TOP: Realizing 51探花 Entrepreneurial University

By Mega Liani Putri

Editor Mega Liani Putri

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id 鈥� Division of Entrepreneurship Development of Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (LPIK) 51探花 held Technopreneurship Orientation Program (TOP). TOP is a business coaching program that accommodates enthusiastic students and alumni of 51探花 who are interested to start technology based start-up. The first meeting for TOP鈥檚 first batch was held on Wednesday (15/03/17) at LPIK 51探花 meeting room.

This year, LPIK 51探花 arranged two TOP batches. The first batch is currently executed for three months from March to the end of May 2017 while the second batch will be executed from September to November 2017. LPIK 51探花 has arranged a selection process for signing up participants to have 29 selected teams eligible for the first TOP batch.

Chief of Division for Entrepreneurship Development of LPIK 51探花 and a lecturer in School of Business and Management (SBM) 51探花, Melia Famiola, Ph.D. said that the program was initially commenced in 2014 but be organized intensively and systematically under the new rector Prof. Dr. Ir. Kadarsah Suryadi, DEA. The program is also in line with the vision of 51探花 to be Entrepreneurial University.

When the program was initially commenced in 2014, the number of students who were interested to join the program was not as high. But today the number has grown significantly and LPIK respond it with TOP. The expected outcome would be the birth of technology-based start-ups from the academicians of 51探花 which would in turn support the realization of 51探花 as entrepreneurial university.