Published: 23 February 2011
It’s time for universities to embrace student entrepreneurship
Michael Kenward, Science|Business
Entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders attending the third annual Science|Business Academic Enterprise Awards (ACES) conference earlier this month called on European politicians and universities to do more to support entrepreneurship on campus and help seed a new generation of world-class technology companies.
“We need to say yes to the ideas of student entrepreneurs and not put obstacles in their way.” So said Tuula Teeri, president of Aalto University, Finland, in a statement that summed up the thoughts of many of those gathered at the ACES conference, held at ETH Zurich on 3 February.
Teeri speaks from experience: Aalto University was formed in 2008 by the merger of three universities specialising in technology, design and business, in a...
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