Student entrepreneurs, studying at IbriCT, represented the college at the first forum of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Club. The Higher College of Technology, in collaboration with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Development Fund, organised the forum on 12 March 2018 at Al Noor Hall, Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos, Muscat.
Around 17 student entrepreneurs from our college participated in the forum accompanied by Mr Zaid Al Badi, College OJT Coordinator. The purpose of this programme was to inculcate the entrepreneurial culture among the students in different colleges through EI – Clubs.
The participants were guided and encouraged, through various activities, to create new ideas and start new businesses. They were given a better understanding of the significance and the need of entrepreneurial ventures in Oman in the current economic scenario.
By participating in various group activities, the students got more knowledge about the challenges and difficulties in creating new ideas and transforming them into fruitful businesses. They also learnt important things relevant to the procedural aspects of starting a new business and expanding the existing ones. The students returned satisfied with rich and more experience of creative ideas for their future ventures.
The Entrepreneurship Committee, Department of Business Studies, in coordination with the college’s On the Job Training Committee, organized the inauguration program of its e-Club in the Multi-Purpose Hall, on 29 October 2017. The e-Club, formed under the auspices of Ibri College of Technology, is supported and sponsored by the SME Development Fund, Oman.
The session started at 10am with a presentation by Mr. Qais Khalifah Al-Bulushi (Trainer and entrepreneurship coach, SME Development fund, Oman). He briefed the gathering of the fundamental concepts of entrepreneurship, and the importance of e-Club and the Campus Companies in Ibri College of Technology.