Contribution in edited book
University of Coimbra: Supporting Nascent Entrepreneurs by Extra-curricular Activities.
Publication Details
Authors: | Halbfas, B. |
Editor: | Volkmann, Christine K.; Audretsch, David B. |
Publisher: | Springer International Publishing AG |
Place: | Cham |
Publication year: | 2017 |
Pages range : | 289-326 |
Book title: | Entrepreneurship Education at Universities, Learning from Twenty European Cases |
Title of series: | International Studies in Entrepreneurship |
Number in series: | 37 |
ISBN: | 978-3-319-55546-1 |
eISBN: | 978-3-319-55547-8 |
DOI-Link der Erstveröffentlichung: |
University of Coimbra (UC) has been investing in fostering entrepreneurship
amongst the region over the past three decades. It has used the academy as
the epicentre of the major initiatives that have been developed. The initial phase
prioritised the development of infrastructures to support start-ups in the region.
However, in the past 5 years UC has concentrated in the capacitation of all these
assets, namely establishing several integrated immaterial activities, framed by a
structured regional entrepreneurship ecosystem that involves ten core partners and
more than 600 regional stakeholders. This ecosystem is led directly by the UC
Rectory Team and implemented, managed and monitored by the UC DITS (Divis~ao
de Inovac¸~ao e Transfereˆncias do Saber—Knowledge Transfer Unit). According to
the Regional Innovation Scoreboard, the ecosystem and its vision has contributed
largely to position the Centre Region of Portugal as one of the 100 most innovative
regions in Europe. Consequently, the EE initiatives focus on fostering and
supporting nascent entrepreneurs and supporting their companies with the help of
partners from the regional ecosystem. The UC has a strong focus on extra-curricular
activities coordinated by UC DITS in close collaboration with IPN—the university
incubator.
