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Recognition as an Entrepreneurial and Engaged university

Friday, 16 June 2017

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has become the first ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n university to receive accreditation for being Entrepreneurial and Engaged.

The dual accreditation has been awarded to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ by the (ACEEU), based in the Netherlands, and was announced at this month's ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥-Industry Interaction Conference in Dublin, Ireland.

"The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has long been a leader in the state and the nation in business innovation, entrepreneurship and engagement with industry. It's pleasing to receive such recognition for our work, which will help to promote the role of entrepreneurship and engagement within universities, and with the broader community," says , Pro Vice-Chancellor Entrepreneurship at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.

"Our ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ has an ongoing commitment to work collaboratively with business and government, to build on each other's strengths, enabling each sector to innovate and grow for the good of our society. This work complements our outstanding teaching and leading-edge research, which has earned the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ its international reputation."

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ participated in an eight-month accreditation process with the ACEEU, a newly formed council established as an initiative of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Industry Innovation Network (UIIN).

Cameron McCoy, Associate Vice-President for Engagement at Lehigh ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ in the United States, who chaired the accreditation committee, says: "The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide is a great example of how an institution can create greater social, cultural and economic impacts through the promotion of entrepreneurship and engagement throughout an entire university."

Professor Lindsay, who is also Director of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s highly successful Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC), says the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has worked for decades to generate a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

"The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n eChallenge, which we've run since 2001, has become the nation's leading student entrepreneur 'investor ready' program, helping to foster new generations of business leaders and entrepreneurial thinking.

"Our eChallenge model has been successfully introduced into France, enhancing the growing business links between France and South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥. And our new will launch next month, providing support for start-up businesses and championing innovative thinking in the state," he says.

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