Bringing together multiple HEIs to find the ways to cement the third mission and increase university-business interaction HEInnovate has been used in Albania to help understand the concept of the entrepreneurial university for academics, and to explore the facilitators and barriers to implementing the concept in higher education institutions (HEIs)...

Using HEInnovate to develop co-innovation and co-creation of curricula The University of Vaasa engaged with HEInnovate in winter 2018, following a period of organisational re-structuring and re-orientation. During this re-structuring, the university launched three large-scale multidisciplinary research platforms. The newly appointed director of one...

HEInnovate is providing support for the University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev” to reach its potential for itself, the region and Bulgaria. The University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev” began using HEInnovate in 2014, after being invited to participate in the Bulgaria HEInnovate country review in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of...

For members of Kaunas University of Technology HEInnovate was introduced during a period of ongoing institutional change and increasing leaning towards entrepreneurship and interdisciplinary studies. The organised workshop not only led to an extensive growth in awareness of HEInnovate across the community, it was an excellent opportunity to engage...

In 2015, Entrepreneurship was one of the three strategic strands for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) in Ireland. Consequently, a lecturer specialised in entrepreneurship was nominated by the President of DKIT to attend an Entrepreneurship Educators Module, which was being delivered for all higher education institutions (HEIs) nationwide by...

The Junior Enterprise concept A Junior Enterprise is a non-profit organisation formed and managed exclusively by university students. Junior Enterprises operate at the local level and mainly in the business and engineering fields, 1 providing services for businesses, institutions and individuals. The Junior Enterprise concept started in Paris in...

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 resources to seek expert advice? Or could funding be...

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 December 2018. It is aimed at participants who are...

Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) is a public university with 19 faculties, one college, and campuses in Warsaw and Plock. Mazovia region, which surrounds both cities, makes the greatest contribution to Polish GDP, and is home to 20% of Polish enterprises in high and medium-high technology sectors and 28% of companies operating in the "high...

The SGH - Internationalised institution case study is about the effort to develop the international relationships of the HEI as an integral part of the development strategy, integrating this dimension toward different aspects of the HEI’s activities. Internationalisation could be considered both as a strategy for attracting staff, students and...

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 download at https://heinnovate.eu/en/resources...

This publication presents the findings and recommendations of the HEInnovate review of the impact of higher education institutions (HEIs) on entrepreneurship and innovation in the Netherlands. The review assesses the strategies and practices of HEIs in the Netherlands in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation, along with the government policy...

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 capability. The eighth dimension of the HEI tool, which...

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 programmes. This project is called Evaluation of...

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 students’ creative and critical thinking skills in higher...