Why should you actually care if your chosen university is entrepreneurial or not? We have collected a couple of key reasons why.

The WHY - For students

• To become an entrepreneur, to get the knowledge tools and methods to become an entrepreneur, to foster the entrepreneurial spirit and mind-set
• To become more employable and develop transversal skills
• To translate knowledge into impact and create relevant knowledge
• To develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem and to benefit from it

The WHY - For companies

• To find a partner university that does not stop after knowledge creation (research) but goes with you the entire innovation journey
• To work with a university that is deeply engage with the innovation ecosystem
• To access students who skills are better align with practice needs
• To work with researchers that are willing and able to respond to industry needs

The WHY - For academics

• To not only create intellectual impacts but also socio economic impacts
• To work among peers that share the same entrepreneurial passion
• To work closer with industry
• To support students in becoming agents of change
• To get the required institutional support for entrepreneurial activities

The WHY - For governments and funding bodies

• To create higher returns on research investments
• To support universities that play a key role in their regional innovation ecosystem
• To support universities that are more sustainable in the long term

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