GCEE2023 – Global Conference 2.0

Entrepreneurship Education – Developing entrepreneurial skills

Date: 13th of October 2023 | 08:00 – 14:00

Venue: University of Nicosia, UNESCO Amphitheater, Nicosia, Cyprus

Organized by: Management Department, University of Nicosia, and Junior Achievement Cyprus

The conference is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Youth

Entrepreneurship education has attracted interest and excitement in recent decades as it appears to lead to economic growth, job creation, and easier adjustment to society, while at the same time improving personal development, engagement with school, and equity. Entrepreneurship is a dynamic process of creation, change, and vision. It involves the processes of development, creativity, and innovation. It requires energy and passion to implement innovative ideas and creative solutions, which cause improvement in working and living conditions.

Entrepreneurship is more than just a financial and business term. Through entrepreneurship, equal opportunities for advancement are provided to all, while the entrepreneurial lifestyle can be developed in individuals, in their pursuit of a successful career and life. Based on research, which states that it can be taught, entrepreneurship has been introduced at all levels of education, driven by market needs, and adapted to the educational curricula of the states.

What are the scientific theories that frame entrepreneurship education? What are the current trends and challenges in entrepreneurship education? How can it be applied to the case of each tier? What are the entrepreneurial skills that can be developed? All these questions will be answered at Global Conference in Entrepreneurship Education 2.0.

The Global Conference in Entrepreneurship Education 2.0 is the 2nd of a series of conferences that will be organized yearly in Cyprus. GCEE aims to be the leading conference of the University of Nicosia and Junior Achievement Cyprus.

GCEE will provide an opportunity for academics, educators, scientists, professional entrepreneurs, and students to present their work, exchange ideas, and network for future collaborations in Entrepreneurship Education. The conference will serve as a facilitator to add value to the global dialogue on promoting and advancing Entrepreneurship Education.

Distinguished scholars in the field of entrepreneurship education will present research and practices around the subjects of entrepreneurship education. Specifically, Dr Alexandros Kakouris from the University of Peloponnese and the Hellenic Open University, Mr Omri Azulay from the Deal Marketplace and Jerusalem College of Engineering, Professor Despo Ktoridou from the University of Nicosia and Dr Stelios Yiatros and Mrs Antonia Christou from the Cyprus University of Technology.

Dr Alexandros Kakouris

University of Peloponnese and Hellenic Open University
 

Alexandros Kakouris, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in entrepreneurial learning and education at the Department of Management Science and Technology of the University of Peloponnese and at the Hellenic Open University. He holds PhD in Physics, PhD in Entrepreneurship and a MSc in Adult Education. His special interests concern: fostering entrepreneurship and innovation to science graduates, context-aware entrepreneurship, support of youth entrepreneurship through teaching and counselling as well as nascent entrepreneurship, transformative and experiential learning. He is on the editorial board of International Journal of Management Education (Elsevier).

Mr Omri Azulay

Deal Marketplace startup company and Jerusalem College of Engineering
 

Eng. Omri Azulay – Impact Technology Entrepreneur

Omri Azulay, an engineer and technology entrepreneur, currently leads as the CEO and Founder of Deal Marketplace, an Impact Technology Startup he initiated in 2021. Alongside this entrepreneurial endeavor, Omri lectured software engineering students on impact technology entrepreneurship at the Jerusalem College of Engineering. His multifaceted career has taken him through roles at Nikon/Intel as a Field Service Engineer, specialized developments in LiDAR Systems at The Hebrew University, and as a wireless solutions engineer at CymbIoT startup. Beyond the tech realm, he's passionately mentored children and youth at The Jerusalem Hills for four years. Omri's commitment to service has shone through his ongoing leadership roles in the military and reserve duties in the Israeli Air Force since 2009. His academic achievements include a Master of Arts in Technology Entrepreneurship and a bachelor’s in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Dr Despo Ktoridou

University of Nicosia
 

Professor Despo Ktoridou is the Head of the Department of Management.at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. Despo is a Certified Engineer of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK) and a member of IEEE, AIS and ACM Associations.  In the period 1993-1999 Despo worked as a Senior Computer Engineer for various organizations in Cyprus. In 1999 she entered academia, as an Assistant Professor of Educational Technologies until 2007.  In 2007, she was promoted to Associate Professor and in 2019, she was ranked as Professor. Her research focuses on the areas of ICT Integration in the Educational Practice; Technology and Innovation Management Pedagogies; and Open and Online Distance Learning Practices. She has presented and published papers, chaired Sessions, served as reviewer and member of the Program Committee for numerous refereed international conferences. She has contributed several chapters in books, served as a guest editor and reviewer and published several papers in refereed journals. She has also participated in EU and local funded programs and has been invited by foreign universities as a guest lecturer.

Professor Ktoridou completed her BSc. and MSc. of Science in Engineering, in the field of Computer Systems & Networks in the Engineering & Science Department of Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University in Russia. Her PhD thesis title was 'Expert Systems in Education - Distance Learning Educational System for Early Childhood Education: Methods, Facilities and Means'.

Stelios Yiatros

Cyprus University of Technology
 

Dr Stelios Yiatros is an Associate Professor in Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics at the Cyprus University of Technology. Stelios was in the core team to lead the successful entry of the Cyprus University of Technology in the EIT Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), and became the Education Lead for the local EIT Climate-KIC Hub, while being also one of the co-founders of Chrysalis LEAP, the first cleantech business idea accelerator in Cyprus. His involvement in Systems Innovation and Entrepreneurship has led to a successful bid to coordinate “Innovate EUt” of the EIT HEI Initiative call. Stelios holds a Master of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Imperial College London (UK) and a PhD in nonlinear structural mechanics from the same university. He is a Member of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK), Graduate Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), Associate Member of the American Association of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Chair of the Stability Committee of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute, Member of the Leadership Council of the UN Sustainable Development Soluti
ons Network in Cyprus and National Representative at the CEN/TC350/SC1 for circular economy in the construction sector.

Antonia Christou

Cyprus University of Technology
 

Antonia Christou is coordinating the Innovation and Entrepreneurship activities at the Cyprus University of Technology for the EUt+ Alliance (Inno-EUt+). She is also a Trainer of the Climate Entrepreneurship Training at CUT. Additionally she is involved in areas such as Industry Collaboration and Technology Transfer for the EUt+ Alliance. Antonia is pursuing a PhD in Entrepreneurship Education. Before joining CUT and Inno-EUt+, Antonia was working in the Aerospace industry in France, Germany and Singapore, where she assumed the role of Innovation Manager, actively supporting entrepreneurs and startups through her involvement in the creation of an Industry 4.0 Accelerator program. Her dedication to fostering innovation also led her to serve as a Board Member of La French Tech Singapore during this period.