Entrepreneurial ecosystems and the role of Dutch higher education

The case of Utrecht University

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https://doi.org/10.12712/rpca.v18i3.64022

Résumé

Entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) have received increased attention both in academia and from policymakers. Higher education institutions (HEIs) are considered among the most impactful organizations in EEs. Additionally, to their traditional roles of research and education, HEIs are expected to be active stakeholders in the regional provision of support activities towards the creation of new ventures in society, becoming entrepreneurial universities (EUs). Despite the increasing number of studies on EUs, there is still room for learning from case studies, especially when focused on leading universities closely connected to regional EEs. This is the case of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Thus, the focus of this study was concerned with describing the role of this university, through its offer of a wide variety of entrepreneurial activities in the Utrecht region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Fernando Antonio Prado Gimenez, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Possui graduação em Administração pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina (1981), mestrado em Administração pela Universidade de São Paulo (1983) e doutorado pela Manchester Business School - University of Manchester (1995) e especialização em Cinema (2014), pela Universidade Tuitui do Paraná. Atualmente é professor titular do Departamento de Administração Geral e Aplicada da Universidade Federal do Paraná e professor permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Públicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná. Tem experiência na área de Administração, com ênfase em Administração de Empresas, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: empreendedorismo, estratégia, políticas públicas de fomento ao empreendedorismo e pequena empresa, políticas públicas do audiovisual, administração e liderança criativa. Atualmente é presidente da Associação Nacional de Estudos em Empreendedorismo e Gestão de Pequenas Empresas (ANEGEPE) - Gestão 2022/2024.

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