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 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 hackathon with students from HEIs across Europe...

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 innovative and entrepreneurial? What does it mean to 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 institutions, that is, the aim to apply and...

European higher education systems increasingly have to change the way they operate due to the revolution in information and communication technologies, the financial crisis, global competition and pressure on budgets. One of the most significant changes in response to these challenges has been the development, both in concept and practice, of the...

Internationalisation of a higher education institution covers a very broad range of activities. Internationalisation can influence all aspects of a HEI, from the design and delivery of education, to research activities and relationships with the external environment, to knowledge exchange. Internationalisation should be understood as a catalyst 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...