This course immerses the student in the reality of scientific and technology based entrepreneurship. The student will be exposed to the necessary techniques and strategies for discovering and launching a high-impact, scalable business opportunity with great potential to create value for society. For this, the student will work collaboratively in teams on the development of a science and technology-based venture. Entrepreneurship ideas will be developed around specific engineering challenges proposed by faculty. During the course, each team must detect an opportunity, design a solution, build a functional prototype and develop a business model around their idea ... See more

This course is aimed at giving a general overview of the ecosystem of social entrepreneurship and B corporations in Chile and around the world. It is intended to change the mindset and culture of students through new and inspirational experiences, coursework and concrete tools. Ideally it is aimed to serve students who require the theoretical and practical means to carry out projects with social impact ... See more

In addition to a basic curriculum, the School of Engineering offers elective courses focused on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. On the other hand, in specialized curriculums you can find various project-based courses where similar methodologies are applied and some necessary skills are obtained to develop innovation and entrepreneurship ... See more

The School allows you to present the work you do in your venture as a professional internship, or to look for internship opportunities in other startups ... See more

The Major in Engineering, Design and Innovation prepares students to identify and face the problems that affect society, finding opportunities to design and implement user-centered proposals under the umbrella of innovation and entrepreneurship. This materializes in the form of innovative and socially and environmentally responsible solutions, based on a feasible design project that concludes in a product that responds to specific needs. This is an interdisciplinary major that combines engineering and design. Its graduates are prepared, depending on their area of specialization, to manage projects in engineering and related areas or to apply design methodologies to the design, development and computational capture of the created projects ... See more

This minor gives students the opportunity to acquire real experience in conceptualizing and developing a prototype and innovation project, developing the skills to explore and recognize technological frontiers, applying strategies and key tools for the effective commercialization of technological innovations. In this program, students will apply tools to create and finance startups, as well as instruments and strategies for the protection of intellectual property and technology transfer ... See more

The Diploma in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an interdisciplinary program of the UC Administration and Engineering schools, that uses innovation tools and is focused on training professionals, who can formulate innovative processes within their organizations or in their own ventures. The program also includes the possibility for further studies with the Master’s in Innovation program to complete the specialization ... See more