December 6, 2024 by Lorenzo Piantanida
E-Club is a student organization born with the main goal of supporting young entrepreneurs and startups, as the “e” itself stands for entrepreneurship. Its aim is to spread this concept in the university environment, which is typically associated with creativity, motivation, and resilience but has long lacked the necessary support and tools to foster innovation.
The first E-Club was born in 2011 at Bocconi with more and more universities recognizing its importance as a reference point for entrepreneurial education during the following decade.
New E-Clubs were established in a new chapter starting in Milan’s Polytechnic in 2020, from which stemmed Milan University’s, Pavia, LIUC and obviously Bicocca’s in 2024. To coordinate the newborn organizations, E-Club Ventures was created in 2023 as the main hub connecting all E-Clubs, enabling better communication and collaboration among them, as well as fostering community.
Much has evolved over the years, but some concepts have always been present: Learn, Network, and Build.
Prominent figures from the startup world are invited to deliver talks about their knowledge and experiences in entrepreneurship, the obstacles they faced, the mistakes they made and how to avoid them.
Being part of the association and participating in the gathering events it organizes, such as aperitifs, allows you to meet and connect with individuals who share similar interests and aspirations.
The association provides the opportunity to turn an innovative idea into reality. The best way to test your strengths, gain experience, and develop the skills and competences required to succeed in the fast-changing startup world is by participating in the University Startup Challenge, where participants present solutions to a manifested societal problem through a series of organized presentations.
But it offers much more: you will be able to link up with like-minded students from different universities and understand the financing and growth mechanisms behind startups, thanks to the strong presence of incubators and venture funds.
Article by Lorenzo Piantanida, Edited by Andrea Stramondo
