A summa cum laude graduate of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Jean-Jacques Degroof went on to earn his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). As an educator and venture investor, he has long championed technology-based innovation and entrepreneurship. Jean-Jacques Degroof was instrumental in establishing an MIT Global Startup Labs (GSL) at UCLouvain in the summer of 2018. The MIT GSL at UCLouvain, a free program, involved the selection of 20 students, young professionals, or researchers from UCLouvain partner companies. These young individuals must be enthusiastic about establishing a startup. The selected participants were immersed in a 6-week program of lectures and workshops in the summer of 2018 under the tutelage of 4 to 5 MIT student/instructors. The attendees then participated in a one-day demo event. Launched in 2000, the MIT GSL fosters development by partnering with universities in emerging/chosen regions and formulates advanced courses handled by MIT instructor/students. Internet and mobile technologies are the focus of these courses, which are designed so that participants become aware of the technologies' business potential. To date, over 2,750 entrepreneur participants in 15 countries have undergone this real-world startup incubation mentorship.
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