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17. August 2021

ACEEU webinar series has begun!

Last week, on Thursday the 12th of August, ACEEU began its webinar series. The first two webinars were presented by our Chair, Prof. Dr. Thorsten Kliewe and brought the essential characteristics of entrepreneurial and engaged universities, as well as explained the main benefits of our accreditations to universities and academic units. Participants had time to ask questions about ACEEU's accreditations and discuss the possible next steps for their institutions. These first webinars were offered twice at two different times, one targeting EMEA and Asia-Pacific viewers (9:00 to 10:00 CEST), an [...]

29. July 2021

ACEEU launches its first global call for applicants | Deadline: October 15, 2021

Since its foundation, ACEEU has worked with more than 25 universities from 13 countries with a focus placed on validating and piloting its accreditati [...]

15. July 2021

ACEEU Wins EIT Funding for its innovative project: RiEcoLab

Collaborating with 7 institutions from 6 different European countries, ACEEU has secured funding from the European Institute of Innovation & Technolog [...]

09. July 2021

ACEEU opens its new Engagement and Entrepreneurship Accreditation for Academic Units!

ACEEU Council has approved the creation of a new level of accreditation, focusing on academic units (including faculties, schools, and departments). O [...]

28. June 2021

ACEEU has relocated to a bigger, greener, and eco-friendlier office!

To accommodate the remarkable growth of the accreditation business and EU-Funded projects, ACEEU has decided to move the office from Mendelstrasse 11, [...]

08. June 2021

University of Malaga receives ACEEU's Entrepreneurial University Accreditation

After a detailed and thorough assessment, the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU) has awarded the University of [...]

27. May 2021

Welcoming New Members of ACEEU Team

Welcome Aboard: Flavia, Maria Fernanda, Jackline, Hugo, and Yurii! ACEEU is very pleased to announce that the team is growing and growing. With the [...]

16. April 2021

Meet the Newly Elected Vice-Chairs of ACEEU Council

ACEEU is delighted to introduce the Vice-Chairs of ACEEU Council: - Prof. Irene Sheridan: Head of Cork Institute of Technology, Extended Campus, I [...]

09. April 2021

ACEEU SEED: ACEEU’s Commitment to the Future Generations

As an accreditation body that is passionate about bringing about the most innovative solution and inspiration for change and growth, ACEEU believes th [...]

26. March 2021

Exciting times are ahead: ACEEU is hiring!

Only three months into the year 2021, ACEEU has been busier than ever. Although the world is still at the moment of maximum uncertainty, it does not g [...]

12. February 2021

ACEEU Wins 8 Projects from the Extraordinary Erasmus+ Covid Calls

Without a doubt, The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the course of life worldwide. Not only has the global pandemic created huge medical, economic, and [...]

04. January 2021

New Faces on Board at ACEEU

ACEEU has started 2021 not only with renewed spirits and energy but also with fresh ideas and perspectives as 5 new additional members joined the head [...]

31. December 2020

Looking back at 2020

As yet another year flickers towards its end, ACEEU has many reasons to be satisfied with how it turned out. Without doubt, 2020 has been challenging [...]

15. December 2020

ACEEU publishes an article in ENQA 20th anniversary publication

ACEEU is pleased to announce that its article on future of quality assurance has been published as part of ENQA’s 20th anniversary publication

28. November 2020

ACEEU takes a quality assurance role in a European student mentor project

ACEEU will provide quality assurance oversight for the Mentor My Future program, sponsored under the auspices of the Erasmus+ Programme. University st [...]

27. November 2020

Prof. Kliewe contributes to Innovation Week for Social Transformation in a New World

On November 27, Professor Thorsten Kliewe, Chair of ACEEU, contributed a keynote talk to the Innovation Week for Social Transformation in a New World, [...]

10. November 2020

ACEEU wins 11 international projects

As the results for Erasmus+ international projects started to roll in, ACEEU has precisely 11 reasons to be pleased with how the situation turned out. [...]

01. November 2020

ACEEU moves to a new office

ACEEU is growing! With the volume of ACEEU projects and initiatives steadily increasing, we are delighted to welcome new additions to the team. As our [...]

