Did you know that Europe is a leading wine producer, with around 175 million hectolitres produced every year and 45% of the world’s wine-growing areas? The wine sector permeates many levels of European life, contributing significantly in terms of its socio-economic, environmental and societal impact...
What do a jar of honey, a pile of dead trees and crunchy chips made of crickets have in common? They all represent elements of nature-based start-ups and projects developed through the Knowledge Alliance (KA) ECOSTAR. As so often, all began with someone thinking outside of the box with the wish to...
On 24 March, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) launched the HEI Initiative: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education − a new initiative to boost innovation and entrepreneurship at institutional level in higher education institutions. As part of this initiative, today...
Unleashing the power of educational data In the framework of Action 10 (‘Artificial Intelligence & Analytics’) of the 2018 Digital Education Action Plan, the European Commission started exploring the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and learning analytics in education to help to predict skills...
The HEInnovate country review for Italy highlights that good practices are burgeoning all over the country, both in the most developed and less affluent regions. The report is now available to download at heinnovate.eu/en/resources, and illustrates policy actions promoting the entrepreneurial and...
The next 1.5-day long interactive training session on HEInnovate will take place in Brussels on the 16th – 17th January 2020. The training – run in cooperation with the European Commission – will provide information and advice on how to make the most of HEInnovate and the available training and...
The HEInnovate country review for Austria was launched in Vienna today, displaying a collection of good institutional and policy practices in the country. The report, Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education in Austria assess the potential of country’s higher education systems...
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 2019...
The next 1.5-day long interactive training session on HEInnovate will take place in Brussels on the 27-28 June 2019. The training – run in cooperation with the European Commission - will provide information and advice on how to make the most of HEInnovate and the available training and supporting...
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...