The European Entrepreneurship Colloquium (EEC) is an intensive one-week residential programme, specifically designed for European professors and educators seeking to integrate more effective, appropriate and interactive approaches, and practical skills in teaching entrepreneurship. The 2015 programme will focus on the technology and high growth entrepreneurship including design thinking, action learning, technology commercialisation, experiential learning, involving entrepreneurs, online learning and others.
EFER’s current alumni include 538 professors from 205 institutions in 48 countries. Join us for EEC and become part of this growing and valuable pan-European network. EEC 2015 is open for applications from professors and educators in relevant fields, including our alumni and their colleagues. Approximately 60 participants from 20 countries across Europe are expected to attend the programme.
EEC 2015 is managed by EFER and will be hosted by UnternehmerTUM at the new Entrepreneurship Center of Technische Universität München (TUM) and UnternehmerTUM in Germany. The sessions will be led by contributors from Harvard Business School, Stanford University, EPFL, TUM and others. Programme updates can be found on EFER website: www.efer.eu
EEC 2015 Aims to:
- Enhance entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education in and for Europe’s economic and social development
- Discuss best practices in involving entrepreneurs as key stakeholders in the education process
- Encourage the collaboration between academics and institutions, and help them enlarge their networks
Fee
The fee is €1700 which includes tuition, course materials, 6 night accommodations, and most meals during the programme. Travel expenses are not included.
There is 30% discount for CEE universities with two or more participants.
Venue
The main programme will take place at the new Entrepreneurship Center of Technische Universität München and UnternehmerTUM.
Accommodation
The accommodation will be arranged for you for 6 nights from Sunday 19 July - Saturday 25 July. Extra nights will be at your own expense.
Admission
To apply for EEC, please fill out the online form via www.efer.eu
Notification of admission is made on a rolling basis. Admission decisions will be based on the applicant’s overall teaching experience as well as on the need for diversity and balance among the participants. The application deadline is 30 April 2015 but we encourage you to apply as early as possible, as places are limited.
Admission Requirements
- Institutional responsibility and entrepreneurship teaching experience.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Participants must have institutional sponsorship. Sponsoring schools agree to assume all fees and provide for travel expenses.
A certificate of participation from EFER, in collaboration with UnternehmerTUM, will be issued to each participant upon the successful completion of the programme.
Background
EEC 2015 is a European Commission co-funded project implemented by a consortium, which includes EFER, Özyeğin University, Vlerick Business School, UnternehmerTUM and Europe Unlimited. For further information, please contact: eec@efer.eu
Since it was founded in 1987, EFER has played an active role in promoting entrepreneurship across Europe by training faculty, sharing best practices, generating support for European case studies, conducting research on entrepreneurship, and influencing policy. EFER works closely with an extensive network of institutions and professors from around the world, from technical universities to business schools, bringing together the latest best practices in entrepreneurship education. EFER also works with networks of entrepreneurs and other practitioners.
UnternehmerTUM is the center for innovation and business creation at Technische Universität München (TUM). Founded in 2002 as an affiliated institute and strategic component of „TUM.The Entrepreneurial University“, UnternehmerTUM is one of the leading university-based centers for innovation and business creation in Europe with more than 70 employees, over 1,000 participants attending lectures, seminars and programs every year, as well as 50 innovation and start-up projects. UnternehmerTUM actively identifies promising future technologies by systematically matching talents, ideas, capital and markets.
More information on:
www.efer.eu www.unternehmertum.de