Finalist entry not found. You have been redirected to the finalists overview page.

2022 Finalists

Explore the 60 shortlisted entries, highlighting Europe's most amazing organisations, individuals, projects and programs in Entrepreneurship and Engagement


Entrepreneurial University of the Year

Institutional-level

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

From enterprising roots to a globally connected forest of ideas.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

Universitat Politècnica de València

Transforming ideas into high-impact startups since 1992

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

IESE Business School

A school founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

EHL Hospitality Business School

EHL’s Innovative Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: Breeding the Hospitality Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

University of Coimbra

Transforming innovative ideas into viable, successful and sustainable projects!

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Young Entrepreneurial University of the Year

Institutional-level

Universidade NOVA Lisboa

Fostering a knowledge-based and high-impact innovation ecosystem.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

Stuttgart Media University

Vision 100% accomplished: Entrepreneurship for every single student!

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences

We contribute to society as an engaged and entrepreneurial university!

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

UC Leuven-Limburg

UCLL, home of the Moving Minds.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

GEA College

Entreprenurship is the future!

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Engaged University of the Year

Institutional-level

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Acts “glocal” through leadership and excellence in educaƟon and research

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

University of Rijeka

The University that Expands the New Horizons

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

Manchester Metropolitan University

A new kind of partnership: co-designed, co-delivered, co-assessed and co-evaluated.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

Kozminski University

Kozminski University – A New School for a New World!

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

School of Engineering, Jönköping University

Collaboration that matters

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Female Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year

Individual-level

Kathryn Cormican

I think I can, I think I can, I know I can, I know I can: Building self-efficacy in engineering

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

Montserrat Antonin

Disruption as a philosophy. Intrapreneurship as a value

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

Katja Kraškovic

Entreprenurship is the future!

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

Gordana Nikolić

A leader is worth as much as the people who follow him

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Maria Saiz-Santos

ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVISIM

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Male Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year

Individual-level

Peter Schmieder

The Best of Both Worlds - German Invention and Silicon Valley Mindset

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

Brian P. Rüeger

Where science and business create value and many new jobs.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

Simone Ferriani

Tell me, and I will listen; Teach me, and I’ll remember; Involve me, and I will learn.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

Josep Pique

Supporting the development of Ecosystems of Innovation around the World

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Ahmed Onsy

MELHE (Multifaceted Entrepreneurial Leadership in Higher Education)

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year

Individual-level

Joanne Zhang

Empowering student social entrepreneurs and investors from diverse backgrounds.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

Nikolaus Franke

Making the Schumpeter country an entrepreneurial society again

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

Blaise Crettol

Business eXperience, nobody’s perfect but a team can be!

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

Simon Best

Developing the Enterprising, Entrepreneurial and Innovative character of our students

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Oscarina Conceição

Creating value through "funny" education!

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Fast Forward Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year

Individual-level

Lisa Ryan

Educate to Innovate Growing and Sustaining Agri- Food Entrepreneurship

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

Francisco-Jose Molina-Castillo

EUREKA!. An entrepreneurial methodology for product innovation.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

Jens Haarmann

From surgery observations to investor pitches in 2.5 weeks

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

Deirdre McGillicuddy

Flourish – Nurturing Community, Wellbeing, Creativity & Leadership in Education

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Sahra Schnekker

Soft skills make strong Entrepreneurs & Intrapreneurs

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Innovation and Collaboration Space of the Year

Various levels

TU/e innovation Space

Leading in learning innovation: from dream to demo to impact

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

Link By UMA

The connecting space between university talent and the entrepreneurial ecosystem

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

IMM Labs

Closing the gap between science and business

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

Innovation & Analytics Lab

A ROOM AFFECTING WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE FEEL

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Virtual innovation and collaboration space

Better together: The benefits of co-creating in an innovative and collaborative space.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support of the Year

Various levels

SETsquared

Transforming research and ideas into thriving business through world-leading support

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

The Centre for Enterprise

Small Businesses – Big Impact!

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

SME Productivity & Innovation Centre

Driving performance, growth and innovation in established SMEs

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

Haddad Entrepreneurship Institute

Embedding entrepreneurship in the DNA of the new Generation.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Coventry University, UK

Creating better futures for all

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program of the Year

Various levels

The E4Impact MBA for job creators

An MBA for job creators, not for job seekers.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

Eli Harari Award programme

Entrepreneurship 2D – innovating through the properties and potential of graphene

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

Student Inc.

A universal student accelerator programme where magic happens

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

RCSI Student Innovation Challenge

Empowering students to develop solutions to real life healthcare problems.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Challenge@Polito

Entrepreneurship grows here

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Community Engagement Initiative of the Year

Project-level

VU thematic initiative

A Thematic Approach to Address Complex Societal Problems: A-Win-Win-Win Situation!

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

SAS STEP INITIATIVE: RE-SKILLING FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

University of Bradford and SAS – SAS STEP programme UK and Ireland

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

IngénieuxSud - a service learning course

Northern-Southern students acting together for a sustainable and fair world.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

Applied Curricula in Technology for East Africa

Applied industrial engineering for increased local employability

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Cork Learning Neighbourhoods: Adult Continuing Education, University College Cork

Empowering communities through lifelong learning

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

Triple Helix Collaboration of the Year (at least 2 triple helix actors)

Project-level

Start for Future

Start your Future, Your Way!

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

CATEGORY WINNER

Gruendermotor - Next Generation Mittelstand

Next Generation Mittelstand

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

1st RUNNER-UP

EIT Climate-KIC Hub Malta & EIT Urban Mobility RIS HUB Malta

Co-creating the Future in Quadruple Helix Innovation Systems: A Community College for All

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

2nd RUNNER-UP

CL995: Industrial Design and Construction

Building Future Engineers: Not Just the Structures They Create.

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

KVIST

Linking academia and SMEs in the forest and wood industry

★ ★ ★ LEARN MORE ★ ★ ★

Finalist

2024 © ACEEU. All rights reserved.