To start with: there is no common definition of an entrepreneurial university. However, there are certain characteristics that are often related with an entrepreneurial university. We tried to summarise these:

• Entrepreneurial orientation and mind-set
  Mission, vision and strategic stand that a university takes on their entrepreneurial profile. Also, it reflects the mind-set of all the internal stakeholders, i.e. staff, students, academics, and the initiatives the university takes to promote this mind-set (incentives, culture, leadership).
• Knowledge transfer
  External activities related to knowledge transfer and the application of knowledge in diverse contexts, as well as the internal use of new knowledge as a tool for teaching, learning and training.
• Creation of added value
  Activities related to exploitation of knowledge that lead to generating income for the university (e.g. patents, spin-offs)
• Interdisciplinarity
  Collaborative work across disciplines in an HEI for third mission purposes.
• Interaction and engagement
  Relationships, partnerships and networks created, managed or participated in by an HEI to conduct its activities and reflect the efforts on building external interactions with different stakeholders.
• Independence
  Activities that diversify the funding base of HEIs (e.g. licensing income).

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