Greg Dees, sometimes known as the ‘Father of Social Entrepreneurship Education’ believes that social entrepreneurship education should blend theory and practice to develop a range of social, social and soft skills. He… Read More »
Thanks to Jelena Erstic, member of the Erasmus Mundus social economy project team for drawing my attention to these resources. Stanford Graduate School of Business Centre for Social Innovation has… Read More »
In the Erasmus Mundus social economy project we consider that organisations/enterprises within the social economy system have defining characteristics. Some of these are: prioritising the generation of employment, and having democratic management… Read More »
This blog is part of an Erasmus Mundus, international research and curriculum design project, which aims to provide opportunities for higher education students to study social enterprise. Here are some personal… Read More »
This week I have had conversations with 2 people at York St John University who have commented that the landscape is changing for the public sector in the UK. Many… Read More »
“Supporting leaders in social entrepreneurship education” (Thanks to Catalina Quiroz in the Erasmus Mundus Social Economy project team for drawing my attention to this information) Curriculum, Courses, & Masters Diploma… Read More »
The Power of Ted in the Classroom and Beyond Guest post from Tina Lee Odinsky-Zec, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Zagreb School of Economics and Management, www.zsem.hr The series of… Read More »
The University of Northampton has received international recognition for its commitment to social innovation and entrepreneurship by being designated a ‘Changemaker Campus’ by Ashoka U. Ashoka U is the… Read More »
Riara University near Nairobi in Kenya is offering a new course for social entrepreneurs. The rationale for launching the course is explained by the Business School: Amidst us though… Read More »
Mondragon Corporation, which includes our partner in the Social Economy project, Mondragon University, has won the Financial Times Boldness in Business award for ‘Drivers of Change‘. Mondragon uses democratic methods in… Read More »
Here’s a very interesting organisation in the US, committed to supporting the development of social enterprise education in Higher Education: https://www.ashoka.org/changemakercampus Ashoka U is a program of Ashoka: Innovators for… Read More »
We warmly invite you to participate in this blog by posting a comment or sending an email to socialeconomy@yorksj.ac.uk e.g: If you have questions about what the social/solidarity economy is. Do … Read More »
Over the recent decades, the social economy sector has acquired greater significance, in terms of economic activity and in social policy planning in EU countries and internationally. Social economy enterprises… Read More »
The purpose of this blog is to give visibility to the experience, nature and practice of the social economy worldwide and the role that Higher Education should play in this.… Read More »
A very eye-catching title for this year’s Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) conference, to be held in Edinburgh 25th – 26th April 2013. From the conference website: “Now… Read More »