• Ideation in practice

    In response to a call by the Department of Higher Education and Training EDHE Programme (Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education), the University of South Africa has established a subsidiary, Inhlanyelo Hub NPC. The EDHE Programme’s goals are as follows:

    • Student entrepreneurship, i.e., mobilizing the national student and graduate resources to create successful enterprises that will lead to both wealth and job creation.
    • Entrepreneurship development in academia, i.e., supports academics in instilling an entrepreneurial mindset within all students and graduates through the offering of relevant knowledge, transfer of practical skills, and the application of business principles, not only to a specific discipline but across disciplines.
    • Developing entrepreneurial universities, i.e., creating a conducive environment that will enable universities to adapt strategically and embark on projects whereby third-stream income can be generated through innovative business ideas”

    Unisa is fully aligned with this new agenda. Unisa’s vision states, “Towards the African university shaping futures in the service of humanity” as well as its mission which states in part, “We are guided by the principles of lifelong learning, student centredness, innovation, and creativity. Our efforts contribute to the knowledge and information society, advance development, nurture a critical citizenry, and ensure global sustainability”.

    Business incubation formally began in the US in the 1960s, and later developed in the UK and Europe through various related forms (e.g., Innovation centers, technopolis/science parks). It is recognized as a way of meeting a variety of economic and socio-economic policy needs. The objective of establishing Inhlanyelo Hub is to accelerate business growth and success and decrease the likelihood of failure. This in turn creates new jobs, diversifies the industrial base, and enhances the quality of life in the community.



Available courses

DESIGN THINKING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAPSTONE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSE

This comprehensive 7-week course is designed to provide participants with a deep understanding of design thinking, entrepreneurship, and practical application through a capstone project and a concluding Design Expo Planning. The course combines theoretical concepts with hands-on activities to ensure a well-rounded learning experience.

NQF Level:              8

Course Credits:   

Notional Hours:    120

Academic learning time includes the following:

Directed learning: Direct contact time with teachers and trainers. Examples: lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory practical, workshops, fieldwork, etc.

  • One online lecture (taught) or seminar (discussion) will be 2 hours per week of scheduled class/seminar time over 6 weeks and 2 hours of student preparation time over  6 weeks.
  • Over an entire semester, this represents at least 12 hours of class time and 12 hours of student preparation.
  • Workshops: These will be two, 2-day workshops with 24 hours of learning and 24 hours of Preparation, a total of 48 hours.
  • Total Learning hours = 12 + 12 + 48 = 72 hours.

Self-Directed: Time spent in private studying. Examples: assignments, course projects, undertaking practical tasks, self-study, reading, searching the internet for information, etc.

  • Independent study represents 4 hours per week over 7 weeks.
  • Total Learning hours = 28 hours.
Assessment: Time spent in assessment. Examples: time spent on preparing and carrying out formative and summative assessments, oral presentations, final exams, etc.

  • Individual Practical: 1 practical assessments will be 2 hours per assessment and 4 hours of student preparation time per assessment, a total of 6 hours
  • Group Project: 1 project assessment will be 2 hours per project and 7 hours of Group Project preparation per project, a total of 20 hours.
  • Total Learning hours = 6+14 = 20 hours.

Total notional hours = 72+28+20 = 120 hours



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Ide8ion

The purpose of this 7-week workshop is to equip aspiring Unisa students, Unisa alumni, staff, and student entrepreneurs with Minimum Viable Product and Design Thinking knowledge and skills. A human-focused, prototype-driven, innovative design process, that teaches how to pre-validate your idea through customer interaction before investing substantial time and resources. This course helps participants become innovative thinkers by uncovering opportunities and solving problems creatively, collaboratively, and empathetically. At the end of the course, participants will be required to produce a minimum viable product pitch that will be reviewed by an esteemed panel of judges, successful participants will be invited to pitch their ideas. Those who succeed in this phase will be invited to attend a pre-incubation boot camp to develop and further strengthen their business model canvas with the potential to progress towards enrolment into the Inhlanylo Hub incubator.