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Through a donation of $5 million from The Asper
Foundation, the Asper Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem was established in 2001. The centre enhances the academic program of
the School of Business at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is modelled on
the Asper Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Manitoba.
The Asper Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is
committed to creating an environment in which students can develop their
business acumen and entrepreneurial talent to become visionaries of the future.
It fosters an atmosphere that promotes research and development, creativity and
evolution of new products and services. The centre’s activities include the
development of academic courses in entrepreneurship, start-up commerce and new
venture capital in the Faculty of Business as well as joint programs with other
faculties. The centre supports and offers scholarships, internet courses, a
summer camp program, research projects in entrepreneurship, outreach programs to
start-up companies in Israel and community programs for special segments such as
youth and women.
The Asper Centre for Entrepreneurship acts as a catalyst in the establishment of
new ventures based on ideas developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and
helps with the commercial realization of basic research. Its very existence acts
as a lodestone to attract new academic entrepreneurial talent to the Hebrew
University and paves the way for a strong connection between the Centre and
major hi tech ventures in Jerusalem.
“The Asper Centre is intended to be the focal point of entrepreneurship.
The activities of the Business School will include research, undergraduate and
post graduate MBA teaching, and outreach programs for the benefit of Israel,
economy in general and the economy and development of Jerusalem in particular.”
~Jonathan Kornbluth, former Dean of the School of Business, The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem
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Credit For The Following Photos: Cindy Warren
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