Wellington
A new course and qualification around the turning of an idea into income is available in theMainland (sticK show's a place of birth bias!).
It is another small but significant move to upskill ourselves in turning gold in much moregold.
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University of Canterbury
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The Graduate Certificate in Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship starts this year, andcandidates will complete courses at both universities.
Academic co-ordinator Dr Rachel Wright says the certificate will appeal to those working incommercialisation.
"They are the sort of people who want to plan, create and grow successfulventures, projects and organisations," she says.
"They will be interested in bringing new science and technology to the market speedily,efficiently and competitively, either for commercial profit or public good."
The programme can be completed over a year, and complements science, humanities and commerceundergraduate programmes as well as other paths such as PhD and masterate.
It combines compulsory and elective courses, whose topics include:
•What is innovation?
•Intellectual property
•Evaluating a businessopportunity
•Management and governance
•How to write a business plan
"Students will learn about the processes of market-led development which 'de-risk' technologydevelopment projects," says Dr Garth Carnaby, Lincoln's Entrepreneur-in-Residence. "They will beintroduced to the expertise of the Lincoln based technology and business incubation activities ofPowerhouse Ventures Ltd and gain exposure to the wider networks of the Canterbury RegionalInnovation System."