Global Entrepreneurship Week
Global Entrepreneurship Week is a Blended Intensive Programme dedicated to the topic of entrepreneurship. The course is hands-on: you will tackle a real, local research question concerning social and sustainable entrepreneurship.
The on-site week in the Netherlands consists of guest lectures, company visits, workshops, business case challenges, pitching sessions, and social activities, blending cultural experiences with team-building tasks. Throughout the online blended learning phase, you will engage in group activities and reflect systematically on your accomplishments.
Teaching and learning
This course emphasizes hands-on learning. You will be part of an international team, conducting research, going on field trips, and actively reflecting on each other's contributions. Teachers will mentor you during both the on-site and online weeks.
For who?
Undergraduate bachelor students pursuing degrees in areas like Business, Finance, Entrepreneurship, HR, Communication or Journalism.
Programme overview
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On campus week
The on-site week at Windesheim is a mix of guest lecturers, company visits and field trips, workshops, business case challenges, pitching sessions and a broad social programme.
Group activities include cultural activities combined with specific tasks related to team building and networking.Monday
- 09:00 – 09:30 Introduction and welcome ceremony
- 09:30 – 10:00 Business case explanation
- 10:15 – 11:00 Team meeting
- 11:30 – 12:30 Lecture intercultural cooperation
- 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
- 19:00 – 21:30 Dinner in Zwolle
Tuesday
- 09:30 – 11:00 Team meeting
- 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
- 14:00 – 17:30 Pitching lecture, tour and work session
Wednesday
- 10:30 – 11:30 Travel to company visits
- 12:00 – 17:30 Company visits + social programme
Thursday
- 10:00 – 12:00 Team meeting + wrap-up
- You're free for the afternoon.
Friday
- 09:00 – 10:30 Pitch competition
- 11:30 – 12:00 Lunch
- 12:30 – 13:00 Announcement of winners + farewell
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Results
Cognitive Learning Objectives
- Understand concepts like sustained economic growth, gender equality, and alternative economic indicators.
- Recognize the relationship between employment and economic growth, considering factors like labour force growth and technological advancements.
- Grasp how innovation, entrepreneurship, and new job creation can promote sustainable economic growth and mitigate environmental impacts.
Socio-Emotional Learning Objectives
- Critically discuss economic models and societal visions, and effectively communicate them in public.
- Understand the global impact of personal consumption on working conditions.
- Identify individual rights, needs, and values related to work.
Behavioural Learning Objectives
- Engage with new concepts of sustainable and inclusive economies.
- Generate and assess sustainability-focused ideas for innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Plan and execute entrepreneurial projects effectively.
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When
- On-site: Monday 11 November – Friday 15 November 2024
- Online: to be announced
Participants
20 or more
Credits
3 ECTS credits
Assessment
- Continuous assessment
- Oral presentations (pitches)
Investment
- You are required to apply for short-term mobility (BIP) Erasmus+ funding.
- Windesheim will pay most of the lunch and dinner (1) costs, as well as some transportation costs for company visits.
- Additional expenses are on your own account.
Contact
Mr Dinand Warringa
d.warringa@windesheim.nl(opens in new tab)
Collaboration
This programme is developed in close collaboration with Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (Finland), GEA College (Slovenia), Thomas More Kempen Campus Turnhout (Belgium) and VAMK (Finland).
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