The Asper Center was established in 2001, with the goal of supporting research and teaching courses in entrepreneurship, including the courses Business Entrepreneurship, Internet Entrepreneurship, and more. In addition to its academic activities, the Asper Center supports HUstart, the Hebrew University Entrepreneurship Center, which holds an annual Asper Lecture featuring a leading international researcher in entrepreneurship and innovation; and sponsors a Meet the CEO series, which exposes students and graduates to executives in leading Israeli companies.