About us

Our mission is to educate, inspire and empower human and organizational potential through entrepreneurial mindsets and actionable lifelong skills for career, personal, enterprise and societal success.

At the Centre of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, we believe that innovation and entrepreneurship are within everyone’s grasp. We also believe that sustainability and social entrepreneurship are increasingly important in the world today.

We are dedicated to relentless focus on innovation for transforming lives and communities to make the world better, through agile, experiential programs and activities for sustainable social as well as conventional entrepreneurship, developing the mindset and key essential skills to future-proof careers and develop change leaders.

We are also continuing the work to embed entrepreneurship learning outcomes into curriculum across all schools. We are working with our academic partners to support students’ learning towards the skills needed to flourish in an ever-changing global economy.

The Centre of Innovation & Entrepreneurship provides all the resources needed to learn about entrepreneurship in the classroom, learn and practice entrepreneurship skills through experiential co-curricular program and learning activities and opportunity to hone these through our multi-track programming suitable for all levels – from early explorers to operating businesses.

Our programs are open to students, staff and community, and they are available to work-integrated learning options, including internships, or field placements opportunities.

As you look around this site, you will find tools and resources to help you get going – check them out to see what we have to offer!

COIE’s journey through the decades: 

• Founded in 1980s: Founded through government-funded entrepreneurship initiatives, supporting more than 3,500 startups and self-employed entrepreneurs.
• 2014: Launched ACCEL (Accelerator for Centennial Community Entrepreneurs and Leaders) to foster entrepreneurship and innovation within the Centennial community.
• 2017: Merged with ARIC to become ARIES, introducing the Business Innovation & Transformation Program and expanding support for applied innovation and commercialization.
• 2020/2021: Shifted focus toward cultivating a sustainable entrepreneurial mindset, empowering innovators to create social, environmental, and economic impact.
• 2025–Present: Empowering the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers through innovation, entrepreneurship, and community impact.