Tag: CESP

  • A launch pad for the next generation of technical entrepreneurs

    A launch pad for the next generation of technical entrepreneurs

    A launch pad for the next generation of technical entrepreneurs On 27 August 2021, the CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme (CESP) held its Demo Day, during which participating teams marked the completion of the intensive five-week entrepreneurial programme by delivering their final venture idea pitches. This year marked CESP’s fourth run, in which five selected teams of technical

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  • Apply to CESP 2021 to develop your start-up ideas

    Apply to CESP 2021 to develop your start-up ideas

    Apply to CESP 2021 to develop your start-up ideas Merging technology with entrepreneurship helps to drive innovative solutions to existing challenges. With this in mind, the CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme (CESP) returns for its fourth edition, training the next generation of entrepreneurs. This five-week programme will give master’s-level students the opportunity to develop entrepreneurial skills,

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  • Inspiring the next generation of technical entrepreneurs

    Inspiring the next generation of technical entrepreneurs

    Inspiring the next generation of technical entrepreneurs On 19 November 2020 the third edition of the CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme, organised by CERN’s Knowledge Transfer group, came to an end. After five weeks of online workshops, mentoring and teamwork, the participants presented their concepts for new ventures using machine learning in their products. These targeted the market needs for

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  • CESP: Bringing Science and Business together!

    CESP: Bringing Science and Business together!

    CESP: Bringing Science and Business together! his is the second edition of the Project Leadership Series. This series aims to explore the various activities under the wing of the CERN & Society Foundation, through the lens of the managers facilitating these projects. This time, we have with us, Silje Uhlen Maurset, the project manager of the

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  • CESP 2020: Back With A Bigger Bang!

    CESP 2020: Back With A Bigger Bang!

    CESP 2020: back with a bigger bang! With the continuous rise of entrepreneurship and technological innovations around the world, the CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme (CESP) is swiftly becoming an important initiative to fuel the growth of future entrepreneurs of the world. A one-of-a-kind five week residency programme, CESP allows students from all over the world to learn

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  • Arconic Foundation renews support for the CERN & Society Foundation

    Arconic Foundation renews support for the CERN & Society Foundation

    Arconic Foundation renews support for the CERN & Society Foundation Since 2016, the Arconic Foundation has been a valuable supporter of the CERN & Society Foundation, and we are now very happy to announce that our partnership has been extended until 2021!   Thanks to their most recent generous donation to the CERN & Society

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  • whurley® to be the first CERN & Society Foundation Ambassador

    whurley® to be the first CERN & Society Foundation Ambassador

    whurley® to be the first CERN & Society Foundation Ambassador The CERN & Society Foundation is proud to announce Mr. William Hurley, known as whurley®, as its first official Ambassador. An Eisenhower Fellow, Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and Vice Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Steering Committee at the IEEE, whurley® is

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  • Apply for the CERN 2019 Entrepreneurship Student Programme

    Apply for the CERN 2019 Entrepreneurship Student Programme

    Apply for the CERN 2019 Entrepreneurship Student Programme In late summer of 2018, the first version of the CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme (CESP) was completed. Ten students from across the globe got the opportunity to spend five weeks at CERN, working alongside with experienced CERN knowledge transfer professionals with the aim of developing concepts for new high-tech

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  • CESP inspires young entrepreneurs to dream big

    CESP inspires young entrepreneurs to dream big

    CESP inspires young entrepreneurs to dream big “Explore – Evaluate – Exploit.” This was the motto that ten ambitious young people were inspired by during their unique five-week residency at CERN, as part of the CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme (CESP). CESP is the latest addition to the CERN & Society programme and is the first

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  • CESP 2018 – preliminary results

    CESP 2018 – preliminary results

    CESP 2018 – preliminary results 30 April was the deadline to apply for the first ever CERN Entrepreneurship Student Programme. Students from 39 Universities across Europe, and from as far afield as India and New Zealand, will compete for 10 placements during summer 2018 where they will have the opportunity to work closely with, and learn from,

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