The Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership has broadened the understanding and appreciation of entrepreneurship on the University of Illinois campus since its inception in 2004. We have expended our initiatives to include workshops, lectures, panel discussions, conferences, scholarships, and internships for numerous faculty, students, and community members. Here are some statistics on the importance of entrepreneurship at the University of Illinois.
View the list of entrepreneurial courses that have been taught at Illinois over the past several years.
Read the entrepreneurial course abstracts of our Academy Faculty Fellows:
2005 Fellows 2006 Fellows 2007 Fellows 2008 Fellows
2006-2007 numbers of students enrolled in entrepreneurial courses:
Undergraduate: 2,746
Masters: 536
Doctoral: 629
These students represented 142 majors on the University of Illinois campus
There were 115 faculty members teaching entrepreneurship in 2006-2007
Entrepreneurial Offices at Illinois
EnterpriseWorks
Worldwide Universities Network Enterprise
Entrepreneurship Portal
Hoeft Technology & Management Program
Illinois Ventures
Office of Technology Management
Research Park at Illinois
Technology Entrepreneur Center
28 student start-up companies formed in 2006-2007:
247Mixtapes
Ambient
BetaFlash
BlueDude
Bricks Foundation
CARAD! Enterprises
Createch
eCribz
Endgame
Green Street Records
Ignis Technologies Inc.
International Projects in Engineering & Consulting
Jupiter IT Solutions
LetsDoFood.com
Little Chef's Kitchen
Magna Cum Laude
NevReg
Pickmyknows.com
Realmware Corporation
Rose Clan Distillery
Scientia Microfluidics
Securiflash Technologies
Simple Solutions Consulting
SolarFlare Inc.
The Illini 4000
UIUC Biodiesel Initiative
WIGI, Inc.
Zienon, LLC