SOI Asia Entrepreneurship Education Workshop

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1 SOI Asia Entrepreneurship Education Workshop Entrepreneurship IT Education Activities in UCSY(Myanmar) Thinn Thu Naing University of Computer Studies, Yangon 27 h March 2012

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3 Background On July 1, 1998, the Institute was changed to University of Computer Studies, Yangon (UCSY) In 1971, It was founded as UCC, the universities' Computer Center. In 1988, It was established an Institute of Computer Science and Technology (ICST) In 1997, September 18, the University of Computer Studies, Mandalay (UCSM) was established under the Ministry of Science and Technology. 3

4 25 Group Universities of Computer Studies Upper Myanmar 1.Banmaw 2.Kalay 3.Lashio 4.Loikaw 5.Magwe 6.Mandalay 7.Meiktila 8.Taungyi 9.Pakaukku 10.Monywar 11.Myitkyina 12. Pinlone 13. UCSM The Ministry of Science and Technology has established 25 Computer Universities in states and divisions of the nation. Lower Myanmar 14.Maubin 15.Pyi 16.Sittwe 17.Dawei 18.Hinthada 19.Kyinetone 20.Mawlamyaing 21.Myeik 22.Pathein 23.Phaanm 24.Taungnu 25.Yangon In Year 2007, the Myanmar Government had set up 25 Computer Universities to train and educate, at undergraduate and postgraduate diploma levels of IT professionals in state and division. 4

5 Concept of Entrepreneurship Education Innovative and viable business ideas are more likely to arise from technical, scientific and creative studies in university higher education.

6 Challenges To build inter-disciplinary approaches, making entrepreneurship education accessible to all students To create teams for the development and exploitation of business ideas To mix students from economic and business studies with students from other faculties and with different backgrounds.

7 Approaches Using Practical experience-based teaching methods More Interactive Learning Approaches Business Plan Contests in Graduate Level and Undergraduate Level

8 Using Practical experience-based teaching methods

9 Practical oriented training projects Information and Communication Technology Training Institute(ICTTI) JICA Project India-Myanmar Center of Enhancement for IT Skills (IMCEITS) Project

10 Information and Communication Technology Training Institute(ICTTI) Project University of Computer Studies, Yangon (UCSY) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) established Information and Communication Technology Training Institute (ICTTI) in December ICTTI Project Renovation Work has finished in 2006 and Technology Transfer Program form Counterparts was started in January 2007.

11 Information and Communication Technology Training Institute(ICTTI) Project

12 India-Myanmar Center of Enhancement for IT Skills (IMCEITS) Project University of Computer Studies, Yangon (UCSY) and India Government established IMCEITS in IMCEITS project has been contacting the IT skill enhancement training for Software Engineers

13 More Interactive and Self Learning Approaches

14 Moodle Open Source Courseware Management System Interactive Learning

15 E-Groupware Open Source System for Teacher and Students Interactive Communication

16 IT Business Plan Contest Activities in Myanmar National Level Business Plan Contest Myanmar Business Plan Competition 2010 Organized by UMFCCI & Association of Business Executive (ABE, UK)) IT Business Plan Contest 2011 Organized by CIESF(Cambodia International Education Support Foundation) Japan MCF( Myanmar Computer Federation) Myanmar University Level Business Plan Contest IT Business Plan Contest 2012 Organized by UCSY

17 Schedule Arrangement for IT Business Plan Contest 2011 (National Level) Announcement for IT Business Plan Contest July 2011 Deadline of Draft IT Business Plan 31 th August 2011 First Step Selection for Top Ten IT Business Plan 15 th September 2011 Training for Mobile Computing Concept on IT Business Plan (by KDDI Foundation, Japan) 26 th -30 th September 2011

18 IT Business Plan Contest 2011 Mobile Application Categories Tele-medicine Tele-Social Network Tele-education

19 IT Business Plan Contest 2011Award

20 University Level IT Business Plan Contest 2012 The first event in UCSY The purposes are To spawn innovative idea of business plan to use latest IT technologies in reality. To know how to write business plans, how to effectively collaborate and how to use team s synergy and to obtain presentation practice to the judges.

21 University Level IT Business Plan Objective: Contest 2012 To stimulate the entrepreneurial mindsets of IT students and encourage innovative business start-ups To educate IT students in the process of creating and evaluating new business ventures To prepare IT students for opportunities in entrepreneurship sometime during their careers To promote student s ideas and new venture creation

22 Categories Smart Applications another word for Intelligent S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) use AI technology Social Agent Applications benefit to social environment agent between social community and computing technology wholesale/retail agent, real estate agent, social media agent

23 Categories Community Game Applications multi-players, online game application broad range of structures, goals and strategies share intent, believes, needs, risks Tele-medicine part of tele-health; provide clinic health care contacts with other medical and non-medical applications tele-diagnosis, tele-consultation, tele-nursing, telepharmacy, specialist care delivery eliminate distance barriers, use in critical and emergency situations

24 Schedule of University Level IT Business Plan Contest 2012 Application Deadline : 3 rd February, Best 10 Selection : 10 th February, 2012 Final Draft Submission: 17 th February, 2012 Final Presentation : 22 nd February 2012.

25 Thank you very much