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PKU-GuangZhou Entrepreneurship Forum Enrollment Announcement

Innovation is the soul of progress and entrepreneurship, and the driving force behind development. The PKU-GuangZhou Entrepreneurship Forum was launched in Guangzhou. The forum is free to all college students, as well as young people who are keen to get involved in entrepreneurship. On June 14th  2014 the Entrepreneurship Forumwas officially launched in GuangZhou.

The content of the forum is aimed at young entrepreneurs, and works alongside with Peking University open educational resources and alumni networks. The forum aims to educate a new generation of young entrepreneurs with a passion for innovation. The training modules are “Entrepreneurship Education” “Business Practices”and “Business Incubator”.  

The fforum is organized by Guangzhou’s Panyu Government and the Peking University School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. It will be officially launched at the Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center on June 14th, 2014. The launch ceremony will be honored with the presence of professors in fields of innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as investors and successful entrepreneurs. These honored guests will deliver speeches about entrepreneurship, investment and innovation. A special section for young audiences will be named “Dialogue with the New Generation of Entrepreneurs”. The forum will invite the following guests to share with the audiences their innovation and entrepreneurship stories: Di Chen, Founder of Youmi Technology; Jie Peng, Founder of Share SDK; Qisheng Wu, Founder of Friday; Jiahao Li, Founder of Dongxi Technology.

From July to December 2014, the PKU-GuangZhou Entrepreneurship Forum will launch a number of models, which will include: Entrepreneurs and Teams, Business Model Innovation, Marketing Strategies, Financing, Technology Innovation, Intellectual Property, Business Plans and Industry Entrepreneurship models. We have a preference towards business mentors who are based locally in order to provide seed funds to teams.

1. Who can apply:
The course is open to everyone who has strong business ambition and able to complete the entire course of study.


2. Tuition fee:
The course will not charge tuition, however the students are expected to cover their own transportation and accommodation costs.


3. Duration:
Classroom: July 13th to December 13th, 2014.
Online: December 2014


4. Location:

Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, GuangZhou City, GuangDong Province


5. Class size:

Classroom: Max. 180 students.
Online: Max.1000 students.


6. Registration timeline:
From May 13th to June 23rd, 2014.

7.  Application:
Please complete the attached application form 2 (Team) and 3 (Individual) and send the forms via email to cygd@pku.edu.cn.
Please address your inquiries to Tel: 86-20-37683832


8. Admission:

The admission process consists of application review and an in-person interview.
The final decision will be made on July 5th, 2014.  The results will be made available via email.


9. Certification:

Students who have successfully completed all of the courses will be awarded with a PKU-GuangZhou Entrepreneurship Series Certificate. 

10. Professor and Guest list:
01)       Dongmin Chen, Professor of Peking University, Director of Office of Science and Technology Development, Dean of School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Peking University, successful entrepreneur.
02)        Lao Weixin,  visiting professor at School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Peking University, Angel investor, visiting professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong.
03)        Martin Fransman, professor of Economics at University of Edinburgh
04)        Zheng Shengli, professor of Peking University, Vice President of the China Intellectual Property Law Association
05)        Bai Wentao , founder of Share Capital
06)        Cao Yundong, founder of XRS Group and ZHENPIN.COM
07)
        Li Xiaoguang, founding Partner of Joinhope Assets Management Limited
08)        Lu Weiyu ,  training director of Ogilvy & Mather China
09)        Sun Taoran, founder of Lakala
10)     Wang Yue, founder of Keylogic Group
11)     Xiao Han, founder of Lanshan
12)     Xu Dandan, founder of 3W Coffee and Lagou
13)     Yang Yan, Entrepreneur Venture Fund Secretary of Peking University
14)    Yang Yifu , founder of Renrendai