Graduate Support Fund
Graduate Support Fund
Introduction
In response to the adverse economy and rising unemployment rate, LEI proposes to introduce a series of new programmes to provide immediate support and career development aid to LU graduates since 2020. These new LEI programmes have empowered 55 graduates to explore alternative career opportunities, gain practical work experience, and exercise workplace leadership. Short term goals include:
- nurturing graduates to develop businesses and self-employment opportunities
- engaging graduates in joint-incubation programmes
- engaging graduates in global innovation and entrepreneurship competitions
- offering graduates startup or office internship
The goal of the programme is to engage graduates with meaningful innovation and entrepreneurship challenges during the job-seeking period. Graduates will also gain employer-appreciated experience that would elevate their employability when the economy rebounds.
LEI Programmes
LEI will make full use of its I&E network to offer five types of services: (1) Business Ready Opportunities, (2) Joint Governmental Incubation Programmes, (3) Joint Private Incubation Programmes, (4) Competitions and (5) Internship.
- Provide business ready projects for the students' startup business, not-for-profit organisations, social enterprises for a more inclusive economy
- Develop Joint-incubation programme with HKSTP and Cyberport to shoot for startup funds
- Bring in business elites from established co-working spaces to provide intensive coaching and hands-on support for graduates to develop their business ideas
- Mentor student groups to engage in major local and global competitions and funding applications (e.g. ITF, Bill and Melinda Gate Foundations, etc.)
- Provide part-time internship programmes in startups and offices
- Provide students with knowledge on financial empowerment
Benefits
These empowerment programmes will benefit students in one or more of the following ways:
- Become self-employed in the process
- Gain work experience in office or startups
- Acquire demonstrable problem solving and leadership skills
- Enrich CV with award recognitions
Eligibility
- Graduates of UG programmes in the academic year of 2019-2020 and 2020-2021