Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE)

The UCE Summer Startup Programme is your opportunity to explore your ideas, transforming your passions into action, and launching your impact in the world. We help fast-track your ideas into action, helping you launch commercial ventures and social enterprises that create value in the world.

Over 10 action-packed weeks, we create a supportive environment that will help you to build and develop your entrepreneurial mindset, while providing with the capabilities and support to explore, validate, and launch your venture.

Providing you with the opportunity to build value and create impact in the world.

UCE Disrupt is a 48-hour challenge where you work in teams to create solutions to real-world problems posed by partner organisations. This experience looks great on your CV and you get to meet new people. Learn more about the UCE Disrupt Challenge Series.

At the UC Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE) you can connect with like-minded students and engage with a variety of opportunities. We have seven student-run clubs that offer a range of competitions, seminars, workshops, internships, consultancy projects, and more to help you develop transferable skills. Check out the clubs.

Prove the potential of your ideas. Learn more about the Validator Challenge Series!

Want to know what it's like to do a UCE programme? Read UCE Student Stories to see real life experiences from our students.

With support from local and international entrepreneurial ecosystems, UCE is developing New Zealand’s next generation of entrepreneurial and innovation talent. We work closely with organisations to create value for partners and students through a range of collaborative projects and experiences. Get involved and support UCE.