Educating the next generation of tech entrepreneurs: Science-based Entrepreneurship Education as a means for university-industry technologytransfer

NEXTGEN-TECH-ED project

Project
overview
Science-based Entrepreneurship
Education (SBEE) has gained increasing
attention for facilitating knowledge
circulation and innovation. Traditionally,
entrepreneurship education was primarily
associated with business schools and, to a
lesser extent, technical universities.
However, recent developments highlight
the growing importance of integrating
entrepreneurship education within science
faculties, particularly in the context of
European scientific research
infrastructures. This shift recognizes the
potential of fundamental science to
contribute to societal challenges through
commercial and societal valorization.

The NEXTGEN-TECH-ED project focuses
on the didactical design of science and
technology entrepreneurship education. It
examines how such education can foster
knowledge circulation within innovation
ecosystems, benefiting students,
researchers, and practitioners.
It investigates the impact of
entrepreneurship education on the
development of entrepreneurial innovation
ecosystems and science hubs through
case studies in various academic
environments, including Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam, the University of Twente,
R&D&I projects, and the ATTRACT
Academy programs.

The project explores how European
Scientific Research Infrastructures (ERI)
can function as entrepreneurial actors and
learning hubs within innovation
ecosystems.