Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Udayana University Holds Workshop on Establishing Higher Education E-Hubs

Jimbaran - Udayana University (Unud) held a Workshop on Establishing a Higher Education Entrepreneur Hub (E-Hub) located in the Hall of the Unud Library Building, Jimbaran Campus, Thursday (29/8/2024). This workshop was opened by the Head of the Student Affairs Bureau representing the Vice Rector for Student Affairs and presented three speakers, namely Fedo Syahputra Lubis from the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, Dr. Wisnu Sakti Dewobroto, ST., M.Sc from Podomoro University, and Dr. Sayu Ketut Sutisna Dewi, SE., MM., Ak Director of BPU Unud.

The material provided in the workshop was E-Hub for the Higher Education Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, Strengthening the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem through mentoring Udayana University Student Entrepreneurship and Commercialization of Entrepreneurial Student Products.

Head of the Unud Entrepreneurship Development Unit, Dr. Ni Putu Sutramiani, S.Kom., MT in her report said that this workshop was a series of entrepreneurial activities at Udayana University where so far we have been collaborators with the Ministry of Cooperatives for E-Hub activities. After some time following E-Hub activities from the Ministry of Cooperatives, we know what the program is like so we can create an internal E-Hub at Udayana University. Young students and accompanying lecturers are the main core for the entrepreneurial ecosystem and of course will be continuously connected with both the Ministry of Cooperatives and Belmawa or other Ministries for the progress of Udayana University, of course.

Participants in this workshop are Udayana University entrepreneurial students who are currently receiving assistance from the Udayana University Entrepreneurship Unit. This is actually the beginning of the next journey for the younger entrepreneurial students. If we can maximize funding for the business and actually run it, we believe this will be very beneficial for the future.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Unud Student Affairs Bureau, Drs. I Ketut Kartika in his speech said that the formation of the Entrepreneur Hub was a collaboration between the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs and Udayana University. He hopes that students will not waste this program. We really want Unud students to have an entrepreneurial spirit and the participants who attend can transmit that spirit. His party facilitated it by creating a forum and presenting resource persons who could later be invited to work together.

"We will see what the future results will be for students who have passed the P2MW who are invited to take part in this workshop to make entrepreneurship easier. Through this entrepreneurship program, the party wants to encourage and mold the mindset of students as entrepreneurs. The students will be nurtured through this workshop activity," said the Head Bureau.

In the material presented by the speaker, it was explained that entrepreneurship is very important because it contributes to GDP, creates jobs, reduces poverty and contributes to taxes and income. Behind successful entrepreneurship there is a supportive entrepreneurial ecosystem, the importance of university support in facilitating student entrepreneurship, and the readiness of mentors to be involved in the student entrepreneurial growth process. To start a business you must determine the target market, promotional media and marketing location. Competition is commonplace in a business, so you must continue to innovate.