Author Archives: Maria Barluenga

Si nos sueles seguir a través de nuestro sitio web y nuestras redes sociales, a estas horas ya te habrás dado cuenta de que algo realmente GRANDE está pasando en University of Sheffield esta semana. Con el apoyo del Profesor Sir Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor de nuestra universidad, y el liderazgo de la Profesora Elena Rodríguez-Falcón, Directora de University of Sheffield Enterprise, estamos celebrando “enterprise” en todos los departamentos, académicos y de servicios profesionales, y en todas las facultades.

Continue reading “VC Celebration of Enterprise (VCCoE) en Español” »

How about spending a few of days in Thessaloniki, Greece, whilst learning about entrepreneurship at the heart of the European economy? The European Entrepreneurship Summer School is a great opportunity to develop an understanding of topics such as Entrepreneurship & Public Policy, High Growth Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship and the Crisis.

Continue reading “European Entrepreneurship Summer School: Apply before April 15!” »

Yesterday my family and I spent a wonderful time with Lokesh, an International Student from India who is doing a Masters Degree in EE Engineering. Lokesh has been in Sheffield 3 months now, but he did not know much beyond the University and the town centre. We took him to Sharrow Vale Street Market and then for a Sunday roast in a nice pub. Continue reading “Hosting an international student” »

Ideas to Enterprise (I2E), a module that supports PhD and post-doctoral researchers to discover their entrepreneurial side. Continue reading “Ideas to Enterprise” »

We are back in the office with more energy than ever (and those of you who know us know we’re pretty energetic anyway…), ready to support our academics, after a fantastic time at the International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (IEEC) 2012, organised by Enterprise Educators UK (EEUK) and the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE), and held at Plymouth University. Continue reading “IEEC2012” »

The University of Sheffield in conjunction with USE (University of Sheffield Enterprise) will host the International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (IEEC) 2013, in partnership with Enterprise Educators UK and the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education. Continue reading “Press release: We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting the IEEC 2013” »

Teaching Engineering: Can we do it better?

The University of Sheffield is organising the 4th International Symposium of Engineering Education (ISSE 2012). The aim of this symposium is to bring together both practitioners and students to discuss the wider possible spectrum of experiences, practices and knowledge transfer, in order to drive to new heights the continuous spiral of accumulated engineering educational improvement. Continue reading “EVENT: ISEE 2012 Educating the Engineers of Tomorrow” »

One FULL BURSARY for the European Entrepreneurship Educators Programme Croatia, 26-31th August 2012

USE is offering one FULL BURSARY to one academic in ANY DEPARTMENT Continue reading “APPLY NOW: One full bursary to attend European Entrepreneurship Educators Programme in Croatia” »

There are many occasions in the working life of a physicist when he or she has to work as part of a team, rather than as an individual, in a project to solve a practical problem, with a number of technological, legal, economic, etc, constrains.  Group Projects in Physics (PHY 343) is a compulsory module that aims to provide such an experience. Continue reading “Embedded Enterprise and Physics” »

Exploring knowledge exchange and transfer processes and possibilities for SME internationalisation

The Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Research and Knowledge Exchange (RAKE) fund is an initiative supported by Barclays Bank and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) administered through ISBE. This initiative aims to encourage and support research activities from academics, third sector organisations, consultants and practitioners with the ambition of drawing together and generating an entrepreneurial community of practice to facilitate knowledge exchange and transfer. Continue reading “Research and Knowledge Exchange Fund (RAKE) Call for applications 2012” »