The CT Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has set forth two focused initatives which provide great opportunities to learn and become more involved in entrepreneurship:
InsurTech Initiative
Are you fascinated by the world of InsurTech? The InsurTech Initiative was created in collaboration with the University of Hartford and funded by the CTNext Higher Education Grant. This program was designed to foster talent and grow the next generation of entrepreneurs within the InsurTech industry. Students will learn the fundamentals of the rapidly changing insurance industry and will receive hands-on experience working with new InsurTech business ventures via two mains paths; the InsurTech Venturing course and the InsurTech Fellows Program, both working within each other to increase opportunities for growth and strengthen entrepreneurial skillsets.
The InsurTech Venturing course is a weekly 3-credit course that goes beyond your average class lectures and discussions. Students will gain a real-world perspective of the InsurTech industry by hearing from a wide variety of industry experts and getting practice in developing their own InsurTech ventures. The InsurTech Fellows Program is a year-long program featuring six main components; the InsurTech Venturing course, Experiential Learning with the Startupbootcamp Accelerator Program, mentorship by industry experts, opportunities to network, an optional paid summer internship and a concluding project. Students will receive a scholarship of $4,000 for their participation. Applications for the InsurTech Venturing course are open now at ccei.uconn.edu. An online application must be submitted before registering for the course. Applications for the InsurTech Fellows Program will open in the Fall 2019.
Entrepreneurship Life Sciences
Are you interested in life science entrepreneurship? As apart of the Entrepreneurship Life Sciences Initiative, CT Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is offering a 3-credit Biomedical Entrepreneurship course in Fall 2019. This is a multi-disciplinary course across the School of Business, Engineering, Medicine and College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. This is open to all students at the graduate or undergraduate level. Students will gain experience addressing real life clinical issues by offering technical solutions and creating business models that will further develop entrepreneurial skill sets. Taught by industry experts, students will learn the fundamentals around creating a new business or venture within the realms of life sciences. An online application must be submitted before registering for the course.
If you are interested in learning more about InsurTech and Biomedical Entrepreneurship, we are having walk-in office hours. Please see below for dates and locations:
Friday, March 29th 10:00am to 3:00pm, CCEI Room 301, GBLC Hartford
Friday, April 5th 10:00am to 3:00pm, CCEI Room 301, GBLC Hartford
Friday, April 12th 10:00am to 3:00pm, CCEI Room 301, GBLC Hartford
*Please contact below to schedule a meeting time outside of those dates
For more information, contact: Chereace Marcellin at chereace.marcellin@uconn.edu