The European Commission, in partnership with the OECD and the Romanian Ministry of National Education are organising, in the framework of the Romanian EU Presidency, an HEInnovate conference on “Supporting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in and through Higher Education” in Bucharest on 20-21 June...

Last year we asked you for your input on how to support higher education institutions to make the next step in becoming more entrepreneurial and innovative. The results show a very strong interest in applying for additional funding, if made available, to take the next steps in driving forward the...

A call for proposals for forward-looking cooperation projects (EACEA 36/2018) has been published on EACEA’s website. Priority 5 of the call specifically refers to HEInnovate. Please follow the links below for further information about the call: Announcement in the Official Journal: https://eur-lex...

HEInnovate allows you to identify where you stand in your journey to an entrepreneurial and innovative higher education institution. That’s why we want to hear from you about how we can best help you take the next steps after using the HEInnovate tool. Would you benefit from additional financial...

Due to the success of the past training activities, we will hold a 1.5-day interactive training session again to provide information and advice on how to make the most of HEInnovate. The training is run in cooperation with the European Commission, and it will take place in Brussels on the 12-13...

The Netherlands is amongst the leading countries in the EU concerning the capacity of higher education institution (HEIs) to create value for the economy and the society, according to the new OECD and European Commission HEInnovate country review report. The report, which is now available to...

The Digital Transformation and Capability dimension of the HEI self-assessment tool is now available in all EU languages. With digital tools and practices being important drivers of innovation and entrepreneurship, the latest dimension of HEI innovate allows users to assess their HEIs digital...

Are you a student of entrepreneurship education or an entrepreneurship educator? The European Commission wants to know about your experience with entrepreneurship education! The Commission has launched a new project to identify and review different models used to assess entrepreneurship education...

The research and innovation arm of the OECD, the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), has launched a new project to support higher education institutions to enhance the quality of their teaching to foster students’ creative and critical thinking. The Fostering and assessing...

We are happy to announce that the HEInnovate tool has been updated with a new dimension for Digital Transformation and Capability . The new dimension, which goes live today, will allow users to assess their HEIs digital capability. Digital tools and practices are drivers of innovation and...

We will hold a one-day long interactive training session on HEInnovate in Ruse, Bulgaria on 14 June 2018. The aim of the training is to provide information and advice on how to make the most of HEInnovate. The training is run in cooperation with the European Commission as part of the upcoming...

The HEInnovate Country Review of Poland and case studies are now available to download from the HEInnovate website at heinnovate.eu/en/resources . The report on Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education in Poland was launched in Warsaw on 26 October 2017 by the Ministry of...

The Egg in Brussels played host as higher education professionals, HEInnovate experts, high-level policymakers, business stakeholders, and students came together at HEInnovate 2018 this week to discuss innovation in higher education. The event was a great success with a lot of healthy debate and a...

We are pleased to inform you that registration to the HEInnovate event: "Make Innovation Work in Higher Education" that will be held in Brussels on 27-28 February 2018 is now open at: http://heinnovate.onetec.eu/index.html The event will address questions including: "Why should HEIs become...

Across Europe and the wider OECD area expectations from government and society are growing that the knowledge generated by higher education institutions will have a purpose with positive impact on the economy and society. Part of this is what is often called the ‘third mission’ of higher education...