University entrepreneur program enters into exchange agreement with Israeli university

FGCU Institute of Entrepreneurship founder Sandra Kauanui links the program to a similar one at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Intellectual and venture capital are the anticipated outcomes.

By Business Observer Staff
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FGCU School of Entrepreneurship founder Sandra Kauanui with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a recent six-day trade mission to Israel. Courtesy Enterprise Florida

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When Sandra Kauanui founded what has developed into the Institute of Entrepreneurship at Florida Gulf Coast University, her goal was for the program to serve as a catalyst for entrepreneurship in Southwest Florida.

She would have never imagined two years later she would find herself traveling to Israel with Gov. Ron DeSantis and signing a memorandum of understanding for an exchange and collaboration partnership with Tel Aviv University.