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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 contributing to 3 projects from these two calls of action. Women Entrepreneurs in Regional Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (WeRIn) is an ambitious Knowledge Alliance project focusing on creating and nourishing a supportive ecosystem for development of female entrepreneurs in different regions in Europe. It seeks to enhance inclusivity of entrepreneurship education and support programmes with the intent to increase the share of female graduate e [...]


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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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