CST-Tech Incubation Center
Background
The Tech incubation center has been established in the college of science and technology in 2021 funded and` supported by Entrepreneurship Promotion Division (EPD), Department of Employment and Entrepreneurship (DoEE), Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment through Start-up/Cottage and Small Industries (CSIs) Flagship Program. The center aims to develop entrepreneurial mindset and encourage youths to take up entrepreneurship as a career helping solve unemployment problems while contributing to nation building and country’s economy. It further aims to promote innovation and entrepreneurship among engineering students and faculties of the college, support technology based entrepreneurship spirits among the future technologists. The center shall serve as an avenue for people with growth mindset to learn and grow, helping refine their ideas and turn them into viable businesses. The center will strive to build a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem within and outside the college, connecting people with diverse background, contributing towards fulfillment of national priorities.
Vision
Nurturing creativity, innovation, and promoting entrepreneurship in harmony with the GNH philosophy
Mission
- Stimulate entrepreneurial spirit and mindset among students by assisting them to put their creative ideas into action for solving real-life problems.
- Incubate and support innovative ideas to meet social obligations and enact wealth and employment generation.
Objectives
The Incubation Centre shall provide the necessary guidance, support, infrastructure, space, and a host of other resources that may be required for the incubatees to survive and scale. The core objective of the Incubation Centre would be as follows:
- To nurture a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in the college.
- To raise awareness and promote entrepreneurial culture in the college and community.
- To support aspiring entrepreneurs with good business ideas, at the start-up stage by providing space and a conducive work environment.
- To assist the incubatees in creating a sustainable, scalable & profitable business model.
To assist networking with academia, industry, and financial institution.
Center coordinator
Mr. Sangay Phuntsho
Incubation Center Coordinator