SMEs and entrepreneurship
OECD Platform for the Entrepreneurship Education Collaboration and Engagement Network - EECOLE
ABOUT
The first EECOLE roundtable, held at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris on 24 November 2022, was attended by more than 100 participants, 68 of which came in person to the event.
All together, they represented 75 institutions from 21 countries. The roundtable was co-chaired by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, ERIA.In addition, the following day, the EECOLE Steering Group met for the first time and discussed how to generate a positive dynamic for the policy community, while guaranteeing its sustainability.
- Download the proceedings of the 1st EECOLE Rountable here.
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To meet the needs of our societies, the OECD promotes new approaches to teaching, research and collaboration. Globally, policymakers are increasingly calling on higher education institutions (HEIs) to respond to the most difficult social and economic challenges facing our societies – from digitalisation to social inequality to climate change.
Yet, HEIs are not automatic cure-alls. To meet the needs of current society and promote innovation in all regions, HEIs need to examine whether traditional approaches to teaching, research and collaboration are effective.
EECOLE’s global network maximises the contributions that HEIs make to local economic, social, and environmental development by bringing together these partners.
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The Geography of Higher Education (GoHE)
The Geography of Higher Education (GoHE) aims to improve understanding of how Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are generating value for their surrounding communities and networks. In particular, GoHE focuses on the impact of national Higher Education policies in empowering communities and individuals by responding to the needs of regions and cities.
AREAS OF WORK
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1. Mainstreaming access to higher quality entrepreneurship education. EECOLE facilitates pedagogies that positively affect entrepreneurial mindsets to empower individuals vis-à-vis the future of work and society. Partners in this project will help develop the definition and the piloting of measuring tools, such as surveys and online digital tools. |
2. Promoting the place-responsiveness of HEIs to fill the gap between research and innovation. From 2022 to 2024, the OECD will conduct a series of regional reports on the effects HEIs have on their surrounding communities and networks and how purposeful collaboration can improve these linkages. EECOLE and its partners willevelop specific regional analysis and a handbook for policymakers and higher education leaders. |
3. Supporting HEIs becoming champions of SDGs in their cities and regions. The regional distribution of HEIs in most cities and regions, with many large cities hosting an ecosystem of diverse HEIs, makes them ideal partners for cities and regions that aim to achieve sustainable development. Partners to this project will contribute to an international exercise to identify and develop innovative practices for HEIs to engage with their regions on the SDGs. |
Reports & summaries
- The geography of higher education of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- The Geography of Higher Education in Québec, Canada
- Webseries with ERIA: GoHE and COVID-19: the role of HEIs
- Evaluation of the Academy for Smart Specialisation
- How the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the role of HEIs vis-à-vis their ecosystems and networks
- An ecosytem approach to Knowledge exchange and Collaboration their ecosystems and networks, Expert workshop, 13-14 February 2020, Paris
HeInnovate Reviews
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HEInnovate country review: Greece |
HEInnovate country review: Slovenia |
HEInnovate country review: Sweden | HEInnovate country review: Lithuania |
EVENTS
- WEBINAR The Geography of Higher Education Launch Event – February 22 and 23 2022 – Agenda
- WEBINAR Can HEIs support transformational innovation within their ecosystems? - January 27 2022 - Agenda - Watch the Webinar - Summary Report
- Webseries “GoHE and COVID-19: the role of HEIs” Key Lessons paper
- III Triple Helix Summit 2020, Designing globally connected regional innovation ecosystems, 24 27 November 2020
- Remaining our futures : Creating Entrepreneurial Universities, 4 December 2020
- Open Forum DD, Small and Medium Enterprises, 13 December 2020
Podcast
Ever wondered what we mean by “entrepreneurship education”?
CONTACTS
For further information, please contact Raffaele Trapasso Raffaele.Trapasso@oecd.org
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