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The Entrepreneurial Faculty Project

• Project initiated by the Faculty of KTH, through the Faculty Dean, to support an “Entrepreneurial Faculty” within an “Entrepreneurial University”

• Visited the UK, Holland, US, Switzerland and Finland over 5 months and now follow-up

• Delegation consists of senior faculty, students, government/funding representatives, business people and third mission professionals

• Jointly funded by the Innovation Bridge, Stockholm, VINNOVA and KTH

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The Entrepreneurial University

“ ….a type of modern university that stands on its own feet in order to adapt, on its own terms, to a highly complex and highly uncertain world.”

Burton Clark (2001)

Of course, the Entreprenurial University has an Entreprenurial Faculty at its heart

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The ”5 Pillars” of University Transformation

• a strengthened steering core• an extended developmental

periphery• a diversified funding base• a stimulated academic

heartland• and an entrepreneurial culture

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KTH Administration

KTH FACULTY

KIG

KTH STUDENTS

KTH Innovation

Swedish Industry

Swedish Innovation Actors

Twente

Surrey

Zürich

Delft

Cambridge

Lausanne

MIT

Tufts

Third Mission Vision and Culture

University-Stakeholder Relations

New Support Systems for Innovation

Alliances

Communication

Management and Organisation

INPUT INPUTKTH’s Themes

Process of Learning