Sustainable Entrepreneurship Summer Programme 2025
Dates: Monday 18 August 2025 to Friday 22 August 2025
Arrival date: Sunday 17 August 2025
Departure date: Saturday 23 August 2025
Venue: Universiti Malaya
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
About the Programme
The UK-MUC is very pleased to announce the launch of the first Summer Programme of Phase 2. The Sustainable Entrepreneurship Summer Programme is an innovative, week-long programme that will take place from 18 August to 22 August, and is hosted by the Universiti Malaya (UM). It has been developed for students to learn the foundations of entrepreneurship; how to ideate, create and manage sustainable enterprises through problem solving methodology. The programme is open to undergraduate students from all disciplines.
Students will visit several organisations in Kuala Lumpur to learn how they were founded and to understand how they contribute to the local economy in a sustainable manner.
2025 Programme Schedule
17 August: Arrival Date
18 August: Programme Introduction and Ice Breaking Session (Batik, traditional dance & games)
19 August: Visit to Vanilla Mille Crepe Kitchen (create delicious desserts & participate in a panel session and discussion with CEO and Founder)
20 August: Visit to Picha Eats (learn from Co-Founders of a successful social enterprise and participate in a learning immersive experience)
21 August: Visit to Mah Meri Cultural Village and Produce Art with Artsense Edu Sdn. Bhd.
22 August: Sustainable Entrepreneurship Summer Programme Conference and Closing Session
23 August: Departure Date
Nomination and Selection
Each Consortium member is eligible to nominate 2 students to apply, please email your nominations to UK-MUC/LJMU (ukmuc@ljmu.ac.uk) and UM (studyabroad@um.edu.my) with the name of the Nominating University, Coordinator Name and Email Address. The deadline to nominate is 28 April 2025.
To nominate a student, please provide all the following information about them:
- full name
- programme of Study
- institute email
- personal email
- phone number
- gender
- nationality/nationalities
- birthday (DD/MM/YYYY)
Nominated students will be emailed an application form, this will take no longer than 2 hours to complete. The deadline to submit the application is 12 May 2025. The selection panel will include members of staff from LJMU and UM and places will be awarded on the basis of the number of points scored. Students will be informed of the outcome on 23 May 2025.
There are 25 fully funded places available to students from UK and Malaysia Consortium members, UK-MUC will cover the cost of the programme fees, accommodation and travel. Students are expected to cover the cost of their meals whilst on the programme.
Any queries, please feel free to get in touch with us at ukmuc@ljmu.ac.uk.
For more information, download our Sustainable Entrepreneurship Summer Programme poster (PDF, 4,155KB).