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Professor Göran Roos Joins the ECIC

The ECIC is delighted to welcome Professor Göran Roos as Adjunct Professor and Chair of its external Advisory Board.
Professor Roos is recognised as a world leader in the area of business management and strategy, and in 2011 was the 20th Adelaide Thinker in Residence. Come along Professor Roos’ first public lecture at the University of Adelaide on 22 […]

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Professor Göran Roos’ Public Lecture

The ECIC would like to invite you to attend ECIC Adjunct Professor Göran Roos’ first public lecture at the University of Adelaide titled: The Role of Universities in a Modern Regional Manufacturing Innovation System.
Professor Roos is recognised as a world leader in the area of business management and strategy, and in 2011 was the 20th […]

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Singapore Secondment for ECIC Director Professor Lindsay

Best wishes to Professor Noel Lindsay who has been appointed to the inaugural position of Academic Director, Singapore Operations. Professor Lindsay brings a tremendous amount of experience and expertise to the position and the ECIC team will miss him.
Professor Lindsay will be in secondment for 12-months during which time Dr Allan O’Connor will be Acting Director, ECIC.

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2012 ZEN eChallenge Now Open!

South Australia’s premier student business planning competition is now open. Got a business idea? Enter the 2012 ZEN Entrepreneurs’ Challenge for your chance to win your share of $50,000 in cash and prizes.

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ECIC Student Heads $500m Not-for-Profit Success

Master of Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurship student Ashley Fenn set up Ethan Affordable Housing 3 years ago with the idea of creating more affordable rental housing in Australia. Ethan utalises the National Rental Affordability Scheme which offsets rental losses by contributing $9500 annually to property owners who lease a new home at 20% lower than […]

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Gig Tank Competition – Attn Students & Entrepreneurs

Chattanooga is the first city in the Western Hemisphere to offer 1 Gigabit per second fibre internet service to all of its residents and businesses. The fibre network that permits Gig service was installed by Chattanooga’s publicly-owned electric power system, EPB, to support the most advanced Smart Grid system in the nation. The Smart Grid […]

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ECIC Alumni Wins ClimateSmart Sustainability Award

Congratulations to the Buyequip team and Master of Science and Technology Commercialisation graduate Jamie Miller on winning the 2011 ClimateSmart Small Business Award. This award, presented by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, is given to a small business (with less than 50 employees) for achievement and leadership in adopting sustainability practices that reduce its environmental impact and […]

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University of Adelaide Team First Runner Up – John Heine Entrepreneurial Challenge

Congratulations to the University of Adelaide’s team South Australian Biofuels on coming First Runner Up at the John Heine Entrepreneurial Challenge last week. South Australian Biofuels were the overall winners of the 2010 eChallenge, and are now busy introducing their portable biofuel unit to the Australian market.

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eChallenge Team Wins Commercialisation Funding

2010 eChallenge team LEAPIN – Remote Access Control and Security Solutions have won Commercialisation Australia funding to the tune of $50,000 for their smart phone locking system — one of 23 inventions to receive an Australian Government grant from a total pool of $10 million.
On announcing the funding Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr, said: “We […]

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A Student Platform?

Recently I was approached about mentoring for Aevy which is an online platform that aims to connect academics, alumni and thought-leaders to top students worldwide. Aevy is an organization founded by students, to benefit students. My question is, is this something of interest to our students? If you are intrigued, as I was, please check out the following […]

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