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Accelerate your career.
The Technology Entrepreneur Center helps you develop an entrepreneurial mindset,
changing the way you see the world to tackle important challenges.
ILEE Dual Degree
Learn about the BS dual degree in Innovation, Leadership & Engineering Entrepreneurship (ILEE).
TEC Certificates
Gain the skills and resources necessary to become a successful innovator, entrepreneur, and leader.
TEC Courses
Build a great schedule by registering for TEC courses! Check out the unique courses we have to offer.
Cozad New Venture Challenge
Have a startup idea? Want to launch a company? Accelerate your idea with funding and mentoring!
SocialFuse
A pitching and networking event organized around sharing skills, ideas, and entrepreneurial ambitions.
Directory
Meet our staff, faculty, and interns that create our programming, curriculum,
and more!
Level up your startup!
Register by Tues | Jan 31
Connect with investors and mentors that can help launch your startup and get funding and prizes from a record pool of over $300,000! Check out this year's additional Healthcare Track, new Demo Day Giveaway and more!
“If you’re thinking of doing anything entrepreneurial, you need to participate in TEC programs and academics. TEC gives you the tools and resources you need to succeed in both startups and large companies. The skills I’ve learned have been invaluable at my internships at John Deere and Anheuser Busch, and with my own personal startup.”
CEDRIC VARGAS
Computer Science + Innovation, Leadership, & Engineering Entrepreneurship '21
3000+
Students have participated in TEC's Cozad New Venture Challenge
$2M+
Has been awarded in cash and in-kind prizes for the Cozad New Venture Challenge since 2000
2017
TEC launched the new Innovation, Leadership, & Engineering Entrepreneurship (ILEE) dual degree in Grainger Engineering
700
Ideas pitched at SocialFuse since 2012
UIUC Offers The Best Hands-On Learning Experience With TEC
News | January 18, 2023
The University of Illinois Offers a Thriving Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
News | January 18, 2023
Cozad Winners Named In Chicago Inno's Under 25 List
News | October 11, 2022