Entrepreneurs are bound to face many legal issues in operating their commercial enterprises, especially when integrating entrepreneurial projects into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area development. They must also face differences in legal systems in various regions. Therefore, entrepreneurs must understand and abide by relevant laws and regulations to ensure that their own interests and their entrepreneurial projects can operate in an orderly manner.
Law Foundation for Innovation and Entrepreneurial in Guangdong and Macao organized by the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the University of Macau aims to provide legal entrepreneurial support and popularize the necessary legal knowledge to the UM students, alumni, and staff who have entrepreneurial intentions. The course mainly focuses on the selected legal topics and issues in Guangdong Province and Macau that need to be paid attention to and provide the opportunity to them to fit out themselves with sufficient preparation for the road of entrepreneurship.
Course schedule
Date: 2021/03/17 to 2021/04/28 (7 classes in total) (every Wednesday)
Time: 15:00-17:00
Quota: 40
Target audience:
- Incubation teams members and representatives that applied for the incubation program are priority;
- All UM students with entrepreneurial intentions
Fee: Free (Deposit of MOP 200 will be charged)
Venue: Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, UM Guest House, N1 1st floor
Language: Mandarin and Cantonese (mainly in Mandarin)
Application
Online Application: https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTN62glyte7kkOV
Application Date: Advertised day to 03/03/2021
Deadline: 03/03/2021 (Wednesday)
List announcement: 05/03/2021 (Friday)
Deposit submission: 08/03/2021 to 10/03/2021
By election list announcement and deposit submission: 11/03/2021 to 16/03/2021
Certificate: The Centre will issue certificates for students who completed 80% attendance and meet the course requirement.
Deposit: After the list announcement, the selected students need to pay the deposit to the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the period, those who did not pay the deposit will be automatically seem as giving up the quota. The deposit of MOP200 will be refunded upon completing 80% attendance.
Course features and outline
In view of the development of the Greater Bay Area, strengthen students’ understanding of the legal differences between the two places. The course will be offered by practicing lawyers with relevant legal experience and familiarity with relevant legal fields.
The course content is mainly but not limited to the following content, and appropriate adjustments will be made according to the actual situation of the students.
| Date | Course content |
| 17th March, 2021 | Establishment of company , Articles of Association, shareholding structure and related matters need to be considered in Guangdong and Macao I |
| 24th March, 2021 | Establishment of company , Articles of Association, shareholding structure and related matters need to be considered in Guangdong and Macao II |
| 31st March, 2021 | Intellectual Property, Patent, Business registration system in Guangdong and Macao I |
| 07th April, 2021 | Intellectual Property, Patent, Business registration system in Guangdong and Macao II |
| 14th April, 2021 | Contract Law and Debt Law in Guangdong and Macao I |
| 21st April, 2021 | Contract Law and Debt Law in Guangdong and Macao II |
| 28th April, 2021 | Students’ cases presentation and examination |
I: Mainly related to Macao
II: Mainly related to Guangdong