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Master of Social Entrepreneurship (MSE) Program launched by Deshpande Education Trust’s Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Hubli, India

The field of social entrepreneurship has gained lot of importance in recent days in building innovative solutions to community challenges.

Social entrepreneurs are people who have noticed a need in their community or somewhere in the world, and have come up with a way of remedying that issue through the application of market principles.

Deshpande Education Trust’s (DET) Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship (DCSE), located in Hubli-Dharwad region of Karnataka,  actively promotes social entrepreneurship by hosting, supporting and guiding dynamic individuals dedicated to generating innovative and scalable ideas.

This academic year DET’s DCSE successfully completed its affiliation with Karnatak University, Dharwad and announces the launch of its Master of Social Entrepreneurship program. The Master of Social Entrepreneurship (MSE) is a two-year residential program affiliated with Karnatak University Dharwad and approved by the Government of Karnataka

MSE will be hosted at DCSE campus which provides a cutting-edge environment with fully equipped classrooms featuring audio and video facilities and WIFI. The center has additional facilities such as an incubation space, auditorium, digital lab, seminar hall and a robust library containing books, magazines, journals and contemporary digital content.

What makes MSE program special?  With an aim to demystify social entrepreneurship for young and creative minds this residential program is carefully designed from a practitioner’s perspective. DCSE has been a breeding ground of several start-ups, an international network of enterprises and concrete partnerships with over 100 for profits and not –for profits who all are engaged in solving social issues with a compassionate heart and entrepreneurial mind set.

Two year program is packaged with 25 different courses that blend with cutting edge practical experience as well as personal mentorship through real entrepreneurs. Our international experience in US and Canada where Deshpande centers have been launched in renowned universities with a sole objective to make “learning relevant and responsive to real time challenges” and embark on an even more ambitious aim to help students not just ‘learn’ about entrepreneurship but find the inspirations and tools of becoming an entrepreneur themselves. For more information about our international network  http://www.detmse.com/network.html

 Faculty Profile: One of the distinguishing factors of the Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship is its faculty and resource personals. DCSE is gifted with passionate faculty with substantial experience in the social enterprise and related sectors at a global level. For more information http://www.detmse.com/trainer.html

Who should join MSE?   Graduates in any field who are looking to step into creating or managing a social enterprise themselves. People who are passionate about social issues but still possess an entrepreneurial acumen to venture into innovative and yet sustainable initiatives. We are pleased to share that being located DCSE MSE program brings an added advantage of possibility of getting incubated in our Entrepreneur in Residence program, an incubation centre where several other start-ups will accompany you as you chart the journey of developing a small idea into a big impact.

How to apply?

Application can be downloaded at our website. For complete details please visit www.detmse.com    .