Entrepreneurship is a set of skills that allows an individual to successfully keep up with the rapidly changing conditions of today's world and not be surprised by future challenges.

Why is it important? ► The development of entrepreneurship and creativity, proactivity, willingness to cooperate and the ability to come up with new approaches and ideas are the main prerequisites for innovation. That is why CKTT aims to develop entrepreneurship in students and employees of Charles University through:

• educational,

• networking

• and community activities.

This creates a community of (future) entrepreneurs, changemakers, and innovators with the skills to produce quality ideas suitable for practical application.

IMPORTANT ► Entrepreneurship does NOT mean just business. Business is one of the many ways entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life.

Entrepreneurship strengthens people's capacity and competence:

• ► to break out of mainstream thinking,

• ► enhance relevant skills,

• ► develop systemic and creative thinking,

• ► and transform new ideas into sustainable solutions for positive social change.

CKTT offers its entrepreneurial activities to all students, postdoctoral fellows and also to Charles University employees. In this way, it supports the current European trend of knowledge valorisation and knowledge transfer, the creation of innovations, new ideas, projects, across disciplines.

Promoting entrepreneurship is ► part of the University's third role, which emphasises the development of a positive social impact. In short, it is about individuals taking their knowledge and insights gained through their studies proactively outside the university to positively impact on societal development.