ASSOCIATION FOR EUROPEAN LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITIES

relating to the circular bioeconomy, the sustainable use of natural resources, the protection of the environment and rural development.

We aim to enhance our members' success in education, research and innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy and society, by engaging with European and global institutions and networks, to share experience, cooperate in new ventures, and benefit from the resulting synergy.

ICA-Edu Colloquium 2019 Progarmme

 Let the entrepreneurial genie out of the bottle!

how will we stimulate the nascent entrepreneurial skills of our students?

Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 May 2019
was held at Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe, Leuven, Belgium

Tuesday 14 May 19.30 Welcome reception at the Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe, Janseniusstraat 1, Leuven, Belgium

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The Colloquium is structured around three sessions. In each session there will be keynote presentation(s), selected interventions by the Colloquium delegates and followed by roundtable discussion and report back to the whole Colloquium.

Overview of the Programme:

Tuesday 14 May 
19.30

Welcome reception at the Leuven Institute

Wednesday 15 May
9.00

Welcome to the 5th ICA-Edu Colloquium 2019
Barbara Hinterstoisser, Chair ICA-Edu and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
Let the entrepreneurial genie out of the bottle?
Thomas Lans, Education and Learning Sciences, Wageningen University

Session 1 What entrepreneurial learning outcomes do I want to achieve?

Keynote - 9.15

EntreComp: The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework.
Elin McCallum, Bantani Education, Tervuren, BE

Keynote - 9.45 Developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem for learning: leadership, culture, inclusion and external engagement
David Rae, Director, Enterprise Educators UK, De Montfort University, UK
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Short Interventions Presentations by delegates (5 mins each)
What do we see as our challenge in stimulating nascent entrepreneurial skills?
Václav Švec, Czech University of Life Sciences, CZ
How to connect graduates to new labour market needs?
Branka Sakic Bobic, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, HR
Business Management Case Studies
Yiorgos Gadanakis, University of Reading, UK

11.30                  

Delegate Roundtable discussions

12.30

Report Back

13.00

Lunch
Session 2

What are cutting edge entrepreneurial learning activities and how do I assess them?

Keynote -13.45

Making an Entrepreneurial Difference: new approaches to entrepreneurial learning and assessment in Life Sciences Education
Thomas Lans, Education and Learning Sciences, Wageningen University, NL

Keynote -14.15

Integrating the curricular and extracurricular – what is there to be gained?
Carsten Nico Hjortsø, Entrepreneurship and Management Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) University of Copenhagen, DK

14.45

Short Interventions Presentations by delegates (5 mins each)
Entrepreneurial Uncertainty and Design Thinking – A board game experience
Rajiv Vaid Basaiawmoit, Aarhus University, DK
The Food Culture Challenge
Edward Collins, University of Reading, UK
Rapid Prototyping: boundary crossing in an entrepreneurial setting
Lisa Ploum, Wageningen University & Research, NL

15.15 Coffee
15.45 Delegate Roundtable discussions
17.00 Report Back
19.30 Reception aperitif offered by Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven
Colloquium dinner
Thursday 16 May 8.30

 

Session 3 Supporting academic staff incorporate entrepreneurship education in their teaching and their students learning - university-wide challenge

Keynote

Entrepreneurial skills in life science, the importance of the learning trajectory
Mia Eeckhout, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, BE

Keynote

Teaching value-creation: how to empower students to change the world?
Yvette Baggen, University of Utrecht, NL
Keynote The IFSTAL Project (Innovative Food Systems Teaching and Learning) - a model for entrepreneurship training?
John Ingram, University of Oxford, UK

Keynote

ERASMUS + INTRINSIC Project: Innovative Education for Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences
Andreas Zitek, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), AT
10.30 Coffee
11.00

Short Interventions Presentations by delegates (5 mins each)
Embedded entrepreneurship education model
Franziska Eller, Aarhus University, DK
Convince and support academic staff to incorporate entrepreneurship education in their teaching
Teodor Trasca, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
Wagenigen Academy: todays knowledge, tomorrows business
Geurt Heimensen, Wageningen University and Research, NL
Embedded entrepreneurship education model
Demetres Briassoulis, Agricultural University of Athens, GR
sus+: innovative education towards sustainable food systems
Ewa Rembialkowska, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, PL

11.30 Delegate Roundtable discussions
12.30 Report Back
13.00 Closure
  Lunch

 

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