1. UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO Escola Politécnica
Programa Minerva de Empreendedorismo
Key Contacts:
José A. L. Siqueira
Celso Furukawa
Web Site:

2. Program Mission Statement:
To foster the entrepreneurial spirit among the
students at USP and to supplement their skills and
abilities so that they can create new ventures,
products and services based on team-based approaches
and high ethical principles.

3. thousand undergraduate students, from which 450 have
Program Audience: 50
thousand undergraduate students,
from which 450 have
participated in the program in the
last 12 months.
Number of Faculty
(Regular and Adjunct): 5
Number of Courses Offered: 7

4. The most exciting activity:
The Entrepreneurship Marathon is a
22-hour weekend course that is
designed to take the participant out of
her comfort zone.

5. The biggest challenge:
To make the program self-sustainable.

6. New initiatives under planning:
The Inovation Seminar
A 20-hour weekend course devoted to
the training of intellectual power tools
that can increase personal productivity
and endeavor.