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POSSIBILITY • OPPORTUNITY • CREATIVITY
APR 2015
UMP
大學廣場
Q: How can students enjoy the services
provided by Pi Centre? What are the criteria
during the screening process?
A: There will be two intakes every year. Interested
CUHK students can apply as individuals or teams
and find a teaching staff in CUHK as supporting
academic. Students have to briefly introduce their
mission statement and project ideas and come up
with the operation plan, marketing strategy as well
as financial plan. Students also have to assess
the market demand and feasibility of their ideas.
Applications will be assessed by an Assessment
Panel comprising core members of Center for
Entrepreneurship, Centre for Innovation and
Technology, Office of Research and Knowledge
Transfer Services and entrepreneurs or experts in
the relevant field.
Q: Can you share some tips for students
who are interested in joining the Pi Centre?
A: Interested students should notice that priority
will be given to students whose ideas and plans
are backed by research or scientific discoveries.
There will be advantages if the ideas and plans are
recognized in open or university-wide competitions
and if the team consists of interdisciplinary students.
Students should place special attention to the
feasibility and marketability of the proposed products
or services. The products or services should also
carry a substantial degree of social responsibility.
How do the users think about Pi Centre?
Pili Hu (MPhil in Information Engineering, CEO of
Hyperlink Limited)
I have enjoyed the services in Pi Centre for around
3 months. The Pi Centre provides a comfortable
working environment for my team to work on our
business. We meet regularly with the account
manager. He is very helpful and has given us useful
advice on how to come up with better marketing
strategies. He has also given us advice on the
problems we encountered during the start up
process. The workshops organized by the Pi Centre
are very useful. I can learn some soft skills and
problem solving skills which are essential to operate
my business efficiently. After leaving the Pi Centre, I
plan to apply funding from the Hong Kong Science &
Technology Park and continue my business.
Pili Hu
2/F of Pi Centre
