Questionnaire entrepreneurial universities

C1- Policies and Governance

C11. Institution commitment

1. Does the university have an entrepreneurial vision, missions and goals?

Mark only one oval.

Yes it have.
Yes it have, and it is written in an official document.
Yes it have, and it is written and communicated to the employees.

2. Employees can have flexible time of work?

Yes

No
C12. Governance structure and risk taking

3. Are there any innovative projects funded by the university?

Yes
No

4. Are there any innovative projects funded by the university in collaboration with
Check all that apply.

Staff
teachers
Students
Graduates

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C13. Rules and Law

5. Do you have a legal advisory council that ensures the protection of intellectual
property (e.g. research results/patents)?

Yes

No

6. Does the university have a clear chart/legal frame on intellectual property?

Yes

No

7. Is this chart / legal frame on intellectual property drafted in a document?

Yes

No

8. Is this chart / legal frame on intellectual property is available to employees?

Mark only one oval.

Yes

No

C14.Government and administrative framework

9. Is the university involved / consulted for the development of public policies / strategies
related to entrepreneurship in Universities?

Yes

No

10. Has the university an Independence from the public authority for the creations of new
branches, the change of the study plan?

Yes

No

11. Is there any specific public legislation that eases and promotes entrepreneurial
university?

Yes

No

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C15.Monitoring and evaluation

12. Is there an evaluation committee to evaluate the entrepreneurial activity?

Yes

No

13. Is there an annual report on the evaluation of the entrepreneurial activities of the
university?
Yes it exist.
Yes it exist and it is written.
Yes it exist and it is written and communicated to the employees.

C2-Entrepreneurial Culture

C21. University community’s attitudes towards entrepreneurship

14. Do you have a formal idea management process from generation and
submission through assessment?

Yes

No

15. Are staff encouraged to spend time, scheduled or not, testing and validating
their own and others ideas?
Yes

No

16. Are there any competitions or challenges launched by the students around
entrepreneurship, the generation of ideas, and the creation of new projects?

Yes

No

17. Are there any entrepreneurial events and activities (organization of

conferences, challenge launched by teachers)?

Yes

No

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18. Are there any club, association entrepreneurship-oriented led by (students, teachers,
staff)?

Yes

No

19. Does University organized time limited entrepreneurship challenge like Hackathon?

Yes

No

20. Does the university communicate about success stories to reflect positive image of
entrepreneurship?

Yes

No

C23. Rewards system

21. Does the entrepreneurship and innovation considered as an appraisal criterion for
students, teachers and staff?

Yes

No

C24 .Training and support program

22. Is there a structure or department responsible for entrepreneurial training?

Yes

No

23. Does university organizes an Entrepreneurs Program (PEU) , to foster

entrepreneurship?

Yes

No

24. Does this program offer certification training in entrepreneurship?

Yes

No

25. Does your university organize events, conferences, training around

entrepreneurship and innovation?
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 Yes

No

C24.Language and soft Skills

26. Does the university offer their members a framework for personal and
organizational development to facilitate life and work skills (e.g. Well-being
center, FIT Science,)

Yes

No

27. Does the university use English as a teaching language?

Yes

No

28. Does the university offer certified language training

Yes

No

C3: Resources and Capabilities

C31. Human Capital

29. Select the most appropriate sentences to describe your employee’s.

Check all that apply.

Most of your employees have the experience in one area of expertise

Most of your employee are considered to have multidisciplinary (more than 2 areas of
expertise)

C32. Tangible and intangible resources

30. Does the university have the following materials resources?

Check all that apply.

Co-working spaces
Laboratories and research centers

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31. Does the university have the following immaterial resources?

Check all that apply.

Publications
Intellectual property assets (patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks)
Software and codes

C33.Sustainable resources

32. Does your university have an alternative sources of income? (E.g. rent its
facilities laboratories, residences)?

Yes

No

33. Does the university have a financial capital dedicated to entrepreneurship and the
creation of new venture (enterprise)?

Yes

No

C4: Education and Research

C41. Entrepreneurial education

34. Are the entrepreneurship courses mandatory in the university curriculum?

Yes

No

35. Are there any curriculum courses that cover the development, creation and growth
phases of the business?

Yes

No

36. Is the university recruiting profiles specializing in entrepreneurship?

Yes

No

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 C42.Research and interdisciplinary

37. Does your university is involved in multidisciplinary research projects?

Yes

No

38. Does the university conduct research programs in entrepreneurship?

Yes

No

39. Has your university publishes scientific publications on entrepreneurship in indexed

journals?

Yes

No

C43. Teaching Approaches

40. What are the learning methods used by the university?

Magisterial course
Competency-based approach
Project-based approach

C5: Alliances and networks

C51. Public Private Partnership

41. Does the university have collaboration contracts with

Academic partners
Industrial partners
Public sector

42. Indicate the proportion of the university publications co-authored with one or many
Industrial partners?(source Leiden ranking)

<1%
≤6 %

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C52: Internalization

43. Does the university have exchange programs for?

Students
Teachers
Staff

44. Is the university offering students the following opportunities?

Co-diplomas with international universities

International internships
Exchange program

6-Entrepreneurship support
C71: Technological transfer and commercialization

45. Does the university possess this innovative infrastructure needed to promote
entrepreneurship?

Incubation Spaces
Technology Transfer Office
Hunter Center for Entrepreneurship

46. What are the outcomes of research at your university?

Spin-offs or academic entrepreneurship

Licensing agreements with national companies or local start-up company
Research projects that have been commercialized in the industry

C72: Territorial impact

47. Do your students get enrolled in entrepreneurship that serve their community?

Yes

No

48. Does your university participate in social and regional projects?

Yes

No

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49. Does university pay attention to SDG (Sustainable Development Goals)?

Yes

No

C72: Alumni outcomes

50. What percentage of graduates became entrepreneurs?

>5%
5%---20%
>20%

51. Does the university have an alumni foundation?

Yes

No

52. Is there an Alumni Mentorship Program to offers support, guidance and networking
opportunities to new entrepreneurs?

Yes

No

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