16. September 2020

ACEEU Chair debates changes of Covid-19 for Higher Education Institutions

On September 16, ACEEU Chair, Professor Thorsten Kliewe, joined an international debate at the 2020 QS MAPLE Conference in Saudi Arabia. The motion � [...]

05. September 2020

ACEEU extends it commitment to promote sustainability in higher education

Through a variety of new projects and activities, ACEEU is growing its engagement in advancing sustainability in higher education. With entrepreneursh [...]

06. August 2020

ACEEU contributes to newly selected Erasmus+ projects

As the results for Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education and Knowledge Alliance projects rolled in, it has unfolded that ACEEU will be contri [...]

09. July 2020

ACEEU supporting upcoming European University FILMEU

The European Commission unveiled today the next 24 European Universities that have been selected for funding. Amongst the winners is the "European Uni [...]

25. June 2020

Polish universities able to apply for Government funding for ACEEU accreditation

ACEEU has been placed on the list of international accreditation agencies within initiative started by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education [...]

25. May 2020

Registration for the 2020 Latin America Triple E Awards is open now

ACEEU launched the 2020 Latin America Triple E Awards on Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence in Higher Education. Universities and staff member [...]

08. April 2020

ACEEU ceremonies and events postponed

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak ACEEU informs that the following scheduled events will be postponed until further notice:

ACEEU A [...]

15. March 2020

ACEEU contributes to European Funding Proposals

For the first time since its existence, ACEEU has followed invitations to participate in several Erasmus+ funding proposals aiming to promote innovati [...]

20. February 2020

ACEEU Chair Thorsten Kliewe speaks at AYE ground-breaking of the World’s First Entrepreneurial Village in Nigeria

ACEEU Chair Professor Thorsten Kliewe was invited by AYE (Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs), the largest entrepreneurship organisation in the world with [...]

14. January 2020

ACEEU Hosts Asia-Pacific Triple E Award Ceremony to Recognize University Path-breaking Leaders and Innovations

Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU) marks history for hosting the first Award ceremony – Asia-Pacific Triple [...]

19. September 2019

ACEEU working towards entrepreneurial universities in Colombia

On Thursday, 19th of September 2019, ACEEU Chair Professor Thorsten Kliewe and Dr. Lina Landinez hosted an ACEEU workshop for members of the REUNE Net [...]

06. September 2019

ACEEU contributes to the 7th International Symposium on Entrepreneurship in Universities

ACEEU Chair Professor Thorsten Kliewe visited the cities of Monteria, Cali and Bogota in order to deliver talks on how universities can become more en [...]

01. July 2019

Director of Ibero Strategic Consultants at the University Iberoamericana in Mexico City joins the Council

ACEEU is very pleased to announce that Devin Hauer from University Iberoamericana in Mexico City joins the Council as member. Devin Hauer is the D [...]

20. June 2019

More than 400 delegates from 55+ countries celebrate the latest four ACEEU-accredited institutions

More than 400 participants from 55+ countries attended this year’s ACEEU Accreditation Award Ceremony that was held in Helsinki, Finland as part of [...]

20. June 2019

ACEEU members meeting held in Finland

This year’s UIIN conference featured a meeting of ACEEU member organisations, including both accredited and applicant institutions. Chaired by ACEEU [...]

19. June 2019

Council members meet in Helsinki to discuss the future of ACEEU

At the 2019 UIIN Annual Conference, ten ACEEU Council members representing nine different countries met to discuss the progress and future challenges [...]

18. June 2019

European ACEEU Seminar attracted more than 40 participants from 20+ countries

Using the ACEEU Toolkit as the framework, more than 40 participants explored the concept of th [...]

13. June 2019

Head of the CIT Extended Campus in Ireland joins ACEEU as Council Member

ACEEU is very pleased to announce that Professor Irene Sheridan from CIT joins the Council as member. Professor Irene Sheridan is Head of the CIT [...]

05. June 2019

Workshop participants design their 'Dream University'

At this week’s 30 year anniversary event of the University of Economy in Bydgoszcz, participants from Poland, India, Malaysia and Finland joined an [...]

24. May 2019

ACEEU contributes to shaping the future of entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan

Professor Thorsten Kliewe, Chair of ACEEU, followed an invitation of Almaty Management University to deliver a keynote and a workshop at this week’s [...]

