The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education has announced that a fully online Open Course Advancing Excellence in Evidence-Based Entrepreneurship Education will run from mid-September 2024. The online introductory section is on Friday 20th September at 2pm-2.30pm or Tuesday 24th September at 2pm-2.30pm.
This course has been developed in partnership with MTU’s Hincks Centre for Entrepreneurship Excellence.
The Registration page is now live, and it is available to view. In this link, there is a video that explains the objectives of the course and the content. This course is Free to all participants. The six units that are included in the course are listed below:
- Unit 1: Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.
- Unit 2: Increasing Success Rates with Improved Decision-Making Tools.
- Unit 3: Opportunities in the Silver Economy.
- Unit 4: Entrepreneurship in the Marine sector.
- Unit 5: Entrepreneurship for Creative Industries.
- Unit 6: Youth Entrepreneurship.
Unit 4 Entrepreneurship in the Marine sector displays a sketch of the marine sector in Ireland and why it is important to the domestic economy. It also demonstrates examples from the for-profit entrepreneurs and not-for profit entrepreneurs and their contribution to a sustainable development in marine sector and in the regional economy. Moreover, Unit 4 presents challenges that marine sector and the entrepreneurs face within the industry and in the external environment. There will also be guest speakers to share their experiences and stories with the participants.
If you are interested in register for the full course or for any of the units, please contact Dr Ana Cruz Garcia – ana.cruzgarcia@mtu.ie.