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
340+papers reviewed
28countries represented
Current edition
Milano 2026
LIUC Università Cattaneo · Sep 10–Sep 12, 2026
Paper submission deadline15 Jun
Early-bird registration31 Jul
Final programme released25 Aug
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
Winter school + JBV Paper Development Workshop — measuring ecosystems
2025-12-03
2025 · #5Bilbao
Winter school — place, identity, networks
2025-02-17
2024 · #4Stuttgart
Spring school — industrial ecosystems & deep-tech entrepreneurship
60+ participants2024-05-13
2023 · #3Paris
Summer school — ecosystems, governance and post-pandemic resilience
2023-08-30
2022 · #2Casablanca
Emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems — Africa & MENA
100+ participants
2022 · #1Utrecht
Founding edition — entrepreneurial ecosystems research agenda
2022-01-31
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.
ES
Erik Stam
Utrecht University
NB
Niels Bosma
Utrecht University
DC
Didier Chabaud
IAE Paris-Sorbonne
CT
Christina Theodoraki
IAE Aix-Marseille
GG
Grégory Guéneau
ADALIA · OSE in Africa