We work with UQ course coordinators to deliver tailored two-hour entrepreneurial workshops across all disciplines.
In 2022, Ventures delivered 76 Pop-up workshops across campus to over 3,500 participants including students, staff, alumni, and industry partners.
Our workshops are structured around five key concepts and focus on practical problem-solving, using industry-relevant challenges. Ventures Pop-ups will help develop students’ entrepreneurial mindset, empowering them to be creative, adaptable, tolerant of ambiguity and risk, and able to learn from failure. The skills your students develop can help them be successful in whatever they choose to do.
Our workshops:
- are delivered by the UQ Ventures team during lectures, tutorials or as an additional event
- cover five different topics developed in partnership with the Business School
- are co-designed in consultation with course coordinators
- use industry-relevant challenges
2. The business of you workshop
Learn to sell yourself by crafting a personal brand
This two-hour workshop is designed to teach students how use digital marketing tools and social media to advance their career. The workshop will first give students practical steps on how to how to package and communicate their unique skills, strengths and value.
In this workshop your students will learn how to:
- market themselves
- identify a relevant audience online and create content that suits their needs
- establish a meaningful digital profile to achieve your goals
This workshop is particularly relevant for students who want to gain a competitive advantage in their career as a professional, freelancer or entrepreneur.
How it works
- Contact us: Let us know which topic you're interested in and the course you coordinate
- Collaborate: We will get in touch and work with you on content
- We deliver: Our Ventures staff will deliver the workshop to your students
Ask an entrepreneur
We teamed up with entrepreneurs from all walks of life to answer your questions.
Embedding in Curriculum
There are a wide range of opportunities to embed entrepreneurial education in the curriculum at UQ. Take a look at the resources and development opportunities available to staff through the UQ Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation.