1. Teaching Entrepreneurship at the University of Twente: Models and Practice
Novi Sad, 25 May 2007
Ir. Jaap J. van Tilburg Project manager at NIKOS (Dutch Institute for Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship), Chairman of Top Spin International, Entrepreneur since 1979,

2. Presentation Introduction University of Twente Introduction Nikos
- Mission, Activities and Models on entrepreneurship
Teaching entrepreneurship
- Students
- Entrepreneurs
Appendix

3. University of Twente Founded 1961
7500 students (57% technical sciences, 43% social sciences)
700 PhD students
5 faculties, 3 technical sciences, 2 social sciences
20 Bachelor’s degrees, 31 Master’s degree courses
5 Major research areas:
Computer sciences & telematics
Micro- and nano technology
Biomedical technology
Chemical process technology
Governance studies
Campus 330 acre > 100 buildings
Residential students: 2200

4. University of Twente entrepreneurship support
1979 TTO (Technology Transfer office)
1983 incubator: BTC (BedrijfsTechnologisch Centrum)
1984 TOP (Temporary entrepreneurial positions)
1984 Course “Becoming an entrepreneur”
1990 Business & Science Park
1990 MESA UTOC (UT Entrepreneurship Centre)
1999 USE (University student enterprises)
2000 Minor entrepreneurship
2001 NIKOS (merger between TTO & UTOC)
2003 “Successfully your own boss” project
2004 Business accelerators in faculties
2005 Master Innovative Entrepreneurship & Business development
2005 Innovation Lab Twente
2006 ECIU international Master Innovation & Entrepreneurship
2006 Knowledge park
2006 Opportunity zone
2007 PRE-incubator / Centre of Entrepreneurship for ambition

5. Mission Nikos
Nikos consolidates the university’s expertise and experience - from the Chairs for Innovative Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Strategic Management and International Management - in a professional academic team, qualified to do research, teach, offer consultancy and business development support in these fields.
We work for and with students, firms in and outside our region, policymakers and partners at the University of Twente.

6. Activitities in NIKOS Entrepreneurship in networks Research Teaching
Business Development
TOP
NENSI
KEB
Bepart
Mephi
Global starts
Research
The role of entrepreneurial networking
University-Industry Interaction (ECIU)
E-commerce in SME’s
Global start ups
Database of knowledge intensive firms
Marie Curie Training site
High Tech Small firm Conference0
Research
Entrepreneurship in
networks
Business
Development
Support
Teaching
Training & consultancy
Market orientation HTSF
KVGO/VNO-NCW
Rabo
International consultancy
Teaching
Minor Entrepreneurship, international management
High tech business development
Msc Innovative Entrepreneurship & business
development
ECIU Master Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Training
and
Consultancy

7. Social system based process model of Entrepreneurship

8. 4S-Model: What are the needs of an entrepreneur?
Culture, values, norms
Facilities
Personelrrangements & Systems
Knowledge
Ideas
Assessing the opportunity
Strategic processes
Business plan
Scope:
from
idea to
Strategy
Entrepreneur
and
Enterprise
Skills:
Patterns of
Organisation
Scale: Economy:
Financial means
Social
Network- Contacts
Contacts with: - clients - suppliers - experts - colleagues - support agents
Own capital
bridging development period
Financing investments - Venture Capital - Loans

9. Training students in entrepreneurship
Ca Course “Become an entrepreneur”
Ca Course “Managing an SME”
Ca. 600 entrepreneurs attended
2000 Minor Entrepreneurship
2003 Master Innovation and Entrepreneurship
2007 ECIU Master Entrepreneurship
Additional entrepreneurship in the curriculum

10. Entrepreneurship in the curriculum (1)
3yr Bachelor / elective Minor
1 & 2 year Master tracks

11. Minor entrepreneurship
Since 2000 (first in The Netherlands)
Ca. 40 participants per year
Top 5 of 50 minors offered at university

12. in the Minor Entrepreneurship
Courses
in the Minor Entrepreneurship

13. Masters in entrepreneurship
Master Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Since 3 years
50 students per year
One year
60 EC (European Credits)
ECIU Joint Master Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Will start Autumn 2007
Additional year

14. Master IE &BD (1 year programme):
Principles of Entrepreneurship
HRM & Organisational Change
Financial Management of Business Venturing
Design and management of the innovative organization
Business development in context
Business development in networks
Master Class
Thesis
Master 2nd year programme together with University of Aalborg (Denmark)

15. Master Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Semester 1:
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Semester 2:
Entrepreneuring with radical new technology
Management of Technology
Technology dynamics in a societal perspective
Methods and techniques of research
Projects Advanced Technology (1) in combination with real life cases

16. Master Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Semester 3:
Entrepreneuring with radical new technology
Market oriented high-tech entrepreneurship
Financing high-tech ventures
Knowledge management & protection for exploitation of innovation
Methods and techniques of research and consultancy
Master class / capita selecta
Advanced technology (2) business development projects in High-tech-High-potential pre-incubator
Semester 4:
Thesis project -> generating business

17. ECIU Master Innovation & Entrepreneurship
International 120 EC course, offered by University of Twente and Aalborg Universitet
Closely linked to master track Innovation & Entrepreneurship
60 EC compulsory programme: 1st semester in Twente and 2nd semester in Aalborg
Minimally one – maximally three semesters study in Aalborg

18. ECIU Master Study scheme: Master thesis:
project under co-supervision of staff from UT & AAU
Double diploma from UT & AAU:
- Business administration (UT) +
- Master Innovation, Knowledge & Entrepreneurship (AAU)
semester 1
semester 2
semester 3
semester 4 UT
AAU
UT - AAU

19. Additional Entrepreneurship in the curriculum
Advanced Technologies
Bachelor programme with “entrepreneurship and business development” as a specialisation
Industrial Design
In Bachelor programme: Market-oriented entrepreneurship
Business & Information Technolgies
In Master programme: Business Development in Networks
For Ph D students: Business planning and technology dynamics
For all students (elective):
Become your own Boss
Managing an SME

20. Training entrepreneurs “on the job”
Ca Programme TOP Temporal Entrepreneurial Positions
Ca Course “Become an entrepreneur”
Ca Course “Management SME”
2003 Pre incubator Become your own boss
2008 High Tech Pre incubator at University of Twente
2009 High Tech Pre incubator training and research laboratory with other European universities

21. TOP = training in practice
1 year support
University mentor
University office and research facilities
Use of University image
University network available
Business mentor
Interest free loan

22. Kansrijk Eigen Baas
(Become your own boss)
Overijssel

23. Group based support/selection
“Become your own boss” (200 firms created in 2,5 year in rural area)
Individual trajectories (self selection based)
Group based (n=60, 4-6 months)
Self selection + assessment
Intensive training, ideas brought in, process of enterprise concept development

24. New Program for generating High potential entrepreneurial teams creating business out of UT-technology

25. High Tech / High potential Group based selection process
Enterprising with knowledge
Group based (n=60, 4-6 months) + team/concept based 1 year
Target groups students Saxion, UT & persons with work experience
Using high potential business concepts UT

26. High Tech / High potential Group based selection process
Self selection + assessment
Intensive training, general ideas brought in, process of enterprise concept development
Selection of high potential T-M-F teams matched with high potential business concepts
Small group/personal coaching with high level business coaches
Network with international VC-funds
Office space 1000m2

27. Expected Results Groups of 60 persons
30 firms based on own idea development of participants (after 5 years 25 firms, employment >250)
5 firms based on high potential ideas matched with teams based on selection during program (after 5 years, 2-3 firms, employment >250)
2 groups per year, 3 years  employment after 8 year >3000

28. Characteristics of successful support of entrepreneurial processes
Multi-dimensional (strategy, organisation, networking, economics)
Multi-level networking: firm level, regional level, global networks enhancing University Industry Interaction across technological fields
Multi-actor: combining heterogeneous competencies e.g. creativity, technology, and marketing competencies

29. High-Technology Small Firm Conference
Annual conference in cooperation by University of Twente and University of Manchester
14-15 June 2007 in Manchester
2008 in Twente
This conference provides a unique opportunity for an international gathering of academics, opinion formers, policy makers and practitioners to discuss recent developments in the field of HTSF research and policy delivery.

30. Appendix Links 4S Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Networking
Valley of Death
TOP results
Opportunity zones

31. Links http://www.utwente.nl/nikos/teaching http://www.utwente.nl/top
(in Dutch)

34. Spin off Companies University of Twente

35. Economic results: 500 firms in TOP program (since 1985)
Approx. 400 survived
Total direct employment in region > 3000 fte
Indirect employment ?
Clustering: ICT, biomedical, process technologies, nano (around Mesa+)

36. Opportunity Zones 3TU Delft, Eindhoven & Twente
(techno)starters & growing companies
Barriers in legislation, procedures, licenses but also financing (grants, bank loans & venture capital)
“concept manager” helps to find the right desk.
Direct feedback to Ministry of Economic Affairs
Project duration 5 years, started 2006.
Matching demand & supply (on all 4 entrepreneurship capitals) on web-log: kansenzone.web-log.nl (in dutch)