LEADERSHIP and

GOVERNANCE
FOR AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP CULTURE IN A
ALTO UNIVERSITY

DENNY LOU A. BENDEJO

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OUTLINE
CASE OVERVIEW

POINTS TO
CONSIDER

ACTION TAKEN
CASE OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION
• Aalto University has a national mission
to strengthen the innovative capacity of
Finland through first-class research, art
and education.
• Founded in 2010, located in Otaniemi,
with nearly 20,000 students and 6
schools.
• “Entrepreneurship infuses everything at
Aalto”
POINTS TO CONSIDER
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STRATEGY
•Research excellence for academic and soci
etal impact.
•Renewing society by art, creativity and desi
gn.
•Educating game changers.
•Transforming the campus into a unique coll
aboration hub.
• Excellence in advancing and supporting Aa
lto’s goals
STRONG COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENT
ENTREPRENEURIAL AGENDA
•Aalto’s Board focuses in entrepreneurial act
ivities because it decides on strategy, operat
ion and financial issues and plans.
•The seven members represent a broad spe
ctrum of sciences and arts as well as outsta
nding social and industrial expertise on both
national and international levels.
•All members have a close relationship to en
trepreneurship and innovation.
PLATFORM FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
•Development of a community of entrepre
neurship research and practice with joint
efforts in tackling challenges beyond the r
each of any department.
•Initiate and coordinate multi and interdis
ciplinary research and teaching in themati
c areas.
•Gather intellectual resources distributed
across the schools and collaboration with
THINK AND ACT ENTREPRENEURIALLY
•Independent and responsible in taking
their development which supports entr
epreneurial mindset.
•Motivation and support
DRIVING FORCE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP

•Emergence of new business (70 - 100)

every year
•50% of Finnish start ups
•> 2000 students studied in Aalto Ventur
e Program (regional, national and intern
ational)
ACTION TAKEN
STRONG COLLABORATION

•Strengthen the collaboration of teachi

ng entrepreneurial education across al
l programs.
MOTIVATION

•Establish an organization that will help t

he students in creating their start up busi
ness to gauge their entrepreneurial skills
which includes the management and rig
ht mindset for the business.
SYNERGY

•School leaders and department heads s

hould create a sustainable project that wi
ll encourage entrepreneurial mindset.
•Collaboration with business owners to e
ngage the students in strategizing their b
usiness.
•
COMMUNICATION

Communicating commitments, perfo

rmance and other information related t
o social responsibility.
 Thank you
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