Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI)
About LEI
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Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative joins the iAccelerate Innovation Network
The iAccelerate Innovation Network, founded by the University of Wollongong in Australia, is a group of curated partners looking to enhance international collaboration with the aim to promote and support global businesses with local impact.
The Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI) at Lingnan University in Hong Kong marks the eighth international member to join the iAccelerate Innovation Network, after MIT Enterprise Forum CEE in Warsaw, Global Venture Alliance in Moscow and San Francisco, Startup Lisboa in Portugal, Da Nang Entrepreneurship Support in Vietnam, Hatch in Sri Lanka, the National Science and Technology Park in Pakistan, and the University of East London’s Knowledge Dock Business Centre in the UK.
Project Ultra Violite: Rapid Disinfection Service for Sub-divided Units
Funded by Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust’s "COVID-19 Emergency Fund", Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative of Lingnan University, Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong, Caritas Youth and Community Service, and Health In Action jointly organize the "Project Ultra Violite" to provide free and efficient UV disinfection services for one thousand sub-divided units, helping to prevent viruses from spreading in the units, and reducing the risks of household infections and community outbreaks.
LEI was established in 2018 as a resource hub and focal point for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) activities to integrate, support and empower Lingnan community in utilizing innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship for a better future. It delivers an array of education and service opportunities which aims to identify and solve pressing humanitarian challenges with a sustainable development mindset and entrepreneurial spirit.
LEI is:
- the first and only entrepreneurship platform in Hong Kong under the liberal arts context;
- designed to augment the transformative power of liberal arts education;
- to accelerate resources and knowledge exchange between the University and society;
- to foster a vibrant entrepreneurship community to lead critical development in the 21st century; and
- to promote inclusive entrepreneurship in Hong Kong and Asia.
