Globalisation:
Integrating Innovation and Entrepreneurship

WUN Hangzhou China Enterprise Conference - Visit the conference website
May 14-16, 2008

This is the third in a series of WUN conferences focusing on enterprise, that have been held Chicago, Leeds, and Hangzhou 2007-2008. The ambition of this conference is to explore the collaboration and cooperation of international institutions in integrating global innovation resources to build new models and approaches to enterprise education. Representatives from the Academy serve on the conference steering and organizing committees.

Conference themes include:
    Global innovations and entrepreneurship:
  • Opportunities for entrepreneurship expansion in China
  • Economic entrepreneurship in Zhejiang Province: regional models and experiences
  • Governmental policies and support for enterprise
  • The transformative impact of entrepreneurship on the global economy
    Social entrepreneurship:
  • The application of organisations and non-profit enterprises as change agents for the resolution of social problems and economic growth
  • Integration of social entrepreneurship into higher education
    Innovation and internationalisation of enterprise education:
  • Integration of research, learning & teaching and enterprise innovation across nations
  • International exchanges and the training of new entrepreneurs
  • Opportunities for interdisciplinary and institutional collaboration in entrepreneurship


Inspiring and Developing Enterprising People:
Building Global Networks

10-11 December, 2007 - Visit the conference website

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This is the second in a series of workshops focusing on enterprise being held in Chicago, Leeds and Zhejiang in 2007-08.

The ambition is to explore aspects of practice and research and developing entrepreneurship skills in the context of the distinctive requirements to develop global entrepreneurs. We are defining global entrepreneurs as individuals and organisations equipped to work across geographical, political and economic boundaries to accelerate the development of innovative research, systems and products. Increasingly creative adaptable and cross-cultural individuals are needed to develop new types of relationships, partnerships and organisations that are based on extensive trans-national collaborations.



Inspiring and Developing Enterprising People:
Entrepreneurship and Global Impact Conference

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The Academy and the Worldwide Universities Network proudly hosted the WUN Chicago conference on October 4-6, 2007. Visit the official conference website.

This conference will address the profound impact that entrepreneurship has on globalization, cultural change, technology, and social issues. How is the world around us adapting to economic change? What role are entrepreneurs taking in this new marketplace, and what role do Universities play in providing challenging and innovative entrepreneurship curriculum?

Select faculty members will have the opportunity to present entrepreneurial concepts and research based papers, that center around conference themes. Social entrepreneurship presentations and discussion will address best practices for the creation of not-for-profit enterprises and the far reaching effects of their social impact.

Conference participants will also have the opportunity to examine the transformative potential of technological and commercial entrepreneurship, and its strategic impact on the global marketplace. As businesses adapt to globalization what responsibility do we have as educators to transform the next generation of innovative entrepreneurs? We will examine the creative opportunities presented through interdisciplinary collaboration and the impact this has on student development and entrepreneurship education.