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 entrepreneurship. An HEI should understand, explore, and...
An entrepreneurial and innovative HEI exploits the opportunities of its digital capacity for inclusive and sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship through communication, collaboration and networking. Digital transformation creates possibilities for a much wider impact on the HEI, its staff, students and the stakeholder community. Therefore, an...
Open educational resources, open science and open data practices have the ability to improve the effectiveness, quality and productivity of entrepreneurial and innovative education and research systems. Through open educational resources, students can access content anytime, anywhere and engage with enhanced and relevant material to support their...
Greater engagement with digital technology provides opportunities for innovative curriculum design and delivery, new pedagogies, learning processes and assessment methods. This requires the associated development of digital competence and skills in staff and students. Digital technology in entrepreneurial teaching, learning and assessment has a...
An HEI should integrate the design and organisation of its digital infrastructure to support innovation and entrepreneurship across all its activities. This includes for example the integration of its learning technologies and platforms, research and administrative systems, and supporting ICT services. All digital infrastructure needs to be managed...
Digital tools and practices are drivers of innovation and entrepreneurship. An HEI should understand, explore, and promote new ways of working based on digital-first thinking. A well-functioning digital culture balances top-down leadership with bottom-up innovation. This includes a coherent and shared strategy and action plan, allocating resources...
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 HEInnovate conference that will take place in Ruse on 14...
Building on OECD and the European Commission report on “Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education in Hungary” , the Ministry of Human Capacities and Tempus Public Foundation in collaboration with AmCham Hungary are hosting an international networking conference on 10 May 2018 in Budapest. The V4 for 3rd Mission – Third Mission...
The University of Kassel is a public higher education institution located in the city of Kassel in the state of Hesse in the centre of Germany. It was founded in 1971 with the ambition to drive innovative concepts for practice-oriented teaching and learning as well as interdisciplinary work. As of the winter semester 2016/17, the University has 25...
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 Science and Higher Education, the European Commission...
Higher education institutions (HEIs) play a critical role in our societies. They provide the high-level skills needed for the modern economy, assist talented young people to transition into employment, generate and disseminate knowledge and innovation, and work together with business, government and civil society to promote economic and social...
The Gdansk University of Technology2 (GUT) was established in 1945 in Gdansk; it succeeded the technical university founded in 1904.3 Gdansk is a port city in northern Poland on the Baltic Sea coast and one of the largest business, economic, cultural and scientific centres in Poland. Named in honour of the 17th and 18th century scientists who lived...
The ‘Entrepreneurial Teaching and Learning’ case study is about the co-operation between the University, business entities, state authorities and local self-government for developing learning activities that are aimed at developing an entrepreneurial mindset and skills. Co-operation can take the form of different partnership models, and can cover...
- Expert profile
Since 2013 Steve is manager of the student-entrepreneurship centre DO! (Durf Ondernemen) at Ghent University. Where he is active both as business coach for student-entrepreneurs and as challenger of entrepreneurial thinking within Ghent University. He started working at Ghent University with the mission ‘to make the university entrepreneurial’...
