This highly regarded interdisciplinary program, jointly delivered by the University of Portland and Oregon Health & Science University, is designed for people with a passion for successfully turning ideas into ventures.  It is particularly suited to those with backgrounds in science, engineering, or management and an interest in developing new business units from technology based intellectual property.

The Technology Entrepreneurship Certificate combines theory and practice in an environment where academics are balanced with real world experience.  Diverse cohorts are comprised of technology entrepreneurs from various fields and current students in Portland-area PhD, MBA, and JD programs.  Over the course of a year, students will participate in and experience the entire spectrum of the commercialization process, starting with invention and product development, to technical and market feasibility analysis, through intellectual property acquisition and business planning, and culminating with venture funding and product launch.  

If you are not currently a University of Portland graduate student, you may apply through the Graduate School.

Program Features

• Hands on and experiential
• Outstanding faculty and classmates
• Highly networked into the region’s robust entrepreneurship community
• Begins mid-January and ends mid-December
• More than 180 classroom contact hours throughout the year
• May be taken as non-credit or for-credit (12 semester credit hours)
• Application requirements include résumé, university transcripts, personal statement of interest, and a letter of recommendation
• Classes meet at the OHSU South Waterfront campus