South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning

1. South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning Sarajevo, 1 September June 2009 Efka Heder

2. What is SEECEL? • First regional institutional development from the SMECharter process. • In Line with SBA. • Supported by: • All pre-accession countries, • Financial inputs: European Commission (IPA) and Croatian government • Funding – €2m for period 2009 – 2011. • Zagreb – start-up 19 January.

3. Competitiveness necessity opportunity

4. Strategic plan 2009 - 2011

5. Primary Education ISCED 2 • Policy developments for and regional cooperation in line with Oslo Agenda: • Curriculum, • Teacher training, • School management, • School – Enterprise cooperation, • Network of Entrepreneurial Schools, • Entrepreneurial Island.

6. Higher Education ISCED 5/6 • Furter development of ETF EL policy indicators for entrepreneurial learning within tertiary level education; • Set up criteria and form a network of HE establishments defined as “Entreprenurial Universities”; • Support the selected pilot-institutions (faculties) within the established network in the development of “across campus” entrepreneurial learning (2 per country); • Network of teaching staff supported within the network; • Create regional student entrepreneurial club; • Feasibility study - regional masters degree for university teaching staff on entrepreneurship education; • Independent assessment on the Charter’s indicators for HE; • Support for IPA national programing.

7. TNA Supply What we think SMEs need Demand What business really need

8. The Way of the Entrepreneur....... regional

9. Thank you! Efka Heder, Director SEECEL Selska cesta 217, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia efka.heder@seecel.hr Tel: +385 1 3040 260, +385 99 703 1756