The College of Business and Economics organized an Entrepreneurship Day on the 6^th of February, 2018 as part of UAEU Innovation Week. The goal of the open day is to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the UAE and to learn more about the achievements and experiences of students at both local and international levels.

Research  projects that became international companies

Dr. Ayman El Tarabishy, Executive Director of the International Council of Small Businesses (ICSB) gave an overview on Small Businesses entrepreneurship around the world, and its history from the 1950s to the 21^st century. He elaborated on how research impacts innovations and projects that have later transformed into international companies, such as Nike, Microsoft, Apple, and many others which received funds that allowed it become key players in a number of industries around the world. 

Research is the core of innovation

Mr. Bear Eckman spoke, Deputy Director of HMD Global, Nokia MENA Region, gave a presentation on Nokia’s success journey. The company has achieved paradigm shift in developing modern applications in line with international customer standards. The company has also succeeded to develop partnerships with giant institutions in building electronic communication devices, information providers and giant Internet companies such as Google. In addition, the company has worked on enhancing the efforts of knowledge integration with universities and innovation centers.He explained that leadership, innovation and creativity in the field of entrepreneurship start from research laboratories and innovation centers in universities.