Wistron has long supported the Epoch Foundation, which aims to facilitate Taiwan’s domestic industry growth while promoting regional economic prosperity., devoting to collaborations between the industry and the academia across the globe, talent education, and startups incubation.. Through the Epoch School's " Young Entrepreneurs of the Future" and " International Professionals Internship Program", young entrepreneurs are equipped with entrepreneurial thinking, business model construction, presentation skills, team communication, and other skills before embarking on their entrepreneurial journey. Over the past twenty years, more than 3,000 alumni have been nurtured, with alumni traveling worldwide and serving as senior executives in domestic and international companies, creating more than 80 startups. These are the most important talent development programs domestically and internationally. In addition, through the establishment of the Garage+ startup accelerator, these programs have operated an internationally renowned entrepreneurial community with the vision of "supports altruism-driven technology start-ups to better the world."
In December 2020, the Wistron-sponsored incubator Wistron Lab @ Garage+ was officially launched, providing abundant resources such as team residencies, workshops, innovation lectures, and interdisciplinary exchanges. This has facilitated dialogs between startups and enterprises, infusing Taiwanese society with diverse and innovative energy. In 2023, under the management of the Epoch Foundation, Wistron Lab hosted a total of 810 entrepreneurship exchange activities, including 483 business networking meetings, 87 mentor consultations, 170 entrepreneurship workshops, 42 exchange events, and 28 media activities.
For more information, please visit the website of Epoch Garage+
