Become a student-entrepreneur

Created in 2011 by WSL, Startech is the crucible enabling upcoming entrepreneurs to discover entrepreneurship.

This program is targeted at engineering students across Wallonia.

Accompanied by coaches, themselves successful entrepreneurs, the students will instantly be put in the shoes of entrepreneurs during 10 sessions.

From the first day on, they will conceptualize the idea and meet future clients and partners.

To top it all, the program is embed in the curriculum of future engineers and allows them to validate credits.

Startech is an entrepreneurship awakening program for students

Concept: Put the students in the shoes of an entrepreneur and give them the opportunity of creating their own tech company.

The goal

Creating a company from the idea to the prototype and being able to pitch it in front of a panel of investors.

10 weekly sessions

10 sessions during which seasoned professionals coach students in the evolution of their company.

The approach

This program applies the Lean startup methodology and takes place actively using flipped classrooms.

An excellent entrepreneur will turn an average idea into a good business, while a poor entrepreneur will ruin what could be a great idea.
Michel de Guilhermier – Investisseur & entrepreneur

10 days of exchanges and of intensive collaboration

When?All along the academic year

Where?In graduate schools and university faculties of industrial, civil and bio-engineering.

For who?Bachelor and Master students, depending on the graduate school or the university faculty.

Participating graduate schools and faculties
Incubators for students
Inspiring coaches

The coaches are all engineers with proven experience in the creation and launch of tech startups.

Laurent GilisBusiness CoachProfil LinkedIn ↗
Didier MattiviProfil LinkedIn ↗
Michel DuchateauProfil LinkedIn ↗
Sophie RaquezProfil LinkedIn ↗
Nicolas StreelProfil LinkedIn ↗
Partners

Do you want to know more?
More information via your school!