This case study provide insights on how two of the oldest universities in Hungary have put entrepreneurship and innovation at the core of their strategy and how they prepare and support their future entrepreneurs. The case study starts with a brief overview on the University of Debrecen followed by a short introduction on Semmelweis University and...

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) can act as gatekeepers to the knowledge and technology emerging from ongoing research, and have a significant role in its diffusion. To effectively disseminate such research requires enterprising individuals and ad-hoc mechanisms that enable transfer, application and exchange of knowledge and technology with the...

The University of Utrecht, founded in 1636, has taken concrete actions to change internal systems, and research approach and increase its societal impact. These actions have changed and rationalised the University’s approach to research in four broad themes - Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences, Sustainability - that...

The Hague University of Applied Sciences with approximately 24 000 students from more than 146 nationalities is a using a hands-on research centre to drive education practice. The team delivering entrepreneurship at The Hague University of Applied Sciences is diverse with breadth and depth of experience that extends significantly beyond...

The core mission of the Technical University of Delft is to develop scientists and engineers, who have a genuine commitment to society, who can translate knowledge into technological innovations with both economic and social value. The City of Delft wants professionals, and new companies, to come and make their home in and around Delft. As the...

This case study shows how two of Ireland’s higher education institutions, the University of Limerick and Limerick Institute of Technology have come together at the most senior leadership and governance levels to address issues of regional development and the sharing of services between the institutions.

This case study shows how one of Ireland’s 14 Institutes of Technology, the Institute of Technology, Tallaght, which brands itself ITT Dublin (ITTD), has established itself as a highly performing institution in respect of knowledge exchange and collaboration with internal staff and students and external commercial and non-commercial stakeholders.

This case study considers how one of Ireland’s 14 Institutes of Technology, the Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT), has established itself as a highly performing institution in respect of entrepreneurial behaviours and mindsets amongst staff and students. These are manifest not just in the sphere of knowledge exchange, business supports and...

The Rovira i Virgili University (URV) was founded in 1992. It is a public university serving southern Catalonia, a region with 800,000 inhabitants. The university was founded by the Catalan Parliament to unite existing higher education faculties and schools in the Tarragona area under a joint institutional umbrella. In 2015, URV had an annual...

In 2011, the Genome Canada’s Entrepreneurship Education in Genomics (EEG) pilot programme was set up for a three-year period. The programme provides funding for genomics researchers across Canada to educate the community with respect to creating and adding value to their research and to translate research discoveries into marketable applications...

Milan Polytechnic University (Polimi) is the largest Italian technical university. Its primary purpose is to provide students with solid technical competences. Recent studies on student entrepreneurship at Polimi have shown that the technical competences of Polimi alumni frequently generate new business ideas that often lead to start-ups. Thus, the...

University of Aveiro (UA) is a young innovative university that was founded in 1973 and soon after assumed the leadership in the teaching/learning and research in technical areas. The focus is on science and technology, particularly applied research that lends itself to technology transfer into the region. The university’s strap line is "Um Campus...

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...

Resource paper prepared by Ben Jongbloed (CHEPS, University of Twente) Introduction The University of Twente (UT), based in the east of the Netherlands, was established in the year of 1961. It is a medium-sized university with a strong engineering core, next to a social sciences base. The UT is very much known for its entrepreneurial character...

Aalborg University has since its establishment invested heavily in creating strong linkages with local industry and with other institutions and actors in the innovation system. A particular innovative feature of entrepreneurship at Aalborg University is the emphasis on interdisciplinarity and creative problem solving in its teaching and learning...