Course Overview

Launching Intensive Programs: High Impact Infrastructure Design arms faculty members with the critical skills and tools required to structure programs that help students aspiring to be entrepreneurs gain a solid, real-world experience in venture creation. By the end of this course, faculty members will be able to specifically design, structure and launch programs that will intensively engage students to: explore technologically-driven entrepreneurial opportunities; practice setting up an enterprise while still on campus; or be a successful intern at a rapidly growing entrepreneurial firm. It will also equip faculty to develop and offer need-based entrepreneurship courses to students and entrepreneurs, as well as refine their mentoring skills.

Course Objectives

Graduates of this course will gain a clear understanding of the design, structure, resource allocation, execution requirement and expected outcomes of these practice-oriented programs. They will be able to:

• Understand how to secure funds from Government agencies for innovation and entrepreneurship programs on campus
• Set up the teams, goals, processes, systems, marketing and metrics to successfully run a high-impact Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC)
• Create Campus Company programs where independent student teams ideate, evaluate new opportunities, build business models and deal with execution challenges
• Develop Startup Internship programs, by identifying startups, setting right expectations, and effectively matching students and startups to derive high value from each other
• Launch entrepreneurship courses for
  - Students: focus on adapting participant centric pedagogy and experiential learning for different streams of students – Engineering, Management and Arts & Science
  - Entrepreneurs: focus on identifying target entrepreneurs, understanding demand, building content, marketing and collaboration, revenue generation
• Establish Student Venture Mentoring Unit that helps formalize and systematize your mentoring services provided to the student ventures and campus companies
• Refine mentoring engagement skills by getting exposure to frameworks and tools that have proven effective in assessing the growth and performance of entrepreneurs consistently

Course Faculty:

Vasanti Venugopal, Educator, NEN

Vasanti Venugopal has 24 years of teaching experience at Bangalore’s Mount Carmel College. She spearheaded the Entrepreneurial Development Cell in MCC, provided angel fund for student run mock venture “Myriad Company Limited”. She was instrumental in starting and institutionalizing the successful model of college startup internship pod and campus company at MCC. She also initiated a community development project in MCC to manufacture low cost female hygiene product on the campus. She was the co-chairperson of Women Entrepreneur Committee in Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce in the year 2006. Prof. Venugopal has been certified in Entrepreneurship Educator Development Course (EEDC) from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and has been certified with honors in the NEN-Stanford-IIMB Entrepreneurship Educators’ Course (EEC). She is the recipient of National Award for ‘Best Entrepreneurship Educator 2008’ conferred by NITIE Mumbai. She specializes in Entrepreneurship, Services Marketing, Cost, and Management Accounting. She has co-authored two books: Services Marketing and Services Management.

Rajendra Bhat, Chief Mentor, NEN

Rajendra Bhat has over 18 years of experience in entrepreneurship. Having started his career with one of India’s top IT firms, Mr Bhat went on to launch his own enterprise in the area of Web development while the Internet was still a fledgling business opportunity. Having led his startup through the boom and bust of the Internet age, he has successfully transitioned to the role of entrepreneurship educator and mentor. He has delivered several courses for entrepreneurs and helped turnaround businesses. Currently, he is the Chief Mentor at NEN Mentor Platform. Mr. Bhat has a post-graduate degree in Business Management from the University of Mumbai.

Asgar Ahmed, Area Manager, NEN
Asgar Ahmed brings to NEN over 14 years of experience in marketing, operations and training. Having led the Bangalore and Mysore markets as Consultant, he is currently leading part of the Consulting Team that manages over 150 institutions across India. Mr. Ahmed consults for a number of student startups; and has helped establish startup internships, campus companies and IEDCs on NEN campuses. He has successfully completed the NEN-Stanford-IIMB Entrepreneurship Educators’ Course and the Tools for Growth course conducted by NEN in association with London Business School under the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Program. Prior to joining NEN, Mr. Ahmed has worked with an IT major and a management training institute. He is a Management graduate from Mysore University.

Who Should Apply

Applicants for this course must have some background in delivering entrepreneurship education. They must be keen on building concrete programs that expose aspiring entrepreneurs to real-world experiences in starting up. Participants must demonstrate a basic understanding of the key concepts in campus entrepreneurship development, and be passionate about accelerating it to the next level. Applicants must be willing to work with entrepreneurs and support them in venture creation and growth.