09. May 2019

ACEEU Seminars in Kazakhstan, Poland and Finland announced

The next ACEEU seminars and workshops will be hosted in Kazakhstan, Poland and Finland. The seminars and workshops aim to share insights into entrepre [...]

07. May 2019

ACEEU and EAN University showcasing EAN's Entrepreneurial University approach in international webinar

Professor Thorsten Kliewe, Chair of ACEEU, and Professor Paula Echeverry Pérez, EAN University, will facilitate the 13th RIESAL Webinar entitled "Bec [...]

19. April 2019

New languages added to ACEEU Toolkit

Following feedback gathered at workshops that have been implemented around the world over the past months, the ACEEU team has engaged with its partner [...]

06. March 2019

The First European Engaged University - Chalmers University of Technology is awarded ACEEU Accreditation

The Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU) has awarded Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, with Engaged Uni [...]

23. February 2019

ACEEU chair congratulates 1900 students at the 2019 convocation of the first accredited entrepreneurial university in Asia, MSU

Professor Thorsten Kliewe, Chair of ACEEU, provided some words of acknowledgement to more than 1900 students at the 24th convocation of Management and [...]

15. February 2019

ACEEU Americas Seminar attended by more than 40 participants from 10+ countries

More than 40 participants from 10+ countries attended the ACEEU Americas Seminar on the 15th of February in Puebla, Mexico. At the seminar, Professor [...]

12. February 2019

ACEEU workshop in Sydney explored tools to develop more entrepreneurial and engaged universities

At ACEEU's Entrepreneurial and Engaged University Development workshop, hosted on the 12th of February in Sydney, Australia, 21 international higher e [...]

07. February 2019

ACEEU council member Brian Darmody appointed CEO of AURP

ACEEU is happy to share that its council member Brian Darmody has been elected as the CEO of Association of University Research Parks - AURP. Founded [...]

05. February 2019

ACEEU Chair visits EAN University for formal ceremony of the accreditation

Reaching milestones deserves celebration. On February 5, 2019 ACEEU Chair Professor Thorsten Kliewe visited EAN University to personally congratulate [...]

04. February 2019

MSU is the first university in Asia recognised as an Entrepreneurial University by ACEEU

ACEEU is delighted to pronounce Management and Science University (MSU), Malaysia as the first Entrepreneurial University in Asia, having successfully [...]

17. January 2019

ACEEU shares insights into entrepreneurial and engaged university transformation in Doha, Qatar

More than 40 participants used the opportunity on January 17, 2019 to learn more about entrepreneurial and engaged university transformation. Next to [...]

17. December 2018

ACEEU seminars in Doha, Sydney, Puebla and Helsinki announced

In 2019, ACEEU will continue hosting seminars and workshops that aim to share insights into entrepreneurial and engaged university transformation, to [...]

03. December 2018

Successful Third University Mission Conference in partnership with ACEEU

The Third University Mission International Conference (https://www.third-mission.org/), organised in partnership with ACEEU, has been hosted from Nov [...]

26. November 2018

ACEEU launches toolkit to develop the entrepreneurial profile of higher education institutions

ACEEU is happy to announce the launch of the Entrepreneurial University Toolkit. The Toolkit contains five instruments that help university representa [...]

24. October 2018

ACEEU trains Latin American higher education professionals

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Kliewe, Chair of ACEEU, contributed a module on "Entrepreneurial Universities" to the RIESAL online course offered to Latin America [...]

23. October 2018

ACEEU partners with the Russian Rectors Conference on conference on the third mission of universities

ACEEU joins the Russian Rectors Conference and IREG as associate partner in hosting the "International Third Mission Conference", to be held from Nov [...]

11. September 2018

ACEEU awards EAN University its Entrepreneurial University accreditation

EAN University, Colombia, has been awarded Entrepreneurial University Accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Unive [...]

01. July 2018

ACEEU council member Maciej Markowski elected as chair of ECA

ACEEU is happy to share that its council member Maciej Markowski has been elected as Chair of the European Consortium for Accreditation (ECA). Founded [...]

21. June 2018

ACEEU validates newly developed toolkit in UIIN conference, London

In two workshops, hosted in London during the 2018 University Industry Interaction Conference, more than 30 participants were able to explore the firs [...]

