Exploring Entrepreneurship Exploring Entrepreneurship in Universitiesin Universities

Agenda of the joint Summer Agenda of the joint Summer School,School,

Twente University – HSETwente University – HSE2011, August, 19-25 +26-302011, August, 19-25 +26-30

Why together? Complementarities: Why together? Complementarities:

Twente university: a modern Twente university: a modern university with a strong university with a strong entrepreneurial spirit - enhancing entrepreneurial spirit - enhancing chances and motivating students to chances and motivating students to become entrepreneurial through become entrepreneurial through developing entrepreneurial developing entrepreneurial infrastructureinfrastructure

Why together? Complementarities:Why together? Complementarities:

HSE: socio-economic university with HSE: socio-economic university with articulated research activities on the articulated research activities on the field of entrepreneurship and field of entrepreneurship and ambitions to become an ambitions to become an entrepreneurial universityentrepreneurial university

Main approachMain approach At each campus – 3 days comprehensive study At each campus – 3 days comprehensive study

and discussing + 2 days for cultural program and discussing + 2 days for cultural program Study program consisting of:Study program consisting of:- Lectures and master-classes of researchers, Lectures and master-classes of researchers,

business practitioners and business trainersbusiness practitioners and business trainers- Presentations of small scale students’ research Presentations of small scale students’ research

projects and/or cases (possible examples will projects and/or cases (possible examples will follow)follow)

- Joint discussions on actual topics dealing with Joint discussions on actual topics dealing with entrepreneurship and innovations development in entrepreneurship and innovations development in both countries etc.both countries etc.

Russian side input (envisaged)Russian side input (envisaged)

Some lectures on Entrepreneurship Some lectures on Entrepreneurship research (based primarily on GEM) and research (based primarily on GEM) and Entrepreneurial environment in RussiaEntrepreneurial environment in Russia

Participants:Participants:- HSE staff members (profs, Business-HSE staff members (profs, Business-

incubator staff members, students)incubator staff members, students)- Experts (incl. practitioners)Experts (incl. practitioners)- Representatives of State development Representatives of State development

institutionsinstitutions

Main milestones of preparationMain milestones of preparation To facilitate students on both sides to participate To facilitate students on both sides to participate

(until the mid of January) – using mutual short (until the mid of January) – using mutual short term visits etc.term visits etc.

Call to participate (deadline - end of January Call to participate (deadline - end of January 2011) 2011)

Students start to identify topics of special interest Students start to identify topics of special interest and prepare ideas for each group presentation and prepare ideas for each group presentation (February-April) (February-April)

First drafts of the agenda of each group paper in First drafts of the agenda of each group paper in progress (late April)progress (late April)

Organizational preparation (visa, funding, Organizational preparation (visa, funding, accommodation matters to be clarified until) – accommodation matters to be clarified until) – May –JuneMay –June

Final version of group presentations – end of JuneFinal version of group presentations – end of June

What to do to participate?What to do to participate?

To send CV + motivation letter etc. To send CV + motivation letter etc. (to be posted at the HSE website)(to be posted at the HSE website)

To start preparing one of the small To start preparing one of the small group research presentations in group research presentations in advance – to receiveadvance – to receive

A travel and accommodation support A travel and accommodation support from the HSEfrom the HSE