In line with its institutional commitment to Education for SDGs and global sustainability, the University of the Cordilleras (UC) has integrated TECHNO 100: Technopreneurship as a core, mandatory course across all academic programs. This initiative directly addresses SDG Indicator 17.4.2 (Education for SDGs: Specific courses on sustainability) by ensuring that every student, regardless of academic discipline, gains direct access to dedicated courses (full degrees or electives) that address sustainability and the SDGs.

Curriculum Overview: TECHNO 100 (Technopreneurship)

• Course Code: TECHNO 100
• Course Title: Technopreneurship
• Academic Credits: 3 Units
• Contact Hours: 5 hours per week

Course Description

TECHNO 100 introduces basic concepts of technopreneurship, focusing on the nature, environment, and risks of new venture formation and building startup businesses. The course equips learners with practical methodologies to navigate the challenges, risks, and rewards of starting an enterprise, enhancing their capacity to deploy technology-driven solutions for economic and social development.

Key Learning Outcomes & SDG Alignment

1. Understanding the Entrepreneurial & Technopreneurial Process: Experiencing ideation from creative concept generation to sustainable business design.
2. Developing Creative Solutions to Key Problems: Training students to identify critical societal, environmental, and market challenges and build sustainable interventions.
3. Comprehensive Business Plan & Strategy Formulation:
   1. Analyzing market opportunities with a focus on responsible innovation.
   2. Formulating resilient business models and operational strategies.
   3. Cultivating interdisciplinary teamwork to address multi-faceted sustainability goals.
4. Investor Pitching & Stakeholder Engagement: Presenting viable business plans to panels of investors, industry judges, and innovation mentors.

SDG Alignment

• SDG 4: Quality Education: Equips students with relevant technical and entrepreneurial skills for lifelong learning and sustainable development.
• SDG 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth: Fosters startup creation, innovation-driven livelihoods, and sustainable economic opportunities.
• SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, & Infrastructure: Drives technological problem-solving, creative design, and research-backed startup incubation.
• SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities: Empowers student teams to design venture proposals solving local, urban, and community-level issues.
• SDG 12: Responsible Consumption & Production: Embeds sustainable business modeling and responsible resource planning into venture development.
• SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals: Promotes interdisciplinary teamwork and stakeholder engagement to achieve shared sustainability objectives.