Building a culture of enterprise at the University of Port Harcourt.
The University of Port Harcourt Entrepreneurial Centre (UPEC) equips students, staff, entrepreneurs and host communities with practical entrepreneurship, innovation and future-work skills.
Entrepreneurship education with real-world direction.
UPEC is the entrepreneurship and innovation hub of the University of Port Harcourt. We exist to help people turn knowledge into practical skill, ideas into enterprises, and opportunity into impact.
Through structured training, business incubation and community outreach, we prepare learners for the realities of the modern economy—whether they aim to build a business, advance a career or strengthen their community.
Explore Our ProgrammesOur Mission
To equip students, staff, entrepreneurs and host communities with practical entrepreneurship, innovation and 21st-century work skills that create value and drive sustainable enterprise.
Our Vision
To be a leading centre for entrepreneurship education, business incubation and community empowerment—recognised for producing confident innovators and job creators.
What UPEC is here to do.
Equip students with entrepreneurship and 21st-century work skills
Support staff with enterprise and innovation capacity
Empower host communities with practical skills-acquisition programmes
Incubate startups and support emerging entrepreneurs
Deliver professional, vocational and executive training
Build partnerships that expand opportunity and impact
The principles that guide us.
Innovation
We encourage creative thinking and practical problem-solving that creates real value.
Enterprise
We build the confidence and skills needed to start and grow sustainable ventures.
Community
We serve students, staff, entrepreneurs and host communities across Rivers State.
Impact
We focus on measurable outcomes—skills gained, ventures launched and lives changed.
Find UPEC on the UNIPORT campus.
Abuja Park, near the Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria.