SPPU offers new courses on entrepreneurship; Check details here

On August 5, the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise (CIIE) at SPPU and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), signed an MoU to deliver joint certification courses in entrepreneurship.

Amid the ongoing pandemic crisis, the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) is moving forward to encourage entrepreneurship amongst students, including starting a new postgraduate diploma course on entrepreneurship. On August 5, the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Enterprise (CIIE) at SPPU and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), signed an MoU to deliver joint certification courses in entrepreneurship. According to the official reports, the courses will aim to deliver new venture and innovation management, development of faculty to lead entrepreneurship initiatives and are expected to create awareness about entrepreneurship in the student community.

Initially, SPPU proposed to start a one-year postgraduate diploma course, ‘Diploma in Innovation and New Venture Management’, to help students thrive, use their creative minds and come up with an idea for a start-up with proof of concept, ready to enter incubation and those who opt for a job may get opportunities in innovation centres. Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the course will be entirely conducted online. SPPU officials said the timing of the course is “most appropriate” due to the pandemic and economic slowdown.

Talking about the collaboration, SPPU Vice-Chancellor Dr Nitin Karmalkar said, “The University has set up the CIIE to promote the culture of start-ups, not only in the university but also through the college ecosystem where we have more than 300 start-up cells. This is a step towards the creation of Atmanirbhar Bharat.”
Dr Sunil Shukla, director-general, EDII, said the institute is glad to sign the MOU with SPPU. The EDII recently tied up with IIM Ranchi and IIM Jammu.

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