Yonsei Student Venture Center Opens at International Campus

 

 

 

 

Yonsei Enterprise Support Foundation launched the Yonsei Student Venture Center in the Y-Plaza of the International Campus in Songdo. The center is designed to provide students with the space and resources to advance their academic and entrepreneurial careers. Some of the features include an area that is open twenty-fours a day, as well as specialized mentoring programs to assist students in addressing difficulties that arise during the process of starting a business.

 

In his congratulatory message, Yonsei International Campus Vice President Kyung-Tae Lee said: “As the Songdo International Campus encompasses some of the world’s foremost medical and science courses and faculty members, I hope that the Yonsei Student Venture Center, with its entrepreneurial resources and networks, can empower student entrepreneurs to create ventures that revolutionize society.”

 

The Yonsei Enterprise Support Foundation also assists students in creating and realizing entrepreneurial projects by offering entrepreneurship project courses; in 2016, there were twenty-seven such courses. Additionally, the foundation provides students with project support and connects them with sponsors and mentors from the entrepreneurial community.

 

According to a representative from the Yonsei Enterprise Support Foundation: “The Yonsei Student Venture Center aims to provide a conduit which allows students to access entrepreneurial resources and share ideas. The Center is dedicated to helping students realize their new entrepreneurial ideas and succeed in their business agendas.”