Centre of Expertise (CoE) Ondernemen van de Hanze

Hanze Entrepreneurship is Hanze University of Applied Sciences' Centre of Expertise (CoE) for Entrepreneurship. The CoE focuses on multidisciplinary research, developing entrepreneurial talent and stimulating young entrepreneurship. When it comes to entrepreneurship, we are the knowledge partner for small and medium-sized enterprises, ensuring more and better entrepreneurs in the region and beyond.

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Multidisciplinary research

The Centre of Expertise Entrepreneurship aims to strengthen SMEs and renew their surrounding innovation ecosystem. We do this through multidisciplinary research conducted with and for SMEs, which increases the chances of success for the company and boosts employment in the region. Our research is aligned with the Northern Innovation Agenda (NIA), which identifies a number of themes: Digitalisation, Internationalisation, Human Capital and Regional Innovation.

Entrepreneurship in education

At Hanze University of Applied Sciences, students have the opportunity to get started with entrepreneurship during their studies. For example, students can take various minors focused on entrepreneurship, graduate with their own business and make use of the top entrepreneur scheme. Every year, the entrepreneurship event for students in the Northern Netherlands takes place, where the Rabo Entrepreneurship Award and Anner Award (worth €10,000 each) are presented. We organise this event, called “Take Your Business to the Stage”, in collaboration with initiatives, programmes and (alumni) entrepreneurs in Groningen. In addition, Hanze Ondernemen supports various institutes in improving and integrating entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial spirit within their programmes.

Connection with education

Start-up City (Kadijk 2) is the creative hub on the Campus in Groningen where students, lecturers, staff and the Hanze network can come together in a learning environment that focuses on “entrepreneurship and meeting people”. It is a clubhouse where “being entrepreneurial” is the norm. Here, connections are made between the professional field, research and education, which strengthen co-creation and self-development. Listening to each other's success stories and challenges. At Start-up City, there is opportunity to meet, space and support for entrepreneurship. Start-up City offers various programmes and events for students, lecturers and schools.

For students:

  • Entrepreneurship College Tour

  • Entrepreneurship Festival

  • Business Lunch Talk

  • Take Your Business to the Stage

  • Entrepreneurship consultation hours

  • Graduating with your own business

  • Top entrepreneur scheme

  • Entrepreneurship with Technology

For teachers

  • Training Programme Learning to be an Entrepreneur

  • Teach the Teacher community

For schools

  • Advisory programmes for entrepreneurship education

  • Monitor050

  • Profile Research (entrepreneurial mindset)

Practical and multidisciplinary research is conducted by our research groups affiliated with various schools at Hanze University of Applied Sciences:

  • Institute for Business, Marketing & Finance

  • Institute for Communication, Media & IT

  • Institute for Future Environments

  • Institute for Business, Marketing & Finance

  • Institute for Communication, Media & IT

  • Institute for Future Environments

  • International Business School

  • Institute for Legal Studies

  • Institute for Business Administration

  • Academy for Social Studies

  • Institute for Life Science & Technology

Innovation workshops

Companies, students, researchers and other stakeholders come together in innovation workshops to work on innovative solutions to current issues. The two large innovation workshops (IWPs) of Hanze Ondernemen are:

  • Digital Society Hub

  • Powerful Region

Source: Hanze