Entrepreneurship
Enterprise is integral to our activities across the School and University
The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) is the University’s focal point for enterprise and entrepreneurship for all students, graduates and staff.
Enabling students, staff and graduates to develop entrepreneurial thinking for thriving in any setting.
Entrepreneurship opportunities
MEC provides many opportunities, including taught units, start-up competitions, workshops and guest speaker events to enhance your knowledge and skills.
We currently offer a full Master's course in MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship.
Enhance your degree with an entrepreneurship-related elective unit, or attend a workshop to develop your knowledge and skills.
Opportunities include:
- Taught units for current students
- Entrepreneurship for research students
- Entrepreneurship Champions
- Manchester Enterprise Challenge
Email us at entrepreneurship@manchester.ac.uk if you want to discuss any opportunities in more detail.
Programmes and competitions are a great way to test your ideas in a safe, low-risk environment. They can also be a good source of funding for your business ideas.
Our events are a great way for you to network, and gain valuable insights and advice to inspire you to take the next step on your entrepreneurial journey. All events are free, but you should register if you'd like to attend.
Email entrepreneurship@manchester.ac.uk for further details.
International support
We're proud to belong to a global university, and we support our international students and graduates to establish businesses both in the UK and in their home countries.
You're limited in the type of 'business related activity' you can engage in if you're an international student with either:
- A Student visa
- A Tier 4 visa.
Check what you can and cannot do on a student visa on GOV.UK
At the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre, we are happy to welcome all students and recent graduates to any of our events and workshops.
Visa options
The Startup Visa scheme has now closed permanently, and we're unable to endorse any more applications for a Startup visa endorsement.
You can check what your visa options are in our guidance: International Graduate Entrepreneurs and Visa Options (PDF, 0.6MB).
If you have any questions, you can email entrepreneurship@manchester.ac.uk
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