Windsor University receives $1.1m donation from Province of Ontario to back student entrepreneurship.

The Province of Ontario has backed Canada-based Windsor University’s Entrepreneurship Centre (EPICentre) with a $1.1m donation.

The money will go towards a mentorship programme and financial backing to student and recent graduates launching startups at the university. The donation is part of a wider programme by the Province which will see $20m invested into university incubator initiatives.

Nicole Anderson, program director at EPICentre, said: “It [the donation] can go to education – in-class education so teaching them about entrepreneurship –…