Turkey),

- QSTP (Qatar).

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Other Achievements

SECP Registration,Trademarks & Patents• 16 MUET companies registered by the SECP

• One Patent by IEC startup has been filed

• One Trademark has been filed

Funding Secured• Rs. 40.51 Million (RINU)

• Rs. 6.00 Million (SSBC)

• Rs. 3.75 Million (HEC Startup Diploma)

• Rs. 38.00 Million (M-STP Phase 1) + Rs. 88 Million10

Other Achievements• Shanghai Cooperative Organization (SCO) –

Youth Innovation & Investment platform China

• Selected from all our country to represent Pakistan.

• Careem Erupt (square pegs in round holes)’18. –Innovation D 92. Won with grant of 2 lacs.

• National Incubation Center (NIC). Selected in the Top 25 start-ups in the 3 rd Cohort of NIC.

• Startup Istanbul 2018 selection.

• Participation and good performance at various competitions in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi etc.

• Investment offers from Venture Capitalists

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Our Startups

• SSBC 1st Cohort Winners incubated in 2017

• RINU 1st Cohort Winners incubated in 2018

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Trainings and Short courses

• Following trainings (among others) are arranged regularly for startups

Training Title Training Title

Business Canvas Model Product Development

Office Management Website Management

Basic Management Strategic Planning

Time Management Rules for Steller Customer Services

Social Media for Effective Marketing Introduction to Intellectual Property Management

Team Work Cost Accounting

Planning Skills Organizing

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Startup Milestone E&M

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Programs at IEC

1. Student Startup Business Competition(SSBC)

2. IdeaGIST Virtual Incubation

3. HEC Small Business Startup Diploma

4. Pre-Incubation Semester Program

5. IdeaGIST Emerging Tech. Accelerator

6. RINU Social Entrepreneurship Program

Coordination/Focal

(Mevlana Exchange Program (Turkey), CPEC Higher Education Consortium (China),

International Cell, Clean Energy & SDG Actions, M-STP, MUET Special Initiatives)

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Research Incubation in Public Sector Universities (RINU)

• Social entrepreneurship program between IS&T dept. Govt. of

Sindh and MUET. (3 Years) to support SDG implementation.

• IEC will incubate 15 faculty/student startups each year, provide them fully equipped office and seed money up to 600,000 PKR

• Also 15 final year projects which have viable commercial feasibility will be provided funding of 100,000 PKR.

Schedule

• RINU 2nd Cohort Launch Nov 2018

• Business Pitch Competition Dec 2018

• Incubation Starts Jan 201917

• 2 Focal Persons from Each Department, Center/Institute

• 1 Male and 1 Female

• Preferably Young Faculty Members with a passion for innovation &entrepreneurship

• Do Apply for Incubation Opportunities and please reach out to us if you haveany interest/questions.

• Only together we can create the culture of innovation & entrepreneurship atour university and region.

Thank you!manager.iec@admin.muet.edu.pk

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