The course was initiated by Tsinghua University's x-lab and School of Economics and Management. Social innovation and entrepreneurship is a process whereby the entrepreneurs solve social problems through innovations in models, technology and ideas, and create greater value while realizing their goals through reorganization of social and commercial resources and optimization of resource allocation.

The course includes the theory and practice of social innovation, the entrepreneurial beginnings and growth of social innovation-oriented start-ups, the progress and development of social organizations and enterprises in China and globally, as well as evaluation of their social impact. It also introduces the ideas of social investment and nurtures the students' capabilities for exploring new programs through offline guidance.

Features:

Theoretical and academic resources: The lecturers are top experts, instructors and industrial leaders from Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management，the Xinhu–Yu Venture Philanthropy Fund, the Narada Foundation, and the YouchengChina Social Entrepreneur Foundation.

World-wide knowledge and vision: The learners can achieve better understanding and grasp the basic theories and methodologies of social innovation through extensive learning and practice in the field.

Improvement in capabilities: Students are offered online knowledge learning and assessment as well as high-quality offline practical activities to gain experience in social innovation and guidance for investment projects. 

Interactions: Students can access mentors with all their questions and get feedbacks during the course study.