Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation
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Support communities and transform society with your innovative ideas!
Research led at the Université de Sherbrooke often results in many innovations that meet society’s needs. Thanks to proximity with partners and the vitality of applied research, students can better seize potential from the results of their research and turn it into business opportunities.
From the beginning of their studies at the Université de Sherbrooke, students are provided with a plethora of resources to understand the marketplace reality, develop and test a business model, and take part in various networking activities.
In concrete terms, this means:
- The Accélérateur entrepreneurial Desjardins (AED), which helps identify entrepreneurial vocations among students in all sectors
- The Parcours EST and the technological entrepreneurship competition Createk of the JR André Bombardier Family stimulate student creativity and encourage them to create projects
- The Studio de création Huguette et Jean-Louis Fontaine, which provides access to a unique rapid prototyping environment that facilitates ideation
- L'Accélérateur de création d'entreprises technologiques (ACET), which provides resources to help new technology companies get off the ground
- TransferTech Sherbrooke, which promotes innovations from the Université de Sherbrooke
- Entrepreneurial scholarships and internships to help student entrepreneurs develop a business project.
Propel your research through entrepreneurship and social innovation!
Find out more about entrepreneurial opportunities at the Université de Sherbrooke