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SpreadInnovation Challenge pushes students to solve COVID-19-related problems

Written on April 20, 2020. Posted in News.

As part of a new University-funded program, anyone with internet access is eligible to spend their summer creating solutions to COVID-19 related challenges. The SpreadInnovation Challenge is an online summer program organized by the Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre (DDQIC) in Mitchell Hall....

Queen’s partners with U of T to advance entrepreneurship

Written on March 8, 2019. Posted in News, University.

Queen’s is prioritizing post-grad student success with their latest university partnership. On Feb. 28, Queen’s announced they’re the newest member of the University of Toronto’s ONRamp initiative. ONRamp provides entrepreneurs and new businesses with access to work space, events, and networking...

QICSI 2016 winners venture to China for accelerator program

Written on October 27, 2017. Posted in News.

Last summer, the student start-up RockMass Technologies took home a grand prize of $30,000 from the Queen’s Innovation Connector Summer Initiative (QICSI) Venture Pitch Competition. Over one year after their victory, the team has travelled to Shenzhen to further develop their business. According to...

Student start-ups: racing towards innovation, or killing creativity?

Written on September 10, 2014. Posted in Opinions.

Queen’s must provide entrepreneurial opportunities to studentsTaylor Mann, ArtSci ’13 There are numerous ways for institutions to innovate. Many universities naturally excel at one of these: research. But we shouldn’t ignore the other ways in which a campus can foster innovation, specifically through...

Entrepreneurial skill

Written on March 1, 2013. Posted in Features.

It took a Dragon to convince Brody Hatch to disband his company. When Hatch, ArtSci ’14, was 18 years old, he had the opportunity to sit down with Arlene Dickinson, a venture capitalist from CBC’s business reality show Dragon’s Den. Canada is investing in youth entrepreneurship after the Ontario Ministry...

Funding for staying home

Written on May 31, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

Paypal founder Peter Thiel is offering financial incentives to high school students under 20 to avoid post-secondary education and go the route of the entrepreneur. Thiel pledged $100,000 over a period of two years as a “scholarship” to 24 carefully selected high school students so they can start...

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SpreadInnovation Challenge pushes students to solve COVID-19-related problems

Queen’s partners with U of T to advance entrepreneurship

QICSI 2016 winners venture to China for accelerator program

Student start-ups: racing towards innovation, or killing creativity?

Entrepreneurial skill

Funding for staying home

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