York St John University Universities Developing Social Entrepreneurship 1 st – 3 rd September 2015 Roundtable 4 – Report Universities, social entrepreneurship, ecosystems and competences Report back by Dr. Muna Ismail Initiatives of Change, UK Sorina Antonescu University of York, UK

York St John University Universities Developing Social Entrepreneurship 1 st – 3 rd September 2015 Competences and ecosystems for social and solidarity economy curricula (SSEC) 1. Dimensions discussed as essential for SSEC and ecosystems: a. Ontological Competences and ecosystems should be build on a values-centred framework. It is not only about knowledge and understanding, it is about personal and collective decision to stand up to the values and principles to inform the way we interact and relate to each other. b. Transdisciplinary SSEC requires a holistic and systemic cognitive framework coming from different paths of life and knowledge to understand the complexity of human beings in relation to their culture and environment and others. c. Chronotope SSEC learning has a different space and time dimension. Learning, teaching, practicing, researching processes happen at the same and it implies being conscious of our social, economic and environmental impact.

York St John University Universities Developing Social Entrepreneurship 1 st – 3 rd September 2015 Social and Solidarity Economy Curricula means…. Designing educational framework with different timeframe. Considering different ways of learning from different methods. Respecting different points of views, different practices. There is no one truth. Being aware of cognitive colonialism Thinking about multiplicity and different practicalityTaking into account Indigenous knowledge Review what skills are people /students taught at university Playing as instrument to learn. Practice in real world that you might come to understand through work placement as part of curriculum. Creating meaning collectively instead of having a book to read it from. It´s an explorative process. Enhance team work; group-based assessmentsFostering field based (reality related); research-approach, evidential-based

York St John University Universities Developing Social Entrepreneurship 1 st – 3 rd September 2015 Building SSE ecosystems at universities means … A new look and understanding of a wider world. Dare to be innovative and different. Active listening among all faculty members and administration staff Universities services could become social enterprises. A cross-disciplinary approach Social and solidarity economy (SSE)– a compulsory component Community outreach HEIs as leading examples of SSE practice Embed SSE economy into every discipline-natural and social sciences. Set up a platform for SSE economy: labs, hubs, tutorials, and provide academics with the tools to be able to advance the SSE agenda. Invite key representatives, speakers, leading examples of drivers of SSE. Promote innovative ideas: BIC network (Business innovation centre EU commission. Cross university collaboration