Recognition and Certification

In order to be certified, graduates of the program must implement their learning on campus and fulfill additional specific requirements. Upon successful completion, graduates will be awarded Certification in ‘Launching High-Impact Entrepreneurship Programs’ from NEN, in association with the Wadhwani Foundation and the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

Date and Locations

* Course content will vary from location to location; accordingly the course duration could be one day or two days

How to apply

To apply for the course, please download the Course Application Form. If you’re unable to access the forms, please contact us at +91 80 4168 9195. Please print, fill out, and send the forms to us either via mail, e-mail or fax.

Mailing address for applications:
National Entrepreneurship Network
Ground Floor,
Villa No. 2, Regent Place
Thubarahalli, Varthur Main Road
Bangalore 560 066
E-Mail: [email protected]
Fax: +91 80 4168 9193/95

Deadline to submit application:

For course in Bangalore: July 25, 2011
For course in Coimbatore: July 30, 2011
For course in Hyderabad: August 5, 2011
For course in Pune: August 5, 2011
For course in Kolkata: August 10, 2011
For course in Mumbai: August 18, 2011
For course in Delhi: September 2, 2011

Application Review Process

With the growing number and sophistication of entrepreneurship educators in India, the demand for the entrepreneurship Courses, in particular, is strong, and we cannot guarantee space for all applicants. During the week following the application deadline, applications for the course will be reviewed by the Course Admissions Committee. The Course Admissions Committee will include members of NEN Trust, and may include the course Teaching Faculty, topic experts, and other senior NEN Faculty Leaders. We may follow up with you for clarifications post their meeting.

Admission is based on the applicant’s demonstrated passion, execution track-record, ability and commitment to make a difference in building entrepreneurship programs for their students, or in supporting entrepreneurs.

Notification of Application Status

You will be notified by email of your application status 1 week after the application deadline. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please call us at the office, or email us at [email protected].

Course Fee

NEN institutional members: Rs. 5,000
Non-Institutional members: Rs. 10,000

The course fees cover tuition, course materials including cases, and most meals. Travel and lodging costs must be borne by the candidate or their sponsoring institution. The NEN Education team will assist selected candidates in identifying and arranging affordable accommodation close to the program venue.

Course Fee Due Date

Along with the acceptance notification, successful applicants will receive a course invoice and payment instructions. Late or missing payments can result in the applicant’s place being given to another candidate.

Advance Preparation

The course will have required advance reading and possibly other additional advance work. The advance preparation allows for the participant to extract much more value from the course, and for richer classroom interaction and a better experience for all. Once we receive your confirmation and your payment of course fees, you will receive emails notifying you of the advanced preparation requirements, and sent a link to any materials which you will be able to download. In addition, we will be in contact to help you make any travel and accommodation arrangements.

Withdrawal Policy

We do understand that last minute problems do occasionally arise, and that it is sometimes necessary to withdraw from a course at the last minute. In this case, we will refund most of the course fees, subtracting Rs. 3000 to cover the NEN Trust administrative costs associated with the participant.

Course Cancellation Policy

Course dates, course fees and teaching faculty may be subject to change. Please check the NEN website for updates before applying. If a program is cancelled by NEN, the participants’ total course fees will be refunded. If for any reason, the course can’t be held on the scheduled dates – reasons could include bandhs, weather or other problems – NEN will work with the teaching faculty to reschedule the course, and the participants’ fees will be applied to the course on the new dates. NEN will not be responsible for travel, accommodation or other costs that may have been incurred by the participant.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available to cover the entire course fees for NEN Faculty Leaders. Full scholarships are intended for NEN Faculty Leaders from institutes that are unable to afford the subsidized course fees. Scholarships are not guaranteed, and they are not awarded on a first-come-first-serve basis. Scholarships are awarded based on a combination of demonstrated merit and need. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, please download the scholarship application form on our website, fill and send it to us along with your course application.

Successful applicants who qualify for the scholarship will be expected to confirm their attendance by making a fully-refundable deposit payment of INR 5000 along with their course participation confirmation. The payment will be refunded immediately upon successful completion of the course. This refundable deposit is to ensure minimum last-minute drop-outs for the course. However, please note, in case you drop out for any reason within 5 days of the course, you will be eligible only for a partial refund of Rs.2000. This is to cover the administrative costs involved in the process.

For More Information

Please contact the NEN Education team at:

National Entrepreneurship Network
Ground Floor,
Villa No. 2, Regent Place
Thubarahalli, Varthur Main Road
Bangalore 560 066

E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel: +91 80 4168 9193/95