New Swedish report on Entrepreneurial Universities – Chalmers featured
In a recent comprehensive and well-written report on entrepreneurial universities published by Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, Chalmers is featured as one of five European entrepreneurial universities. The other four are Warwick in England, Strathclyde in...
Engaging visit to Belgian venture creation program
This week I am visiting a venture creation program at Université Catholique de Louvain, called CPME - link here. I have had a chance to speak to some of the students, and meet with...
From a knowledge economy to an attitude economy through action-based education
Attitudes to value-creating creative activity are increasingly becoming crucial in a globalized economy where protective barriers are being torn down. Innovative corporations of today recruit primarily based on attitudes and creativity, not on knowledge...
Generic model for action-based entrepreneurship education
After two years of studying venture creation programs around the world, I have now made a first attempt to depict a generic model for action-based entrepreneurship education. It includes duality related aspects such as...
Politics around venture creation programs
Recently I have been investigating political aspects of venture creation programs. A VCP can be characterized as a major innovation within a university setting, if it is considered a disruption compared to the traditional...
Emotion based entrepreneurship education
In my quest to understanding venture creation programs I am currently deep-diving into emotional aspects of entrepreneurship education. When do students get emotionally invested in their learning journey? My hypothesis so far is that...
Obstacles to establishing venture creation programs
In a recent paper presented at the NFF conference in Stockholm, Sweden, we outlined some obstacles to establishing venture creation programs. Our initial hypothesis was that it was difficult to establish a VCP, but...
VCP conference attracting interest
We now have sent out a preliminary invitation to all 12 VCPs that we have found and listed so far. The response has been very positive from many! There seems to be an interest...
First working paper comparing six VCPs
We now have completed a first version of an article describing and contrasting six different VCPs in Sweden, Norway, Belgium and USA. The article is based on interviews with the manager of each VCP,...
Two more programs added
We now have added two more confirmed venture creation programs - one in USA and one in Belgium. In Oregon we have the Technology Entrepreneurship Program, where students get the opportunity to start real-life...