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
HEInnovate Re-launch - November 18th
News Publication date: 2015-11-04 11:46After months of waiting, the new version of HEInnovate will be unveiled at an event in Brussels on the 18th of November. As well as an introduction to the new tool, this half-day event will include... Read more
HEInnovate relaunch!
News Publication date: 2015-10-30 10:44We are happy to announce the launch of a new version of HEInnovate. Based on two years of user feedback and experience, we have redesigned the HEInnovate self-assessment tool with improved... Read more
New HEInnovate site user testing
News Publication date: 2015-10-05 15:51On the 29th September, a group of volunteers from a range of European HEIs tested the prototype of the new HEInnovate website. This is one of the final steps ahead of the re-launch of the tool on the... Read more
Incentives and rewards are given to staff who actively support the entrepreneurial agenda
Resource Publication date: 2015-09-24 19:59Incentives and rewards for staff, who actively support the higher education institution in advancing its entrepreneurial agenda are crucial for raising involvement and commitment. Incentives and... Read more