Entrepreneurship skills and incentives related activities within the ECIU dr. Frits Schutte vice-president Universiteit Twente.

Entrepreneurship skills and Entrepreneurship skills and incentivesincentives

related activities within the ECIUrelated activities within the ECIU

dr. Frits Schuttedr. Frits Schutte

vice-presidentvice-president

Universiteit TwenteUniversiteit Twente

contentscontents

• arguments contra entrepreneurship• arguments pro entrepreneurship• introduction ECIU• some examples of activities of ECIU

members

arguments conarguments con(UNISPIN 1999)(UNISPIN 1999)

• the culture does not fit• there is no need for such an activity• there is a strategic mismatch• there are no resources available

arguments proarguments pro(UNISPIN 1999)(UNISPIN 1999)

• improvement of academic research• better performance towards students• improvement of university culture and

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The UT is founder of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities

ECIUECIU

European Consortium of

Innovative Universities• education

– joint Masters, European doctorate, CE

• research– 5FP

• regional development• public relations• international relations• mobility staff & students

ECIUECIU

regional development• exchange of best practices

book - articles in HE&I

• co-operation, e.g.• joint bids for EU FP5 (RTD Inn. & SME)

EURO ABCRELAIS

• benchmarking in TTTransUniverseel

• engage academic incubators andscience parksAalborg + Barcelona seminars

ECIUECIUUniversity of University of StrathclydeStrathclyde

H.G. ThomsonH.G. Thomson

• networking with local development agencies

• licensing IPR to SME’s• supporting industry-related research• encouraging SME’s to collaborate• Strathclyde University Incubator Ltd.

ECIUECIUUniversity of University of TwenteTwente

Peter van der Sijde - Frits SchuttePeter van der Sijde - Frits Schutte

• minor (1/2 yr) entrepreneurship• IPR regulations• Entrepreneurs Centre• USE [student-entrepreneurs]

• LiaisonGroup [liaison office]

• TOP programme• BTC Twinning Center Twente

incubator• Business & Science Park• Innofonds [venture capital]

entrepreneurial universityentrepreneurial university

TOP = temporary entrepreneurial post• expertise support• use of UT facilities• housing• [interest-free loan]• relation network• business management support• TSM course Entrepreneurship

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• tax exemption• national and/or regional incentives• IPR regulations

conclusionconclusion

• benchmarking• best practices• stimulation programmes• incubator facilities• coaching and counselling• funds = venture + seed capital• networking• training• mobility