Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Developing an entrepreneurial mindset is something all graduate students can aim for during their graduate program. You may find this journey parallels the process you take to explore your research. Innovation is not limited to graduate students opening their own company, it can manifest itself in all roles as an entrepreneur or in community positions as a social entrepreneur.

Courses/Workshops

Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation (1.5 hours PD Credit)
Design Thinking Series
Community Engagement Foundations
Intellectual Property: An Entrepreneur's Guide
Innovation Bridge Series

Mentoring

Business Development Support
eHub (for early phase)
Technology Transfer Services
Venture Mentoring Services (Scale-up phase)

Resources

Research to the Real World
The Innovator's Handbook For Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Library Guide

Student Groups

Science to Business Network
Graduate Management Consulting Association
UAlberta StartUp Tree

Competitions

Falling Walls
Hacked
IWeek Hackathon
Landing Page
Map the System (social entrepreneurship)
Neuronexus
Sheridan Challenge
SPUR Change Youth Champions Program
Telus Innovation Challenge $100,000
Worlds Challenge Challenge

Off Campus Training and Internships

StartUp Edmonton
Venture For Canada

Questions regarding Professional Development, including the requirement and other PD-related events and workshops for graduate students, can be directed to:

Renee Polziehn, PhD
Director of Professional Development
Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
E-mail: gradpd@ualberta.ca