1. Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship EURECA Pilot Project

2. EURECA Pilot Project “Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship” Project Partners: Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod (Russia) Purdue University (USA) Implementation period: March 2011 – December 2012 Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

3. Project goal: To develop university collaborative relationships and supportive infrastructure for students innovative and entrepreneurial capacity

4. Awareness, Involvement & Experience Organization structures & Workplan Entrepreneurship Education Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project Objectives Hub in Innovation Entrepreneurship

5. Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Purdue University. Promoting Discovery with Delivery

6. Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Studying and Adapting the Leading Purdue Experience A series of activities for studying, adaptation and introduction of Purdue experiences in student innovation and entrepreneurship support

7. Center for Student Innovation Entrepreneurship at UNN Established at UNN in December 2011 Coordinating office to generate culture and awareness for students’ experiences in innovation and entrepreneurship Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

8. Multilevel Entrepreneurship Education at UNN Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Students PhDs Teaching and Research Staff Spin-out Companies

9. Innovation entrepreneurship as a part of basic curriculum Training of teaching staff to provide mass entrepreneurship education Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Multilevel Entrepreneurship Education at UNN

10. Continuous professional development of UNN teaching and research staff in innovation entrepreneurship Specialized training of university spin-outs’ managers Multilevel Entrepreneurship Education at UNN Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

11. Trained in 2011-2012: over 350 undergraduate and master students about 150 doctoral students about 250 staff members Multilevel Entrepreneurship Education at UNN Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

12. A set of methodological materials based on the best U.S. experiences published Four new syllabuses for educational programs in Innovation Entrepreneurship developed Five new programes launched Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Multilevel Entrepreneurship Education at UNN

13. Series of 20 master-classes of successful innovation entrepreneurs in 2012 For faculty, students, spin-outs’ staff Awareness, Involvement & Experience Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

14. Live consulting on business-ideas Promotion and chance to get venture capital support Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awareness, Involvement & Experience

15. Student innovation schools and projects competitions: “Technologies + Business” “Supercomputer Technologies in Education, Science and Business” others Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awareness, Involvement & Experience

16. 57 students from 13 UNN departments participated 5 projects-winners: 1st Student Elevator Pitch Competition at UNN + Innovative Complex Agrochemical + New Control Method for Toxicants + Dirt-repellant Paint + Subjective News Agency + In vitro Plants Propagation Technology Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

17. 5 students - winners had an intensive coaching program at Purdue university in September 2012 Individual consultations by Purdue experts on development the projects 1st Student Elevator Pitch Competition at UNN Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

18. Student Science and Innovation Communities Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

19. Interdepartmental student business incubation of students’ innovative projects with information, and consultancy support, marketing plans’ writing and team building trainings. Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

21. Training of external stakeholders (2011-2012): - About 400 staff members from other Russian universities retrained; -Short-term training of students ordered by other universities; - Training program for regional SMEs staff funded by the Government of NN Region UNN as Innovation Entrepreneurship Hub Program funded by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science Next training: 3-15 December 2012, for students from Bashkir State Pedagogical University (Ufa) Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

22. Spring 2012: UNN won competition for a grant from Russian Government for development of student organizations (50 mil rub for two years) New Initiatives Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship 50% of the grant to support students innovation and entrepreneurship activities

23. Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

24. Thank you! Alexander Bedny abb@unn.ru Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship