One of UniLaSalle's missions is to introduce students to the world of entrepreneurship and innovation in order to open up new possibilities for them.

Through three main types of initiatives, the Entrepreneurship team encourages students to consider starting their own business as a potential career path after graduation.

Raising awareness of innovation

The aim of the awareness-raising activities carried out during our engineering courses is to introduce UniLaSalle students to entrepreneurship and innovation.

These activities take two forms:

• Optional teaching modules, offered to students in the pre-engineering cycle (1^st and 2^nd years) and 4^th year;
• Participation in competitions such as Hackathons, Start-up Weekends, and others.

Entrepreneurship training

Depending on the engineering program, between 20 and 80 hours of classes are devoted to entrepreneurship.

Students who wish to pursue an entrepreneurial career can choose a specific track in their fifth year of engineering studies: the “E2I” track in Beauvais and the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” track in Rouen.
 

Supporting student initiatives

The PEPITE program

PEPITE (Student Hubs for Innovation, Transfer, and Entrepreneurship) support students and recent graduates in their business creation projects.

There are 33 PEPITE centers across France, which is a real asset for students with business projects, as they benefit from:

• The local roots of each center, which brings together higher education institutions, economic players, and associations;
• The networking of the various PEPITE centers, which allows for the sharing of best practices and new ideas between centers.

UniLaSalle's four campuses are covered by three PEPITE centers:

• PEPITE A2U for the Amiens and Beauvais campuses
• PEPITE Normandie for the Rouen campus
• PEPITE Bretagne for the Rennes campus

National Student Entrepreneur Status (SNEE)

Are you a student or recent graduate of higher education? You can obtain national student entrepreneur status.

This status allows you to:

• access personalized support for your project through the PEPITE program, regardless of its nature (start-up or takeover of a business, innovative or not, etc.);
• dedicate the internship periods included in your curriculum to your project.

To benefit from this status, contact the entrepreneurship advisor on your campus (contact details at the bottom of the page).

Find out more about national student-entrepreneur status.
 

The Student-Entrepreneur Diploma

The Student-Entrepreneur Diploma offers a one-year tailor-made training program through PEPITE centers. It is open to anyone who has obtained national student-entrepreneur status.

Learn more about the Student-Entrepreneur Diploma