Launched in 2015-16, the Social Enterprise Startup Scheme (SESS) has been encouraging CUHK students and recent graduates to transform their creative business ideas into meaningful startups, and offers mentorship by the experts in real business sector. SESS is now open for enrolment. Participating teams will receive guidance from experienced mentors on formulating business plan to compete for the CUSE Fund (a maximum of HK$100,000 for each team). Details are as follows:
Date: 27 September 2024 (Friday)
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Target: CUHK current students and alumni within 3 years from graduation
Format: Online meeting via Zoom (the link will be sent to successful applicants through email)
Content:
- Introduction to the mentorship programme and training activities under the Scheme
- Introduction to the application procedures for CUSE Fund
Eligibility
Each team must consist of 2 to 10 participants, all members must be CUHK students or alumni who graduated within the last three years.
Participants may serve as the Project Leader (PL) for one team only, and the PL should be a current CUHK student taking up a core role in the team.
PL and all of the members should attend at least 50% of the training activities.
The project has never received CUSE Fund.
Application
To participate in the online briefing on 27 September for details about the training sessions and seed funds: Please click here to register online.
The deadline of application: 10 January 2025, 12:00 noon
* The criteria for CUSE Fund include innovativeness, sustainability, implementation capability, social impact, stakeholders’ engagement, and entrepreneurship.
1st Session
Topic: Happy Hour Talk on “Student Social Entrepreneurship: Fostering Symbiosis with the Community”
Speakers: Miss. Elizabeth L, Mr. Timmy Ng, Mr. Winston Lau and Miss. Flora Yau (Founders of The Infinity Room)
Moderator: Ms. Elaine Tam (Director of Student Affairs, CUHK)
Date: 10 October 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Target: All CUHK Students
Venue: The Infinity Room, Room LG05, John Fulton Centre
Language: Cantonese
Registration: Please click here
2nd Session
Topic: Seminar on “Five Things a Social Entrepreneur Must Not Overlook”
Speaker: Mr. Howard Ling (Chief Consultant of Social Enterprise Business Centre, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service)
Date: 23 October 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Target: All CUHK students and alumni
Venue: Room 502, Wong Foo Yuan Building
Language: Bilingual (English and Cantonese)
Registration: Please click here
3rd Session
Topic: Workshop on “Design Thinking”
Speaker: Prof. Dominic Chan (Associate Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship, Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, CUHK)
Date: 5 November 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Target: All CUHK students and alumni
Venue: Room 502, Wong Foo Yuan Building
Language: Bilingual (English and Cantonese)
Registration: Please click here
The overall schedule of SESS 2024-25 is tabulated below:
Date | Activity |
September 2024 - January 2025 | Application for CUSE Fund 2024-25 |
October - November 2024 | |
February 2025 | Screening Interview |
February - April 2025 | Mentorship Programme |
Training Activities at Stage 2 * | |
Early-June 2025 | Submission of Business Plan for CUSE Fund 2024-25 Competition |
Late-June 2025 | Final Presentation Day |
Late-July 2025 | Announcement of Results |
* Including multiple seminars or workshops on different topics
If there is any enquiry, please contact Ms. Candice Chung at 3943 3714 (Tel) or candice.chung@cuhk.edu.hk (Email).
Student Experience and Development Section
Office of Student Affairs
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