MCEI is an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Mannheim, Germany. MCEI provides a dedicated platform for young entrepreneurs, potential founders, students, sponsors and investors.Mission
Inspire, qualify, encourage, advise and assist in the implementation:
MCEI enables our students with entrepreneurial skills through teaching, training and counseling. We help our students to implement their ideas. Our goal is to foster an entrepreneurial culture at the University of Mannheim, and to thereby create sustainable value for our students and the society at large.
Vision
MCEI provides a dedicated platform for students, young entrepreneurs and promoters. It fosters networking and enhances knowledge exchange.
MCEI
- supports the qualification of our students by providing opportunities to learn via dedicated teaching
- provides a strong platform for young entrepreneurs, potential founders, students, sponsors and investors
- supports (student) start-ups with targeted support, advice and guidance
- acts as an accelerator for young businesses
Position within the University of Mannheim
The ifm Mannheim and the Chair of SME Research & Entrepreneurship have a long history and a profound experience base in facilitating entrepreneurial student ventures. With the foundation of the MCEI we extent our activities to an interdepartmental center for fostering entrepreneuerial spirit.