Entrepreneurship Minor
By 2025, 50% of all employees will need reskilling as technology adoption increases
The Entrepreneurship Minor prepares you for this future by developing:
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills (top skills for 2025)
- Creative thinking and innovation capabilities
- Technological literacy, including AI and big data knowledge
- Leadership and social influence
These skills are not just for entrepreneurs – they're essential for EVERY career path in the coming decades!
ALL undergraduate students at HKUST with CGA of 2.7 or above are eligible to apply. Whether you're in science, engineering, business, or any other field, this minor is YOUR secret weapon. Here's why:
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85 million jobs may be displaced by 2025, but 97 million new roles may emerge
- 40% of workers will require reskilling of 6 months or less
- Employers expect 39% of key skills required in the job market to change by 2030
The Entrepreneurship Minor gives you the adaptability and innovation skills to thrive in this changing landscape, regardless of your career goals.
To graduate with a minor in Entrepreneurship, you must have enrolled in the Minor Program and completed a minimum total of 18 credits and all of its requirements, as well as all the requirements of their major program of study. If you were admitted in 2016-17 or after, they are also required to attain an average grade point of at least 2.5 in courses taken within the Minor Program. For credit transfer, you can transfer a maximum total of 6 credits to the Minor Program. Out of the total credits required by the minor program, at least 9 credits should be single-counted within the minor and are not used to fulfill any other requirements for graduation except the 120-credit degree requirement.
You may use no more than 6 credits earned from courses offered in pure online delivery mode to satisfy the graduation requirements of a degree program. This 6-credit limit does not apply to credits obtained through the credit transfer procedures of the University.
You must declare their intention to enroll in the Minor Program no earlier than the first regular term of their second year of study but no later than the last day of the add/drop period in the first regular term of their final year of study. If you wish to withdraw from the Minor Program you should apply before the last day of the add/drop period in the last regular term of their final year of study.
For details, please refer to the program curriculum. You may also find the ENTR course outlines here (for reference only). They may be updated/revised by the instructor(s) from time to time.
If you are interested in applying for Student-led Entrepreneurship Acceleration Project (ENTR4901-4), please refer to the guidelines here.
Interested students please complete the "Declaration/ Withdrawal of Undergraduate Minor Program" (RR-37) and follow the procedures specified on the form. Together with the copy of unofficial transcript, please submit the form to the School of Science (for SSCI student), the School of Engineering (for SENG student) or the School of Business & Management (for SBM student). If you are from other Schools, please submit the form to the School of Science.
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