Save the date! 19-20 May 2016
News Publication date: 2016-01-22 16:14On the 19th and 20th of May 2016, an event will be held in Brussels on the topic of the entrepreneurial and innovative HEI. Taking HEInnovate as a starting point, this event will break the usual... Read more
HEInnovate Reviews - Bulgaria - Universities, Entrepreneurship, and Local Development - Final report
Resource Publication date: 2015-12-18 17:04HEInnovate Reviews - Bulgaria - Universities, Entrepreneurship, and Local Development - Executive summary
Resource Publication date: 2015-12-18 17:01The HEI offers or facilitates access to business incubation
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:54Incubation facilities are important for innovative start-ups from within higher education institutions. They provide the following:
A location (an address);
Access to basic/advanced ICT services;... Read more
The HEI facilitates access to financing for its entrepreneurs
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:53Facilitating access to private financing, for both student and graduate entrepreneurs, is essential to help HEIs develop an entrepreneurial eco-system. Different approaches are used in HEIs and this... Read more
Mentoring and other forms of personal development are offered by experienced individuals from academia or industry
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:53Mentoring is an effective learning and business support tool that can be used to reinforce the entrepreneurial skills that students have acquired and to support personal development as an... Read more
Training is offered to assist students, graduates and staff in starting, running and growing a business
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:52Entrepreneurial and innovative higher education institutions offer business start-up education and training that is tailored to the different interests and needs of students from across all faculties... Read more
The HEI supports its students, graduates and staff to move from idea generation to business creation
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:51Having an idea is only one step on the road to becoming an entrepreneur. In order to take an idea and put it in action, entrepreneurial and innovative HEIs provide individuals and groups with a range... Read more
The HEI increases awareness of the value of entrepreneurship and stimulates the entrepreneurial intentions of students, graduates and staff to start-up a business or venture
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:50Increasing awareness of the value and importance of developing entrepreneurial competences and skills among staff and students is necessary for HEIs to become more entrepreneurial and innovative. A... Read more
The HEI regularly assesses the institution's international activities in relation to its entrepreneurial agenda
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:36An internationalisation strategy integrates international, multicultural and intercultural dimensions into the purpose, functions and practices of higher education institutions. Many aspects of an... Read more
The HEI regularly assesses knowledge exchange and collaboration
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:36Higher education institutions put different emphases on their knowledge exchange activities either focusing on research, education or combining both. Different knowledge exchange activities have... Read more
The HEI regularly assesses the impact of start-up support
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:35Entrepreneurial higher education institutions often provide business start-up and development support for staff and students to convert their entrepreneurial ideas into action. This includes, for... Read more
The HEI regularly assesses entrepreneurial teaching and learning across the institution
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:34Entrepreneurial teaching and learning involves various action-based, student-centred, problem-based pedagogies and teaching methods. These are the basis for effective entrepreneurship education... Read more
The HEI regularly assesses how its personnel and resources support its entrepreneurial agenda
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:34A key component in delivering an entrepreneurial agenda is to develop and implement incentives and rewards to support the objectives set by the HEI. This may also include re-thinking how personnel... Read more
The HEI regularly assesses the impact of its entrepreneurial agenda
Resource Publication date: 2015-11-09 16:33To measure the impact of the entrepreneurial agenda, it is important to start by monitoring and reviewing entrepreneurship within the leadership of the higher education institution. This will help... Read more