Your monthly collection of news, events, and resources in entrepreneurship and engagement in higher education
October 2023
ACEEU SPOTLIGHT MAGAZINE
October Edition is out!
Entrepreneurship for the Real World at Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Have you ever wondered what it takes to transform a university into an entrepreneurial powerhouse? A student-centric approach, entrepreneurship-driven initiatives and comprehensive university support underpin the dynamic environment at QUT (Queensland University of Technology). Altogether, it has earned QUT the prestigious title of the 2023 Triple E Award Asia-Pacific Entrepreneurial University of the Year!
Join us in celebrating this incredible milestone in this month’s Spotlight article and the decade-long journey towards becoming an entrepreneurial university in this exciting article by Professor Rowena Barrett and Assoc. Prof. Glen Murphy.
Only this month - Get your organisational development workshop with ACEEU!
Organisational development workshop
Building your path towards an entrepreneurial university is a complex journey, but ACEEU is here to guide you in every step! Thanks to our expertise and the ACEEU Toolkit, you can embark on a transformative journey that shapes your university's entrepreneurial identity. Our ACEEU Toolkit is a powerful collection of instruments designed to shape and enhance your university's entrepreneurial profile. It includes a quick evaluation survey, canvas, cards, a good practice database, and a pathfinder tool, offering a comprehensive approach to organisational development.
As the first council for university accreditation focused on entrepreneurship and engagement, ACEEU has worked with many universities worldwide to start their journey and transform their mindset. Are you ready to embark on this journey?
This member-exclusive benefit is open only for this month to our newsletter readers. Email us with the entrepreneurial mission/vision of your university to accreditation@aceeu.org by the 31st of October, and get a 2-hour organisational development workshop for senior leadership staff to unlock the path to an exciting entrepreneurial future.
ACEEU PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Fostering Community Engagement through European Higher Education Cooperation
Meet our projects
At ACEEU, we are committed to catalysing positive change and fostering engagement in higher education. With our valuable partners across Europe, we are expanding our collective effort towards a culture of innovation and community involvement. We are developing an accelerator for digital community engagement in "DICE Accelerator" and a socially engaged research framework, tools, and Digital Centres of Excellence in the BETTER Life Project.
In addition, we are proud to successfully launch an innovative accredited online course on community enterprise development at the Technical University of the Shannon this fall as part of the ComEnt project.
Lastly, we are very excited to present the Tenacity Project platform, a revolutionising tool to facilitate participatory practices by engaging diverse societal stakeholders such as students, professors, and citizens, while actively amplifying the impact of the Academic Third Mission.
We welcome you to join us on this remarkable path of making a lasting impact, and stay in tune for future updates and events where you can also take part in this engaging journey!
ACEEU PROJECTS
COMMUNITY CONNECT
Tenacity and ComEnt projects events
The end of the year is approaching, but that does not mean our events stop!
During November and December, ACEEU will host two events to connect with the local community!
Join the "Unconference: Rethinking our City!"to openly discuss and explore with diverse actors, citizens, students, researchers, academics, and policymakers how to shape sustainable and equitable cities. This is a crucial opportunity to build an interdisciplinary ecosystem that bridges our knowledge and initiatives with society participation, increasing the relevance of the Academic Third Mission in universities and society. This event, part of the Tenacity Project, will take place in two sessions, and you can choose the one that suits you best:
You can confirm your attendance by registering here.
Also, join us in the "Open Conference: Building Sustainable Communities through Community Enterprise Development" aimed at celebrating community enterprise initiatives in Münster, exploring opportunities for further potential and sharing best practices in community enterprise development from experts across the EU, as part of the ComEnt project. The details of the event are:
You can confirm your attendance by registering here.
We invite you to join our events and become part of our community! If you have any questions about the events, please email hernandez@aceeu.org or polathula@aceeu.org
Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU), Wilhelm Schickard Strasse, 14, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia 48149, Germany
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