“Cross Campus entrepreneurship” The Key to Regional Development? David Gibson

THE Background THE Challenges Russell group university Experience (NICENT / UK SEC) Joined Queens University in Jan 2003 National Teaching Fellow 2007 Author of “The E Factor” & Streetwise Guide Visiting Professor Riga Institute of Economics THE Challenges Russell group university Traditional attitudes Quality assurance record

THE entrepreneurial ecosystem Alumni Extra Curriculum CURRICULUM Business links Research

THE Elvis model Embedding Enterprise Entrepreneurially Linkage of your Enterprise Education Ecosystem Value all resources/Verify your outcomes Innovative teaching strategies/Institutional support Student centred with Alumni

Elvis model EMBEDDING ENTERPRISE : THE CHALLENGES Academics , Academics Academics!!! The skills an Enterprise educator needs Getting the pedagogy right Financial and Institutional sustainable support Creating Real Life Entrepreneurial Opportunitie

Marketing as well as education Customisation & Tailoring EMBEDDING ENTERPRISE The Enablers Entrepreneurial skills – “The E Factor” Marketing as well as education Customisation & Tailoring Student Engagement

EMBEDDING linking your enterprise system “Enterprise for life” system How do you link curricular/extra curricular? Who drives the various strands of enterprise? Student enterprise officer /student’s union

value your resources Benchmark best practice locally, nationally, internationally Get all stakeholders involved Review potential contribution of staff, students, local business, national bodies (NCGE, CETLS, SEC) Making use of resources, human, physical, financial (Alumni)

INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING Enterprise for life Competency model Customised for each subject discipline Queen’s business simulation assessment Live Consultancy projects Learning From Failure

Kolb's Learning Cycle /PDP Best Educational Practice INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGY— KEY ENABLERS Kolb's Learning Cycle /PDP Social Enterprise Assessment Student Demand Best Educational Practice

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Senior Management Support (Student Employability and Skills Policy 08-11) Internal/External awards, National Teaching Fellowship Marketing approach PDP/Skills approach (Leitch)

Student centred Teaching approach /Engage the students Intern System How do you engage students in the curriculum? Intern System Students Union space /events (Fair-trade event, The Big Idea competition, EBay event etc. ) Games/Work experience/ “EDGE approach” Get a pilot / if students go for it , you have won!!!

the ANSWERS Understand your university Do a SWOT analysis Understand your own SWOT situation What works with the academics? “Resistance is futile”!!!! What works with the students? How can you get the institution to back you long term?

Masters in new venture creation Entrepreneurial Competencies Uber Experiential Best Educational Practice Pitch/plan re course entry Sales/funding proposal Practical modules No dissertation New venture/Work based learning High growth potential Entrepreneurial Learning

Model for new high growth ventures International Success IMPACT University 2009 80% of subjects with embedded enterprise Model for new high growth ventures Msc in New Venture Creation Spinouts Leading in the UK Policy Makers Key contribution to NI PLC International Success DG Enterprise India China Global Enterprise Educator Nominee the course in practice/1 7 studentd 2 funding 3 course selection 4 challenges so far 5 achievement s so far 6 the future.last slide  should be on impact/policy makers.universities/model for educators and exec education/. We hope to embed this pedagogy into the international cuuriculum.model for global entrepreneurship intot he curriculum building on our successes to date should be on impact/policy makers.universities/model for educators and exec education/. We hope to embed this pedagogy into the international cuuriculum.model for global entrepreneurship intot he curriculum building on our successes to date

contribution to economic development “The international alliances and creative engagement between research, business and the local community forged by Queen’s University Belfast is exactly what Northern Ireland needs if we are move towards a higher productivity based and higher waged economy”. Queen’s university makes a key contribution to Northern Ireland plc - to innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth. The award to Queen's reflects this and adds to the pride that Northern Ireland can take in Queen's and it achievements". "Queen's were simply an excellent example of what we were looking for from an entrepreneurial university - strong leadership and vision; real student engagement; innovative faculty; and clear evidence of the impact they have made in their local environment." David Awards Masters in new venture creation Dutch award dg enterprises eec Work application model Indi china National teaching fellowship Global enterprise educator nominee Ncge Discussing regional impact –quotes  times exemplar lines on spinouts etc…ensure all linked up Queen’s impact on the regionally economy Number of businesses being created Future with INVEST NI Concluding slide Help give students opportunities Change culture of university /region/ Make impact Need a Masters in New Venture Creation. High growth new venture models Queens spinout record Can change the region Long term effects

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