Becoming an Entrepreneurial University: What could it mean for us? Professor David Rae

Why? What is the idea of the entrepreneurial university? What does it mean in practice? Are there useful concepts and models? How could it be relevant for BGU? In what respects is BGU an enterprising university: What are our strengths? What are our limitations? Capabilities and areas to develop?

Entrepreneurship and Education

How is entrepreneurship relevant to education? Martin Lackéus’ thesis: Entrepreneurship as an educational philosophy: students learning through creating value for others Value creation as educational practice Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 2016

Entrepreneurship Recognising, creating and acting on opportunities Applying creativity & innovation to problems Creating multiple forms of value Developing entrepreneurial mindset & identity Initiating and managing organisations Transforming social relationships & interactions A movement for individual, social and economic transformation

Learning can be Entrepreneurial Learning and acting in innovative, opportunistic ways Applied creativity: moving between ideas and activities: Recognising, creating and acting on opportunities Interactions for personal & social learning Imaginative use of technologies Creating multiple forms of value Initiating and managing new projects & organisations Outcome: self-efficacy to make innovative things happen

Get started with Micro-preneurship Micro-entrepreneurship can be used to experiment and gain basic skills, habits and confidence. Seize the moment – act on the opportunity. Connect the local and specific with the global and general. Be frugal: use free or low-cost resources. Collaborate and co-operate: social enterprise Feminine ways of working are at least as effective as masculine Practise ethical values and approaches as you’d expect to be treated Use iterative innovation – try it out to see if it works. Your story is who you are and what you can do, so use every experience to learn and develop your personal narrative.

Entrepreneurial effectiveness

EU Entrecomp Model European Entrepreneurial competences

Thinking points Entrepreneurship: a collective human and social phenomenon Entrepreneurship focuses on creating new value from working on opportunities Everyone can be entrepreneurial to some degree – not everyone is an entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is an essential aspect of empowerment & participation in society

Towards the Entrepreneurial University

The entrepreneurial university The entrepreneurial university connects students’ entrepreneurial learning with cultural development and institutional transformation…….. …..which may be in an environment of unpredictability and rapid change

The idea of the entrepreneurial university: An autonomous learning organisation, transforming itself, the lives of its students, and its community through innovation Not: ‘The Apprentice’, ‘Dragon’s Den’ Trump University

Times Higher Awards: Entrepreneurial University of the Year ‘A university environment and culture that fosters enterprising attitudes among all members of its community and delivers significant entrepreneurial impact at regional, national and international levels.’ Recent winners: Universities of Leeds, Anglia Ruskin, Strathclyde, Huddersfield, Plymouth, Coventry

Entrepreneurial University of the Year Criteria: vision and strategy: how has the university transformed its vision and strategy to place enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation at the heart of the organisation? culture and mindset: how has the university stimulated an environment that supports entrepreneurial mindsets and behaviours in both staff and students? entrepreneurial impact: have the university’s efforts affected the nature of entrepreneurial activity among staff, students and alumni and stimulated a strong entrepreneurial impact locally, nationally or internationally? policy and practice: have the university’s experiences and activities influenced policy at all levels and clearly demonstrated good practice and effectiveness?

How Entrepreneurial is BGU? vision and strategy: does our vision and strategy place enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation at the heart of the organisation? culture and mindset: have we created a stimulating environment which supports entrepreneurial mindsets and behaviours from staff and students? entrepreneurial impact: are we effecting entrepreneurial activity among staff, students and alumni? Do we stimulate a strong entrepreneurial impact locally, nationally or internationally? policy and practice: are our experiences and activities influencing policy? Do we demonstrate good practice and effectiveness?

A guiding framework for entrepreneurial universities OECD 2012 entrepreneurialuniversities.eu

Direction? Is the idea of the entrepreneurial university relevant for BGU? Do we aspire to become one? Are the concepts and models useful to us in practice? In what respects is BGU an enterprising university: What are our strengths? What are our limitations? Capabilities and areas to develop?

Thank you: Ideas & questions?