TECH TALK: UNVEILING FACULTY TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP (2025 SPRING)

As part of the Tech-Ship Program, which is a platform leveraging the wealth of research talents and outcomes at HKUST to bridge together faculty technologies and student entrepreneurship, the "TECH Talk: Unveiling Faculty Technologies for Entrepreneurship" (TECH Talk) will invite faculty members to introduce their technologies to students who are passionate about exploring technology entrepreneurship opportunities.

1. "TECH Talk" Details

• Date & Time: 19 Feb 2025 (Wed), 2:30pm - 5:00pm
• Format: Each faculty member will give a 15-minute presentation about his/her technology
• Venue:  Zoom

TECH Talk 2025 schedule (TBC)

If you are interested in joining, please complete the form by 17 Feb 2025 (Mon) 23:59 HKT. Limited quotas only. The Zoom link will be sent to successful registrants on 18 Feb 2025 (Tue).

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2. Who should take part?

• Faculty members of any discipline who wish to:
  > commercialize their technologies/ research output developed or being developed and
  > invite passionate, capable and entrepreneurial students to form startup teams
   
• Students of any discipline - undergraduates/ postgraduates (taught/ research)- who wish to:
  > explore business and entrepreneurial possibilities to merge faculty research with new or existing entrepreneurial development and
  > partner with faculty/ research teams for commercializing faculty's technologies/ research output

3. How does it work?

• Faculty members introduce their technologies via a 15-minute presentation in "TECH Talk", in order to inspire students for potential entrepreneurial development.
   
• After TECH Talk, interested students shall approach faculty members on their own, in order to share and discuss entrepreneurial potential and partnership opportunities; students may also seek the assistance of EC & OKT in connecting with the respective faculty members if necessary.
   
• Faculty members who have successfully teamed up with students for technopreneurship development can apply for the Tech-Ship Fund of up to HK$200,000.
   
• Both the faculty and students will also have access to the financial resources and other support provided by Office of Knowledge Transfer (OKT) and Entrepreneurship Center (EC) to facilitate their technopreneurship development and growth

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