This comparative case study examines how Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), Czech Technical University (Czechia), and the University of Tartu (Estonia) are integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into teaching, learning, and research. Each institution has developed AI-specific programmes, research centres, and staff training to build...

The Biotechnical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana (UL) promotes entrepreneurial thinking among students and staff through both curricular and extra-curricular activities. Key courses include Entrepreneurship for master’s students and Bioeconomy, which covers commercialization and business modelling. Extra-curricular activities include a...

The Smart Education at Schools (SEATS) programme, part of the Smart Education Research Programme led by imec and the KU Leuven itec group, helps Flemish teachers develop tech-based solutions to educational challenges. Teachers submit project proposals, and selected ideas receive €75,000 to be co-developed with schools, researchers, and industry...

The European Bioeconomy University (EBU) is an alliance of eight higher education institutions (HEIs) with a dedicated focus on the bioeconomy. The institutions are from different European countries: Austria, France, Germany, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. The bioeconomy is that part of the economy that is concerned with the...

Business incubators have long been integral to higher education, fostering strong connections between universities and regional business sectors. This comparative case study, part of the HEInnovate initiative, explores the establishment and operation of incubators to support entrepreneurs and innovators in collaboration with higher education...

The University of Antwerp (UAntwerp) has entrepreneurship as an explicit educational priority. It is a member of the Young Universities for the Future of Europe European University Alliance (YUFE). The University sees an urgent need to reform doctoral education to deliver more entrepreneurial graduates equipped with open science competences and to...

Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences (HHN) is a relatively young higher education institution in one of Germany's economically most dynamic regions. Entrepreneurship, responsible entrepreneurship, in particular, is one of HHN’s strategic objectives. In 2017, HHN founded Startklar, a central coordination unit with the mission to strengthen...

Lund University (LU) is located close to a science park in a region with numerous incubators and start-ups in a rather densely populated area. The University uses its strategic location as a source of competitive advantage by strongly collaborating with local established companies, start-ups, student organisations, support services and incubators...

This comparative case study focuses on interventions undertaken by two HEIs – Grenoble Institute of Technology and Luleå University of Technology – to address the goal of connecting with the ecosystem and creating effective collaborations with the regional business sector. To connect themselves with their external ecosystem and the regional...

Head, hands and heart (HHH) is a recent approach that entrepreneurship educators can use as a framework to design, run and evaluate their courses in a holistic manner. HHH offers the opportunity to evaluate students’ cognitive, practical and emotional capabilities, extending traditional approaches that consider mainly cognitive aspects – knowledge...

The Autonomous University of Barcelona (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, UAB), founded in 1968, is one of seven higher education institutions located in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It is centred in the heart of Catalonia, one of Spain’s most dynamic and entrepreneurial regions. UAB is one of the top three universities in Spain. Within the...

At Comenius University Bratislava (CU), the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship offers the course “Development of Entrepreneurial Skills in Cross Generation Teams”. It is a semester-long course where seniors and undergraduate students work together in teams on real-life businesses. The idea is not only to provide instructions but to...

This introductory chapter provides an update on the Leuphana University of Lüneburg’s approach to entrepreneurship, representing the status at the end of 2023. The original case study, comprising the ensuing chapters 12.1 – 12.6, which remain unchanged, was written in 2015. Since then, Leuphana has developed its entrepreneurial profile further. It...

Aalborg University (AAU), established in 1974, emphasises entrepreneurship as a core strategy, offering extensive support and resources to students. The institution is renowned for its problem-based learning approach, fostering independent, real-life problem-solving skills aligned with entrepreneurial competencies. Internationalisation is a...

A Junior Enterprise (JE) is a non-profit organisation formed and managed exclusively by university students. Junior Enterprises operate at the local level and are associated with a university. Students in JEs provide services for businesses, institutions and individuals. They are knowledge labs within academic institutions where the latest...