7th edition · Call for papers open
A scholarly home for entrepreneurial ecosystem research.
A travelling international research school where senior and emerging scholars debate, refine and publish the cutting edge of entrepreneurial ecosystem theory and practice. Founded in Utrecht in 2022, hosted across Europe and Africa, peer-reviewed throughout.
7editions since 2022
6host countries · 2 continents
33+institutions represented
Current edition
Milano 2026
LIUC Cattaneo University · Sep 10–Sep 12, 2026
Abstract submission deadlineMay 31
Early-bird registrationJul 31
Final programme releasedAug 25
A travelling school
Six editions across Europe and Africa.
From Utrecht's founding winter school (2022) to Lyon's 2025 edition, EERS has built a tight scholarly community that grows with every host.
2025 · #6Lyon
The Microfoundations of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems — JBV Special Issue PDW
2025-12-03
2025 · #5Bilbao
Configurations, mechanisms and evolutionary dynamics of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
2025-02-17
2024 · #4Stuttgart
Configuration, mechanisms and evolutionary dynamics of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
60+ participants2024-05-13
2023 · #3Paris
Take stock and look ahead — the nature, emergence and dynamics of entrepreneurial ecosystems
2023-08-30
2022 · #2Casablanca
Opening Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Black Box.es
400+ participants2022-11-05
2022 · #1Utrecht
Founding edition — entrepreneurial ecosystems research agenda
2022-01-31
Permanent partners
A galaxy of institutions backing EERS at every edition.
EERS is permanently anchored in five complementary institutions that contribute scholars, infrastructure and continuity — alongside the local hosts of each edition.
EERS team · permanent board
Built with the field's leading voices.
A standing team of international scholars convenes the school, sets its scientific direction and curates each edition with the local host.
