Conducting Entrepreneurship Workshop for Musashino EMC Students
On 6-7 September 2024, Leave a Nest Singapore conducted an entrepreneurship workshop for students of the Musashino University Department of Entrepreneurship (Musashino EMC). The 15 students visited Indonesia and Singapore on a rigorous six-day programme to learn about global entrepreneurship and expand their horizons, and joined Leave a Nest's workshop for three hours over the final two days.
On 6 Sep, the Musashino EMC students visited Leave a Nest Singapore's office for one and a half hours. There, two members of Leave a Nest, Addi and Leeyon, shared some of their experiences before joining Leave a Nest and gave the students advice for their entrepreneurial journey ahead. Kihoko, Managing Director of Leave a Nest Singapore, then shared in Japanese some insights she gained through her journey in Leave a Nest, and challenged the students to discover their own definition of “entrepreneurship”. In the following Q&A, the Musashino EMC students actively contributed their thoughts on topics such as the definition of entrepreneurship, and what kind of entrepreneur was necessary in Japan in the current age.
The next day, on 7 Sep, Leave a Nest Singapore facilitated another one and a half hours of the Musashino EMC group's final wrap up of their six-day programme. After a recap of the places they visited that week, Kihoko brought the students through a reflection on how the experience had changed their perception of entrepreneurship. Then, the students were tasked with imagining what they would be doing in 5 years, and coming up with concrete steps to reach that goal.
A lively discussion followed, where students reaffirmed their mission and motivated themselves, as well as each other, to start acting towards their respective goals. The workshop was capped off by a presentation by some students about what kind of entrepreneur they would become, and a declaration of the actions they committed themselves to making.
This workshop offers participants a unique perspective on entrepreneurship, so that they can define and start their own entrepreneurial journey. 2024 marks the second year Leave a Nest Singapore has conducted this workshop for students majoring in entrepreneurship at Musashino EMC, and we would be happy to provide the same opportunity to students in other institutes of higher learning as well. Besides short workshops like this one, we also plan full programmes such as this past programme for Tokyo Metropolitan University. Leave a Nest is welcoming students from Tokyo Metropolitan University for a one-week programme in Malaysia and Singapore later this year as well, so please look forward to hearing more about that!
If you are interested in offering Leave a Nest's entrepreneurship workshop at your institute, please contact info-asia”at”lne.st for enquiries. (Please replace “at” with @)