The HEInnovate Expert Group Just Got Stronger: Welcoming Seven New Experts to the Community
The HEInnovate Expert Group is growing. We are delighted to welcome seven new members who bring a wealth of experience in entrepreneurship, innovation and higher education policy from across Europe.
The HEInnovate Expert Group is a driving force behind the platform's continued development. Bringing together leading academics, researchers and higher education professionals, the group shapes how HEInnovate evolves, supports its community, and ensures the tool remains relevant and impactful for institutions across Europe and beyond.
We are proud to introduce our newest members:
Andrea Kottmann — Assistant Professor, KiTeS (Knowledge, Transformation, Society) and CHEPS (Center for Higher Education Policy Studies), University of Twente, Netherlands
Barbara Bradač Hojnik — Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Head of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Colette Henry — Professor and Head of Department of Business Studies, Dundalk Institute of Technology & Adjunct Professor, Griffith University, Ireland
Marko Torkkeli — Professor of Technology and Business Innovations, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Finland
Sara Proença — Professor at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra and Researcher at CERNAS – Research Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society, Portugal
Vera de Ruiter — Senior Manager, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Yeoryios Stamboulis — Professor of Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, Greece
Together, these seven experts represent a diverse range of disciplines, institutional types and national contexts, from entrepreneurship education and technology transfer to higher education policy and innovation ecosystems. Their expertise will help shape the next phase of HEInnovate's development and strengthen the support available to institutions across Europe.
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