The European Entrepreneurship Colloquium (EEC) is an intensive, one-week residential programme specifically designed for European professors and educators who are seeking to integrate more effective, appropriate and interactive approaches, as well as practical skills in teaching entrepreneurship. The EEC 2012 is managed by the European Forum for Entrepreneurship Research (EFER) and delivered in partnership with the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK. Academic contributors include Prof Christoph Loch, Dean of Cambridge Judge Business School; Dr Shai Vyakarnam, Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning and Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
Sir Leszek Borysiewicz commented: “We are delighted to be hosting the prestigious European Entrepreneurship Colloquium this year at the University of Cambridge. It represents a great opportunity to showcase the innovation happening here in Cambridge and how we foster enterprise. It will also be a chance to engage with colleagues from across Europe to further our contribution to Entrepreneurship Education.”
EEC 2012 is focussing the European dimensions of entrepreneurship, interactive entrepreneurial learning approaches and case methods; and exposure to 'real world' entrepreneurship practices. There will be a special emphasis on ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship across the University’ in several sessions of the programme, highlighting the 'Spin-off Phenomenon', and 'Case Studies of New Europe Champions'.
“I am greatly looking forward to bringing our programme to Cambridge to inspire intellectual debate and research to advance entrepreneurial learning across Europe, as well as to encourage more ‘European Champions of Enterprise’,” stated Mr Bert Twaalfhoven, serial entrepreneur and founder of the European Forum for Entrepreneurship Research (EFER)
EEC 2012 is now open for applications from professors and educators in relevant fields. The application deadline is 30th April 2012 but early application is advised to secure place(s). Applications should be submitted by completing the online form which can be accessed via http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/eec12/apply.html . Notification of admission will be made on a rolling basis with final decisions made by 31 May 2012. 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 fee for attendance is €1700 which includes tuition, course materials, accommodation and most meals during the programme. Travel expenses are not included. For organisational information, please contact Project Manager, Gill Ellis, at the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) by email at g.ellis@jbs.cam.ac.uk
The European Entrepreneurship Colloquium is supported and co-funded by the European Commission from 2010 to 2012. The EEC is also supported and delivered in partnership with a number of organisations and institutions including EFER; IESE Business School, Spain; Warsaw School of Economics, Poland; the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL), University of Cambridge, UK; and Europe Unlimited, Belgium.
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About EFER
Founded in 1987 by Dr. Bert Twaalfhoven with support from many individuals and corporations, the European Forum for Entrepreneurship Research (EFER) fosters and promotes research and teaching in the field of entrepreneurship at institutions of higher education across Western and Eastern Europe. EFER works with an extensive network of schools and professors from across Europe and around the world. EFER’s programmes on entrepreneurship teaching have been developed to address the gaps and needs identified in Europe through the research work conducted by EFER over the years.
The EEC is built on the EFER supported “Case Writing & Teaching” workshops and “Teach- The-Teachers” programmes across Europe in the 1980s and 1990s, a joint “HBS-IESE-Cambridge” programme in 2001, the Harvard Business School European Entrepreneurship Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning (HBS EECPCL) which ran from 2005-2008 and the EEC Maastricht Programme in 2009, co-funded by the Dutch government.
EFER’s impact on entrepreneurship education at alumni’s universities has been strong following programme attendance. According to an EFER survey on the progress of alumni in March 2010, the respondents found EFER’s programmes helped them better teach courses and specifically to improve case teaching skills overall. Nearly 90% of respondents agreed that EFER has strengthened their network of entrepreneurship faculty in Europe, about 80% claimed the number of students taking entrepreneurship courses increased; and nearly 60% of EFER alumni started new programmes, courses or other initiatives at their universities. The plan is to have the programmes rotate around major European Entrepreneurship Centres and universities across Europe. For further information about EFER and its other activities, please visit www.efer.eu
About the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL)
The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL), based at Cambridge Judge Business School, aims to spread the spirit of enterprise to both the University of Cambridge community and to wider national and international audiences through the creation and delivery of a range of educational activities that inspire and build skills in the practise of Entrepreneurship. One of CfEL's key teaching values is that the best people to teach entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs. This philosophy has led to the Centre collaborating with a network of over 300 experienced entrepreneurs, innovators and other practitioners to provide relevant, credible and practical training.
The Centre has developed an enviable track record in the field of entrepreneurship education with a number of flagship programmes designed to provide skills for students, graduates, researchers and aspiring entrepreneurs from different backgrounds and at different stages of the entrepreneurial journey. These programmes are Enterprise Tuesday, ETECH Projects, Ignite, Enterprisers and the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship.
Tel: 01223 766900; Email: cfel@jbs.cam.ac.uk ; Web: www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk
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