Jean-Michel Viola is the Director General and Dean at Mesos Business School, which operates in France, India, and the Philippines. He is a full professor teaching strategic management, entrepreneurship, and CSR at all levels. For ten years, he was an associate professor at a triple-accredited business school, responsible for entrepreneurship...

Inga Lapiņa is a Professor and Vice-Dean for Study at Riga Technical University (RTU). She holds a Doctorate in Economics and a Master of Science in Education. Inga has over 25 years of experience in strategic development and management within higher education, as well as in research, quality assessment, and international project management, driven...

Hannes Raffaseder is CEO/President of the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences and co-founder and President of E³UDRES², the Engaged and Entrepreneurial European University as Driver for European Smart and Sustainable Regions. In June 2023 he was elected President of EURASHE, the European Association for Applied Sciences in Higher Education...

Professor Ellen Hazelkorn is Professor Emeritus at TU Dublin, a Joint Editor of Policy Reviews in Higher Education, and a Joint Managing Partner at BH Associates education consultants in Ireland. She has collaborated with international organisations and governments for nearly 25 years, including the European Commission, the EU Joint Research...

Bernhard Weber is the Managing Director of ZWI – Centre for Knowledge and Innovation Transfer GmbH (Unicorn Start-up & Innovation Hub) in Graz, Austria, a position he has held since 2016. He oversees the strategic direction, establishment, and operation of the hub. Since 2019, he has also served as the Head of the university course "Digital...

Dr Christophe Haunold leads the central office for partnerships, knowledge, and technology transfer at the University of Luxembourg. He is the immediate past president of ASTP, the foremost pan-European association for Knowledge Transfer. Until May 2020, Christophe served as the Director of the Tech Transfer Office (TTO) at the Institut National...

Charlotte Norrman currently serves as a senior associate professor at the Department of Management and Engineering at Linköping University (LiU). She began her career in entrepreneurship working at supporting organisations such as a chamber of commerce and a science park. She obtained her PhD in 2008, focusing her research on entrepreneurship...

Dr. Mona Roman is a Research Director at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland and a Lead Coordinator for U!REKA European University Alliance with 30 partners. She received her DSc. in Industrial Engineering and Management at Aalto University (2009). Over the years, she has been teaching market research, strategy...

Professor Dr. Bernhard Kölmel is an expert in technology, digital transformation, and innovation management, focusing on converging technologies like cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). His career blends extensive academic work with practical experience in industry, consulting, and...

Ana-Cristina Nicolescu is Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at West University of Timișoara, Romania, responsible for quality assurance, institutional accreditations, certifications, and rankings, as well as a Full Professor at the same faculty. With a habilitation in Finance, her research focuses on Corporate...

On 10 April 2025, HEInnovate hosted an interactive information session, bringing together participants from across Europe and beyond to explore how higher education institutions can enhance their entrepreneurial and innovation capacities using the HEInnovate self-assessment tool. The session covered the eight dimensions of the tool, introduced key...

📅 Date: 23 April 2025 🕒 Time: 15:30–17:00 CET This webinar is part of the Community for Educational Innovation (CEI) , which the European Commission created to bring together policymakers, practitioners, and members of the business sector to promote innovation in education at all levels. It is part of the first Thematic Strand of CEI, dedicated to...

About the webinar The focus of this webinar is to provide practical insights on HEInnovate, which is a self-assessment tool designed specifically for higher education institutions to explore and enhance their entrepreneurial and innovative potential. During this one-hour webinar, we will explore: how to use the self-assessment tool with its 8...

The European Bioeconomy University (EBU) is an alliance of eight higher education institutions (HEIs) with a dedicated focus on the bioeconomy. The institutions are from different European countries: Austria, France, Germany, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. The bioeconomy is that part of the economy that is concerned with the...

Business incubators have long been integral to higher education, fostering strong connections between universities and regional business sectors. This comparative case study, part of the HEInnovate initiative, explores the establishment and operation of incubators to support entrepreneurs and innovators in collaboration with higher education...