Entrepreneurial Mindset and Leadership for Sustainability

UNI 3001BEW

Course Guide

ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET AND LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABILITY

UNI 3001BEW

Course Guide

ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET AND LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Course Start Date

Spr 2026

Course Level

3000

Length in Terms

1 term

Credits

3

Language

English

Fees ($) (including lab fees)

5,595

Future Terms

Quota and Schedule

Course Start Date	Course Level	Length in Terms	Credits	Language	Fees ($) (including lab fees)	Future Terms
Spr 2026	3000	1 term	3	English	5,595

Quota and Schedule

Course Coordinator:

Wong Wing Shun, BA (Hons) (CityU of HK); MSc (CityU of HK); MCG (HKMU); FCCA (ACCA); CPA (HKICPA); ACG, HKACG (HKCGI)

Aims

The course aims to raise students' awareness of environmental challenges and societal needs. It enhances students' understanding of business models and their roles in achieving sustainability, and instils the entrepreneurial mindset and leadership qualities in students so that they dare to question the status quo and drive positive change in organisations and society. The course also aims to equip students with design thinking and systems thinking methodologies, and the range of knowledge and skills they need to be entrepreneurs.

Contents

The course covers the following topics:

Sustainable solutions to systematic challenges: Successes and failures
Social innovations and shared values
Design thinking and systems thinking
The entrepreneurial mindset
Contemporary leadership approaches for sustainability
AI ethics

Learning support

There will be a one-hour online course induction, pre-recorded mini-lecture videos and two three-hour compulsory face-to-face day schools. The dates for the compulsory face-to-face day schools are as follows:-

Session	Date
1 & 2	14 or 15 March 2026 (SAT or SUN)

The timetable displayed above is provisional and is subject to change without notification. You should check the confirmed timetable via MyHKMU of the HKMU website (Current Students) before term starts.

Assessment

There are compulsory online tasks/activities, two compulsory assignments to be completed during Day Schools and one group assignment. The group assignment should be prepared with Zoom or other online platform/app that carries video recording function, and submitted via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Equipment

Students will need access to a personal computer with an Internet connection.

Set book(s)

There are no set books for this course.