Social enterprise in a global context: the role of higher education institutions
This is the first major international study to examine how and why so many universities and other higher education institutions around the world are collaborating and engaging with social enterprises. It comprises this global report as well as the 12 country and territory reports below.
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Surveying the social innovation and higher education landscape in Hong Kong
This study investigates the social innovation programmes among all of eight of Hong Kong’s publicly funded universities and concludes that they should be less about theory and more about practice if they are to have real social impact. The study is part of the BRICKS project which aims to find innovative solutions to social challenges by building collaboration between higher education institutions, NGOs, social enterprises and other organisations.
Surveying the social innovation and higher education landscape in Hong Kong (Adobe 6.64MB)
Social entrepreneurship in education: empowering the next generation to address society's needs
This think piece considers how social entrepreneurship could be integrated into education to help equip young people with the skills and innovative mindset to address the challenges they will face in a rapidly changing world. It draws on the views of leaders in education and social enterprise, offers examples of social enterprise education in the UK, Mexico and Greece, and aims to serve as a platform for discussion and debate.
Social entrepreneurship in education: empowering the next generation to address society's needs (Adobe PDF 974KB)
Social innovation and higher education in East Asia
Social innovation has grown rapidly around the world in the last decade. There are increasing numbers of social innovators developing new ideas, the emergence of government policy to support social innovation, and enhanced interest in the concept and practice by academics. Universities play a key role in developing responses to complex problems and social innovation is seen to offer critical tools for them to achieve this.
Visit this page to access research carried out by the University of Northampton which comprises a comparative study and five in-depth country reports on social innovation and social enterprise research and teaching.
Social innovation and higher education in East Asia
Social enterprise and higher education: 12 country and territory reports
These studies examine the benefits and challenges of partnership between higher education institutions and social enterprises in 12 countries and territories. They complement Social enterprise in a global context: the role of higher education institutions (see above), our global report that analysed data from all 12 of these reports.
Social enterprise and higher education: 12 country and territory reports