Creating Entrepreneurial Impact for a Sustainable Future Winter School
Become the innovator our changing world needs
Course key facts
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Date
2 Jan 2002 - 2 June 2026
Duration
1 week
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Credits
Non credit bearing
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Format
In-person
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Location
On Campus (South Ken)
Overview
Societal grand challenges are massive social and environmental issues such as Digitisation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation, Climate Change, Energy, Water, Food, Health, Ecology, Poverty and Equality. These transcend national borders and have potential or actual negative effects on large numbers of people, communities, business and the planet. Business models will be impacted, new economic opportunities will emerge and social solutions will need to be found. The post pandemic global economy requires a new generation of creative business and social entrepreneurs.
This programme will provide you with latest innovative tools in business and entrepreneurship to equip you with the knowledge and skillset need for the 21st century and to systematically understand, design & differentiate new business models and facilitate innovative ideas for novel products and services.
The winter school will be delivered with up to 30.5 learning hours to include:
- Lectures with interactive exercises, group discussions and questions.
- Group projects for assessing the learning outcomes, supported by Q&A/tutorials.
- Guest speakers will include start-up founders, investors, mentors and innovators.
- Final day for project presentation.
- Project work will be done through team-based learning and tutorials. Final projects will be presented in groups on the last day of the programme. A prize will be awarded to the team with the best project.
The entire programme will be taught in English.
Course details
All students are expected to be studying an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree in any subject disciplines, at a well-recognised university.
English requirements:
The winter school is designed for students studying an undergraduate degree in any subject discipline.
Applicants should normally demonstrate good overall university performance in their current year of study.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old before the start of the winter school.
Applicants should have a good command of English, and if it is not their first language, they will need to satisfy the College requirement as follows:
a minimum score of IELTS (Academic Test) 6.5 overall (with no less than 6.0 in any element) or equivalent.
- TOEFL (iBT) 92 overall (minimum 20 in all elements).
- CET- 4 (China) minimum score of 550.
- CET- 6 (China) minimum score of 520.
For queries please contact either:
Yuanxue Higher Education (Beijing)
Contact person: Sara Chen
Email: sarachen@internationalstudypartners.org
WeChat: IC-application
GlobalUni Online
Contact Person: Vic Song
Email: icdsi.programme@gmail.com
WeChat: ic_programme
Students will receive a verified Imperial College London certificate of attendance on successful completion of this programme and a prize will be awarded to the best project team. Each student will also receive a transcript for their project marks.
Course instructors
Ebrahim Mohamed
Director of Creating Entrepreneurial Impact for a Sustainable Future Winter SchoolDr Ebrahim Mohamed is an innovation expert and formerly Director of Executive MBA programmes at Imperial College Business School where he worked for over 20 years. Ebrahim was one of the founding team members of the Imperial Entrepreneurship HUB and received the prestigious Imperial College Graduate School Award for contribution to Innovation/Entrepreneurship (transferable skills) programme. Ebrahim has mentored executives, young professionals and entrepreneurs for over two decades from the elite institutions of the UK and Europe. Ebrahim held one of the most significant roles in Europe as the Director of Education at Climate-KIC where he was mandated to define the new paradigm for climate innovation education.