Welcome to the SHINE Project (Scaling Higher Education Innovation using the Entrepreneurial Mindset.) SHINE is a research collaboration involving 34 partners in 25 countries covering Africa, Europe, the Middle East, South America and the UK.
An image is shown of each of the current 34 partners. Click on any image to connect with the partner on LinkedIn. SHINE welcomes partner applications from Higher Education professionals (academics, researchers, professional services staff and senior leaders). Simply click on the [APPLY] button at the top of this page. The partners represent 25 countries:
The SHINE Project aligns with the aims of the Entrepreneurship Education Collaboration and Engagement (EECOLE) Network which feeds into the work of the OECD Committee for SMEs, Entrepreneurship, and other relevant OECD bodies.
EECOLE aims to help identify the skills bundle characterising the entrepreneurial mindset, as well as good practices and approaches to promote its development. It aims to enhance the connections between HEIs, businesses and other partners in their own communities to foster entrepreneurial and resilient ecosystems. The SHINE Project commits to support EECOLE by sharing insights and know-how for scaling up entrepreneurship and innovation in Higher Education.
The SHINE Project is investigating 2 major research questions.
1 How can Higher Education scale up existing entrepreneurial and innovation capacity for the benefit of greater numbers of students and societal stakeholders?
2 How can Higher Education apply key concepts from entrepreneurship (i.e. entrepreneurial mindset, start-up and scale-up) to overcome the typical barriers to change management?
SHINE Project Aims
The Project uses the definition of the entrepreneurial mindset devised by the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network. The definition is distinctive because it is based on entrepreneurial behaviours. As an aid to memory, 1 essential entrepreneurial behaviour is allocated to each of the 7 letters in the word MINDSET. The definition is relevant not just to entrepreneurs, but employees in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
The method chosen to gather information for analysis is a series of online webinars. To date 16 have taken place with registrations from people in 52 countries
The premise of the EXCHANGE webinars is that every participant has the potential to make a valid contribution and the aim is to capture as much of this professional expertise as possible. The diversity of the participants is another important consideration. Examples of the participants who contributed to the SHINE Project webinars include: academics from a diverse range of academic disciplines, PhD researchers, professional support staff (eg enterprise projects coordinator, head of business engagement, head of the international office), entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, managers of SMEs, and incubator managers.
What makes the SHINE Project distinctive is that rather than simply uploading a full video recording after a webinar, a written summary is created, recording the key points made by the speakers and participants, and including links to short video clips of the speakers. Images of the webinars to date are shown below. Click on any image to read the summary online. There is also the option to download a PDF of each summary.
The SHINE Project and OECD EECOLE partners have contributed 21 articles to EXPRESS the online eZINE of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network. Click on any image to access the article.
The SHINE Project provides a range of resources that support self reflection and professional development. Support students and PhD researchers with our webinars and workshops. Use our online Mindset Behaviour Analysis (MBA) tools, which are designed to stimulate self-reflection and support action planning.
Webinars and workshops - click on any image for further details
Mindset Behaviour Analysis (MBA)
MBAs are online tools that are designed to introduce the concept of the entrepreneurial mindset and its application in higher education. Each MBA stimulates a process of self-reflection, supports action planning and aids decision-making about future priorities. An MBA can be undertaken in a few minutes and once completed you will receive an email with all the information that you have entered. Click on any image to access that MBA.
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