1. Capacity Building in the Higher Education Sector Dr Emer Ní Bhrádaigh Lecturer in Entrepreneurship & Academic Social Entrepreneurship Champion, Dublin City University, Ireland EC Social Entrepreneurship Conference Strasbourg 16 – 17 January 2014

2. Outline Republic of Ireland Context DCU’s Social Entrepreneurship Mission –Ashoka U Changemaker Campus –Enactus Social Entrepreneurship Competition –Menter Iontach Nua - MSc in Management (Innovation in Social Enterprise) Capacity Building Recommendations

3. Irish Context Vibrant voluntary sector –Overreliance on state funding –Rationalisation of sector Government recognises importance of social enterprise in job creation –Social Enterprise in Ireland: Sectoral Opportunities and Policy Issues (July 2013) –ACE: Accelerating Campus Entrepreneurship in higher education network (funded by Higher Education Authority)

4. DCU’s Social Entrepreneurship Mission ‘Ireland’s University of Enterprise’ Graduate Attributes U-Start & U-Change student accelerator programmes Volunteer Expo & Civic Engagement 6-month Enterprise Education Training Programme for Irish Higher Education (non)Academics

5. DCU Ashoka U Changemaker Campus Network of 25+ campuses USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, IRL Culture of Social Entrepreneurship –Volunteering; civic engagement; student social enterprises, visiting lecturers –Intergenerational learning photo competition –Embedding social entrepreneurship in modules and degree programmes

6. Enactus Student Competition 36 countries Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe EU: DE, FR, IE, NL, PL, UK Social entrepreneurship and financial & environmental sustainability National competitions & World Cup Corporate sponsors HeadstARTS DCU

7. MSc in Management (Innovation in Social Enterprise) Part-time 2-year taught Masters for sector leaders Shorter Level 6 training in corporate governance Networking INTERREG (East Ireland & Wales)

8. Capacity Building Recommendations Targetted education & training for sector –Finance; strategic thinking, creativity, entrepreneurship, fundraising –Embed entrepreneurship and financial sustainability in relevant non-business discipline –Incubate for-profits and social together Higher education sector –Accredit student extra-curricular activities –Student aspirations and empowerment