30. May 2018

Former UKM Deputy Vice-Chancellor in Industry and Community Partnerships joins ACEEU as Council Member

ACEEU is very pleased to announce that Prof Dr. Saran Kaur Gill joins the Council as member. Prof Dr. Saran Kaur Gill is the first Malaysian Punjab [...]

24. May 2018

ACEEU contributes to the debate on rankings and accreditations

ACEEU was invited to contribute to the IREG-9 Conference on "Ranking and Accreditation - two roads to the same goal" held in Hasselt, Belgium on 22-25 [...]

14. May 2018

ACEEU finished European Commission JRC project on the evaluation of the technology transfer capacity and entrepreneurial profile of Romanian universities

ACEEU has provided an evaluation of six Romanian universities and highlighted next steps to advance their technology transfer performance and entrepre [...]

01. May 2018

Former Aalto University President joins ACEEU as Council Member

ACEEU is very pleased to announce that Dr. Tuula Teeri joins the Council as member. Dr. Tuula Teeri is the President of the Royal Swedish Academy [...]

22. February 2018

Director of University of Auckland Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship joins ACEEU as Council Member

ACEEU is very pleased to announce that Wendy Kerr joins the Council as member. Wendy Kerr is Director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurs [...]

23. January 2018

ACEEU Chair Professor Kliewe highlights key aspects of entrepreneurial and engaged university development at Riga conference

On 23 January 2018, Professor Thorsten Kliewe, Chair of ACEEU shared insights into the key aspects that universities need to address in order to devel [...]

17. December 2017

ACEEU joins ENQA as affiliate member

With its aim to contribute to the quality enhancement of higher education institutions, ACEEU has joined the European Association for Quality Assuranc [...]

10. October 2017

ACEEU chosen by European Commission's Joint Research Centre to support Romanian universities in developing their technology transfer capacity and entrepreneurial profile

ACEEU chair Prof. Dr. Thorsten Kliewe collaborates with the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) to advance the third mission of universi [...]

01. August 2017

ACEEU accepted as Full Member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)

We are pleased to announce that ACEEU has been accepted as a Full Member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Educati [...]

09. June 2017

Accreditation Council Awards First Accreditations for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities

Dublin, Ireland June 9, 2017 – The Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU) awarded its first accreditations to Th [...]

09. June 2017

Professor Noel Linsay shares his experience with ACEEU accreditation

During the 2017 University-Industry Interaction Conference in Dublin, Professor Noel Linsay, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Entrepreneurship at The University of [...]

15. February 2017

Adelaide accreditation seminar review

On February 15, 2017 ACEEU's first accreditation seminar took place in Adelaide, Australia, with more than 30 participants from 10+ countries attendin [...]

09. February 2017

Call for 2017 applications published

As of today, higher education institutions around the world can apply for entering ACEEU accreditation in June 2017, following the pilot institutions [...]

02. February 2017

First issue of Insight, ACEEU's magazine, published

Today the first issue of INSIGHT, ACEEU’s periodical magazine, has been published. The magazine is targeting university leaders and managers as well [...]

10. January 2017

ACEEU seminars in Adelaide, Dublin, and Santiago announced

Given the high interest in ACEEU accreditation around the world, three seminars will be held within the next six months to inform interested instituti [...]

04. January 2017

Simon Fraser University and University of Porto join the pilot phase

Today, ACEEU Chair Thorsten Kliewe announced that Simon Fraser University (Canada) and the University of Porto (Portugal) will enter the ACEEU pilot p [...]

24. November 2016

ACEEU’s new social media presence

In order to further promote ACEEU, its activities, accredited institutions as well as the topic of entrepreneurship and engagement in higher education [...]

18. October 2016

First official version of ACEEU's accreditation documents published

The first version (v.1.0) of ACEEU’s central accreditation documents has been published today. The documents specify the accreditation process, the [...]

11. October 2016

12 institutions selected for ACEEU’s the pilot phase

Following a “Call for Pilot Institutions” and an extensive review process, ACEEU has published the selected 12 pilot institutions that will be the [...]

01. September 2016

Call for pilot institutions published

Interested in becoming one of the world’s first accredited Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities? Then register now your interest to beco [...]

24. August 2016

ACEEU website launched

Having laid out the foundational work for ACEEU’s accreditations, ACEEU today launched its website www.aceeu.org to provide interested institutions [...]

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