Social Entrepreneurship for Economic Development EN
Hochschule für Wirtschaft FHNW
Shape the future of global business. This unique programme combines entrepreneurship, international experience and sustainability to prepare you for impact-driven leadership in a connected world.
- Accelerated learning: Complete an intensive programme in Vietnam.
- Entrepreneurial mindset: Learn how to develop ideas into real ventures with expert support and mentoring.
- Focus on sustainability: Tackle real-world challenges and create solutions with long-term impact.
- Taught entirely in English: Build your global career with a programme designed for an international audience.
- Innovative learning format: Combine theory, practice and intercultural teamwork from day one.
Steckbrief
Zukunftsaussichten
Goals
After completing this programme, students will be able to:
- understand what entrepreneurs do and examine how free-enterprise economies work and how entrepreneurs fit into them
- recognise and evaluate business opportunities based on the analysis of local conditions with their own individual skills
- identify how profit works as a signal to the entrepreneur
- determine how to work cross-culturally and enhance the entrepreneurial mindset
- reflect on personal experience in cross-cultural leadership development and learning in a real-life context
- apply innovative thinking, technological knowledge and skills in a real environment beyond the classroom
Target group
The SEED programme is designed for internationally minded, socially engaged, and entrepreneurial students who are passionate about driving positive change in society and the economy. It targets bachelor’s students in business, economics, or related fields who want to combine academic excellence with hands-on experience in real-world, impact-oriented projects.
Impressions
Aufbau und Inhalte
The Social Entrepreneurship for Economic Development project (SEED) is a cross-cultural programme utilizing social entrepreneurship as means towards economic progress. It provides structured opportunities for students all over the world to converge interact and conduct on-site research as basis for development of real-time business plans. The programme seeks to provide off-campus cross-cultural experiences that will enable participants to advance in the application of research-based strategies, theories and principles. Further, it also seeks to promote transformative education through intercultural exposures.
Schedule
The provisional schedule* looks as follows:
- Day 1 – July 09: Arrival
- Day 2 – July 10: Social Entrepreneurship workshop
- Day 3 – July 11: Business insights
- Day 4 – July 12: Value proposition
- Day 5 – July 13: Culture insights
- Day 6 – July 14: Business model development
- Day 7 – July 15: Focus group discussion
- Day 8 – July 16: Benchmark study and analysis
- Day 9 – July 17: Business model finalisation
- Day 10 – July 18: Final presentation
- Day 11 – July 19: Individual departure
*The schedule might be subject to changes.
Vertiefungen
International
Leitung und Dozierende
Voraussetzungen, Zulassung, Eignungsabklärung
This programme is open to Swiss and international students from all faculties as well as university employees.The number of participants from FHNW is limited to 20.
